For the last year or so I have been more than happy with my iPod 30g Mp3 player. However I fast outgrew my old friend with a need for more space and decided to upgrade to the 60GB monster currently on offer from Apple.

A few beefs however. It seems the consumer is paying for the reduction in price of the Cadillac of mp3 players. For starters, there isn’t even a simple case included, and trying to shoehorn it into a third party leather case was like Kristy Alley squeezing into a pair of jeans she owned as a teenager I was disappointed in Apple for not including something.

Secondly, there is no dock, no AV cable, no iPod remote, items which were all standard when I acquired my first iPod. The iPod Photo used to cost upwards $800 plus for the top-of-the-line model, which of course included all of the additional accessories. As a consumer, I can’t help but feel just a little ripped off by Apple. It seem they put a lot of marketing into the lower end models and leave us guys who buy the expensive units high and dry.

All in all, the best mp3 player I’ve ever owned.. I just wish more extras were included in the box. Now only if it would play video……