Apple iPod Essentials   Tracking the Pulse of iPod

RipitDigital is the second service I've read about which will RIP (transfer your CDs to a computer) your music collection and load it onto your iPod. For $1.00 per CD and a $10.00 charge for loading the RIPped music onto your iPod. The founder of the service Greg Frost got the idea after he performed the service for his girlfriend (finally! someone found a good use for a boyfriend), then did it again for another friend (presumably not also a girlfriend).

This seems like the perfect business for someone wanting to work out of their house. So I'm curious how many people think they would be willing to pay for a service like this (please leave me some feedback in the comments, also mention if you care to, at what price point it would cease to be worth it to you, and how you'd feel about shipping off your entire CD collection and new iPod to a stranger). One nice feature about Frost's service is he also provides a backup of the RIPped music on DVDs.

I currently have 3100 tracks in my iTunes/iPod database, 290 of which were purchased from the iTunes Music Store, which means the other 2800 were transferred from CDs. I did my initial collection over the course of many days and no longer remember exactly how long it took to finish. I would personally rather rip my own CDs and avoid the hassle of packing everything up, insuring it and mailing it off. But then I spend 12+ hours most days working in front of the computer so it's easier for me to do something like that.

Let's hear your voice on this subject. Leave me comments.