1GB and $30 is really all I needed since I usually listen at work for 8 or so hours a day. For the price and durability I couldn't find anything that would take the abuse it gets while I work.
Sansa c250. It is 2gb, has radio, microSD slot, holds pictures, and records voice. It is $29.99.
I don't see why anyone would get anything else unless they think they really need 30gb of songs.
Mine has survived going through the wash twice, multiple serious bike crashes (my body practically smashes it, and it doesn't even turn off) and being fully submerged for 1 minute.
I also have a Sansa c250. It satisfies all my needs, and it is ridiculously resilient. It's also somewhat small, which is one of my priorities. It's not terribly exciting, though.
iRiver 1GB T30. The beauty of it is that it's small and runs on one AAA battery, so I can continually swap out the battery and never have to plug it into a USB charger or some shit. Functionality is fine except forwarding halfway into a podcast is a pain and it plays files in the order they were copied onto the device. It works fine with Windows but for some reason Nautilus copies files in a random order, making the T30 awkward to use with Ubuntu.
iRiver H340. Its old and chunky, but pretty damn awesome. Its got a headphone and a line out jack, USB Host and a Microphone. I put Rockbox on it a couple of years back and it made it even better. Although if it suddenly broke I would probably get a 32GB ipod Touch.
I had a no-name brand 512mb mp3-player. But after the sound on the left side died, I thought my mp3-player had broke. I got a zen stone 1GB for Christmas. After that I noticed my earphones were broken. I'm still using the zen
I've got an iPod nano video which now finally works perfectly with Ubuntu and Rhythmbox. As to the reasons for getting the nano: extremely thin, quite long battery life, video watching capability and (of course) podcasts.
I've got an iPod nano video which now finally works perfectly with Ubuntu and Rhythmbox. As to the reasons for getting the nano: extremely thin, quite long battery life, video watching capability and (of course) podcasts.
I can't believe a nano works perfectly with Ubuntu. Do me a favor and test something out.
Start listening to a podcast on your iPod. About halfway through, pause it. Then sync with Rhythmbox. Now listen to the podcast in Rhythmbox. Will it automatically start playing from where you left off? Now sync back to the iPod. Will it start playing again from where you left off in Rhythmbox?
It is the small features like these that put the iPod/iTunes combination above and beyond the other players. Sure, it's not the best in terms of the dollar per storage ratio. Sure, Apple has some evils with DRM and the system is closed and such. Sure, it doesn't play enough different file formats. However, as long as you don't go buying DRM music on the iTunes store, the iPod really is better than everything else, especially for podcast listening. The tiny polish features like that make a huge difference in the listening experience.
My first mp3 player was the 2nd Gen 2gb iPod nano, after I heard that Scrym uses one (I just never was too sure about buying an iPod and I tend to trust them). After a half year, Christmas money and running out of space all the time I decided to buy a new one. The new nano seemed nice but 8gb one would have cost only 50 Euros less than the 80gb iPod Classic so I got that one.
Why another iPod? I use a Mac, organize my music library with iTunes and listen to podcasts and watch videocasts. Besides video converting for an iPod is a lot easier than converting for a PSP.
The one thing I really hate about (newer, not Rockbox compatible) iPods is their inability to do anything with Flac.
I've got an iPod nano video which now finally works perfectly with Ubuntu and Rhythmbox. As to the reasons for getting the nano: extremely thin, quite long battery life, video watching capability and (of course) podcasts.
I can't believe a nano works perfectly with Ubuntu. Do me a favor and test something out.
Start listening to a podcast on your iPod. About halfway through, pause it. Then sync with Rhythmbox. Now listen to the podcast in Rhythmbox. Will it automatically start playing from where you left off? Now sync back to the iPod. Will it start playing again from where you left off in Rhythmbox?
It is the small features like these that put the iPod/iTunes combination above and beyond the other players. Sure, it's not the best in terms of the dollar per storage ratio. Sure, Apple has some evils with DRM and the system is closed and such. Sure, it doesn't play enough different file formats. However, as long as you don't go buying DRM music on the iTunes store, the iPod really is better than everything else, especially for podcast listening. The tiny polish features like that make a huge difference in the listening experience.
Can't blame you. If you don't rely on a feature it's easy to overlook it. Just remember that ultimately it's what you use it for that makes it the right solution for you.
I have an 8G iPod Touch. I make up for the smaller storage capacity by using a series of Smart Playlists that replace the songs I listen to with new content every time I sync. So there is constantly fresh stuff to listen to on it. In a strange way, the downgrade in storage capacity has resulted in me actually listening to more of my music collection. Once I figured out some of the cool stuff you can do with Smart Playlists, I was totally sold on the concept.
I have a first gen. 512MB ipod shuffle. My mom got it for free.
Wow, My dad entered a lottery once (it was for charity). He won an 512MB ipod shuffle, but only because he was the only one who entered. My mom uses it now.
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1GB and $30 is really all I needed since I usually listen at work for 8 or so hours a day. For the price and durability I couldn't find anything that would take the abuse it gets while I work.
Sansa c250. It is 2gb, has radio, microSD slot, holds pictures, and records voice. It is $29.99.
I don't see why anyone would get anything else unless they think they really need 30gb of songs.
Mine has survived going through the wash twice, multiple serious bike crashes (my body practically smashes it, and it doesn't even turn off) and being fully submerged for 1 minute.
Or I'll just carry my macbook around with the lid closed.
Start listening to a podcast on your iPod. About halfway through, pause it. Then sync with Rhythmbox. Now listen to the podcast in Rhythmbox. Will it automatically start playing from where you left off? Now sync back to the iPod. Will it start playing again from where you left off in Rhythmbox?
It is the small features like these that put the iPod/iTunes combination above and beyond the other players. Sure, it's not the best in terms of the dollar per storage ratio. Sure, Apple has some evils with DRM and the system is closed and such. Sure, it doesn't play enough different file formats. However, as long as you don't go buying DRM music on the iTunes store, the iPod really is better than everything else, especially for podcast listening. The tiny polish features like that make a huge difference in the listening experience.
After a half year, Christmas money and running out of space all the time I decided to buy a new one.
The new nano seemed nice but 8gb one would have cost only 50 Euros less than the 80gb iPod Classic so I got that one.
Why another iPod? I use a Mac, organize my music library with iTunes and listen to podcasts and watch videocasts. Besides video converting for an iPod is a lot easier than converting for a PSP.
The one thing I really hate about (newer, not Rockbox compatible) iPods is their inability to do anything with Flac.
Apart from the Zune, Archos and iPod, what other hard drive players are there?