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Posted by userfriendly on 10/16/42 11:37
"Andrew White" <nospamers@allowed.at.all.net> wrote in message
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: "Kalos" <z900y@yahoo.com> wrote:
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: >Hi all,
: >
: >I was curious if anyone has bought either the Sandisk m260
: >4GB player or the m250, who can possibly comment on its
: >audio quality. I have heard that the iPod is the gold standard
: >(if you don't mind the controversial scratching problem)
: >however I would prefer a device that has FM radio and
: >voice recorder built-in. I have seen the m260 on sale only
: >at Circuit City but for a low price, something like US$180.
: >
: >Thanks for any info-
: >Kalos
:
: Kalos, I've been a skeptic about claims that iPod is way superior to
: other MP3 players until I tried them for myself. I bought and returned
: two highly rated non-iPod MP3 players (iRiver and Creative) before
: deciding to try the iPod nano. In my view nano to all the other
: non-Apple MP3 players is like Lexus is to Ford.
:
: Do you REALLY need the FM radio and voice recorder functionality? Or
: you think those might be nice to have? I honestly can't imagine why
: anyone would want to listen to numerous commercials on FM while they
: have commercial-free music that they definitely like in the palm of
: their hand. And in my personal and professional lives I've never met a
: person who used a voice recorder.
:
: I suggest you sit down and think hard about the reasons why you're
: buying an MP3 player and figure out what's truly important to YOU.
OK- hate to do it, but I second that- the Ipod Nano is amazing. And yes, I
did give up the FM feature. Well worth it, in my estimation. The ONLY real
drawback is the rechargeable battery. But that's just an issue of keeping
it charged.
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