The proprietary nature of Apple products puts me off the iPod, and this too. If, as Lemur alludes to, it can be cracked, I might consider getting one-assuming no other company has brought out a superior product in the same area. The only real things that Apple's gizmos have going for them are looks, which no real geek would pay heed to, and the touch-screen interfaces that they go for, which I dislike. Give me proper buttons any day.

As for Macs, I avoid them as I don't like being patronised by my computer.