CD-to-mp3 conversion company RipDigital, announced yesterday that iPods pre-loaded with customers’ CD collections are now available.

For approximately $1 per CD, the company will deliver customers a 20GB iPod
, earbud headphones and other iPod accessories, loaded with 200 songs from their favourite CDs.

Unfortunately this service is only available in the US at the present time but according to a company spokesperson, lucky Americans are being offered an “irresistible customer experience for anyone that wants join the world of digital music but would rather have someone else handle the legwork”. 

The RipDigital pre-loaded 20GB iPod costs approximately $499, which includes shipping and insurance for the CDs.

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