iPod Anniversary

Technically, yes, this is infact the 13 month iPod anniversary, but what with being away for a sum total of 1 month under repairs (approximately & exactly) I consider this the culmination of a year’s worth of iPod use. (and the end of the warranty…) And that also means it sums up my music of 2005…
So in a year, I estimate at an average of 3 hours of playtime a day I’ve got over 1000 hours of use out of it. At an average of 4 minutes a song that’s nearly 15,000 plays, or 3 times through the entire library at its current size, although I did start the library with only 3500 songs. Obviously the play count is not spread evenly, so my top 5 songs of 2005 by iPod play are:

  1. Artful Dodger – Summer Jam ft. Craig David
  2. Hinouchi Emi – Crying
  3. Lumidee – My Last Thug
  4. Cake – The Distance
  5. Illaria Graizano – I Can’t Be Cool

Given that not a single one of these songs, as far as I’m aware, is a 2005 release, it appears my music tastes are “maturing” (read: getting stuck in the past). No. 7 however was Mariah Carey’s We Belong Together, which is the top 2005 song of my list, so my tastes are still kinda with it. I think.

The price I paid was $550, and accessories come out to $70, so that’s roughly 62 cents an hour, or 4.13 cents a song. All up, a happy investment =)

4 Replies to “iPod Anniversary”

  1. As long as you don’t count the number of times your heart has broken with each new iPod announced at one of Jobs’ keynotes.

  2. Got myself a shiny new 5G iPod for Christmas, I doubt I’ll regret it unless they release a new one with a vastly improved battery life. Right now that’s my only complaint, especially when it comes to watching video.

  3. New iPod: $500

    A decent cover: $30

    50 songs from iTunes Music Store: $85

    Watching your iPod go from leading-edge to completely-superseeded in less than 9 months: priceless.

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