The main reason I want an ipod is because my expensive discman wont survive much more of me carrying it everywhere. I had two of them and one of them got covered in water and the play or stop button wont work because I fropped it so many times. My CD's are all getting scratched and Im not going to go make a load of burned copies just for the sake of keeping the originals safe. Plus I hate swapping cd's constantly. Ipod is perfect for me.