For my birthday, my gracious and giving parents decided to cash in their Best Buy points and get me an iPod Mini. I love this thing! It's great for a few reasons: 1. I like random mixes. Just hit the random and play and I get all the songs that I have chosen myself in random order. 2. The interface is excellent. Very easy to use and the volume control is perfect. 3. The size. I can fit it in my pocket. (no, that's just my iPod.) Also, I could run with it...if I ran. 4. iTunes. It's a great interface that combines the online music library from iTunes, CD burning, CD ripping, playlist management, even radio stations from around the world. All in one interface. 5. I don't have to haul my portable cd player around and switch out disks when I need to.
So...thank you to my parents for a great and much-used gift.