It's the question of our age: does the iPod shuffle suck ass? While there's nothing more I would enjoy than sitting around a toasty firewall and discussing the wisdom of releasing a screenless, feature-skimpy flash player in an age when almost every other comparable player has a screen and tons of features (but isn't white or called 'iPod,') I'll leave the individual arguments up to someone else. David Ciccone makes a pretty convincing argument for the Sandisk MP3 player, though, and it's pretty hard to argue that it's not a much better deal than the iPod shuffle. John Gruber said that the shuffle has "cashed in a bit of the iPod brand," making it an overall weaker platform in an attempt to secure the whole kit and kaboodle, and I tend to agree.

Also, could someone change the Dave's iPaq logo? I can't decide if I'm repulsed or aroused by that mouth, but I'm going to have to have sex with it either way.

iPod Shuffle vs Sandisk MP3 [DavesIpaq]

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