I have an older-model iPod Nano. Which is exclusively loaded with mp3:s ripped from my own collection. The iPod itself is quite a lot easier to use than other players I've tried. The CD-ripping process is, at least on a Mac, about as easy as it can get:
1) Put CD in the computer.
2) Wait until it pops out again.
You'll need an Internet connection for it to find the name of the CD and the tracks on it, and the album can't be too obscure. Although what counts as "too obscure" is pretty damn obscure these days. The last CD where I had to enter data manually was one recorded by a WIccan coven in Norway and sold on an invitation-only event.
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1) Put CD in the computer.
2) Wait until it pops out again.
You'll need an Internet connection for it to find the name of the CD and the tracks on it, and the album can't be too obscure. Although what counts as "too obscure" is pretty damn obscure these days. The last CD where I had to enter data manually was one recorded by a WIccan coven in Norway and sold on an invitation-only event.