a home for my tunes
1.07.2004
So the new iPod mini has come out. I like the way it looks, but it's not so cool as to make me forget the whole bang-for-the-buck factor. I've been looking at portable, high-capacity MP3 players for a long time now, but still haven't taken the plunge. It's a big chunk of change to lay down for a piece of equipment that is on my “non-essential” list.
For a while I was thinking about getting the old Archos jukebox because I could use it as a photo wallet, too, and it runs on rechargeable AAs (no non-replaceable batteries for me, thank you very much). User ratings on it were a little iffy though, so I passed it by. I hate Archos' website. Why do they make it so difficult to compare individual products? Why is so unclear which things are links and which are not? Why do they have so many ugly animated banners? Why does it have to load so slowly?
This is what I want: a player that works with Windows and Mac; to which I can offload photos from my CompactFlash card; that has a battery I can replace myself. I'm taking recommendations.
Update: OK, I've spent some hours investigating, and I've come to the conclusion that what I'm looking for does not exist. Phooey. 01.08.04
