CDs vs mp3s, Whaich do you prefer? Options

[unitself]

What format do you like your music in? Do you prefer to buy CD's from your favorite music store or do you prefer to download mp3? Tell us why?
Me? Thanks for asking.
I still prefer to buy my CDs. I like to have something I can hold on to, open up and see some artwork or read liner notes / lyrics / photos / whatever. I do, however, mp3 the disc when I get to work though so I can listen via my computer. I bothers me that I don't actually own anything when I download an mp3. I've had a few hard drives crash on my and lost all of my collection before. So, I am bit weary of only having an mp3 version of a song.
Maybe it's the same reason I like to read magazines instead of simply reading off of a website. I just like having the physical object to hold.

No, I don't own an iPod. Yes, I do have a crappy portable CD player.

[Crushinator]

CDs.... C DEEZ NUTZ!!!!! hahahah


Seriously though, I really enjoy the quality of CD's to MP3s, so for an album or artist I want to get the most of I prefer a CD. But the convenience of MP3s plus an iPod has me listening to MP3s more often, because I have my entire CD library, PLUS anything that I downloaded a few clicks away, ready to listen to whenever and wherever I want.

A lot of my MP3s are albums I wouldn't buy normally, couldn't buy, or are just single tracks and one-hit-wonder that I like where it would be a waste to buy the whole album.

I agree with you on the artwork and "owning" aspects too, it just feels good to have something tangible. Same way with games, even though its so easy nowadays to get everything for free, it just has a different feeling when you actually own it, and you appreciate it more.