err ipods used to be user unfriendly, and always will be known those times as it lacked battery life. but now i think apple has changed the way ppl perceive the ipod, in terms of shape,design, and sleekness. yeah and of course i do own an ipod, word be spoken, i had it for 3 years and it hasn't failed me since. to me the ipod is enuff to satisfy my needs, as i do not need any eq or any of that .