I have an iRiver MP3 player and i have had it for about 4 years now. I got it for the long bus journeys to work every day and i wanted something that looked really cool.
I remember seeing the iPods before i bought an MP3 player, and i was just so unconvinced. I don't know what it was, but apart from the funky colours, i really didn't like them. I had a play around with my friend's iPod to see what all the hype was about, but i just didn't understand! I found the scroll wheel very fiddly and if you scroll too fast you end up skipping past the song you want etc, so i just gave up. It clearly wasn't the MP3 player for me, so i turned to the iRiver.
Now, this iRiver MP3 player that i got was the H140 Multi-Codec Jukebox and, at the time, it was the most expensive in the shop. Not sure what possessed me to get it, but i liked the functionality and it looked good. As a pretty non-technical sort of girl, i didn't take into account all the extra features it had. I was just so sick of having the iPod thrust at me, that i wanted anything but the iPod! So i opted for the iRiver MP3 player. Not so much as a mistake, more like just a complete waste of money...
I still, to this day, do not know what half of the features on my iRiver do. It's easy to work, but that's about it. All i want it for is to play my music at maximum volume, and it does this perfectly. I think i remember reading a review online that the iRiver H140 had excellent sound definition and was perfect for people who like their music loud. That was probably what prompted me to buy one, because i also recall a few negative reviews about the iPod, saying the sound quality was very poor for such a 'cool looking' gadget.
Buy an iRiver again? No, i don't think so, but i still wouldn't buy an iPod!
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