[ale] [OT]: Opinions: MP3/MPEG players?

[Christopher Bergeron]

I have to second the iPod.  It's a great little device.

-CB


Jay Loden wrote:

>Well, I've owned three iPods (20GB, 40GB, 60GB Photo), and I can definitely 
>recommend the iPod. I use it strictly under Linux, so i can confirm it 
>definitely works with Linux just fine.
>
>If you run Linux, I would absolutely NOT recommend the Creative Zen. The Zen 
>requires it's own driver to access the drive, instead of USB mass storage 
>drivers, so there's no way to use it under Linux, and you also can't use it 
>as a portable storage device.
>
>If you're dead-set against the iPod, take a look at the iRiver, or possibly 
>the Cowon iAudio, they were my other choices before I picked the iPod.
>
>-Jay
>
>On Thursday 01 September 2005 09:24 am, Robert L. Harris wrote:
>  
>
>>  My Archos Jukebox is dying.  I love it but I want to upgrade to a
>>video device.  Poking around I kind of like the Creative Zen.
>>Unfortunately my video's range from MPEG to AVI and some others, most
>>music is MP3 currently but it'd be easy to write a script to convert it
>>I'm sure.  Anyone have any suggestions or opinions?  Anyone have a
>>working unit they'd sell cheap?
>>
>>Robert
>>    
>>
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