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Posted by Tn Coul on 02/04/06 17:39
On 1 Feb 2006 05:22:06 -0800, "Smid" <smidscot@gmail.com> opined, with
wit and/or wisdom,:
>Jeremiah Harbottle wrote:
>> > My old iRiver is great, dead easy to navigate (just like an external HDD
>> > in Explorer), but was £200 and 20GB, so maybe OTT for the OP.
>>
>> Yeah, if I were replacing my old Zen, I'd look at iRiver.
>>
>> Archos - AVOID
>
>Two Archos:
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>First (old jukebox one, when ipod was apple only): Lasted 3 years, left
>on a train, probably still going strong. Dropped loads of times and
>still worked.
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>Second: Gmini 220, nearly a year old. Fine. Dropped loads of time.
>Still worked.
>
>Archos has done me far better.
Almost exactly as above - 6GB Archos Jukebox, bought May 2002, finally
gave up the ghost as an mp3 player November 2005 after 3 1/2 years of
heavy (ab)usage, though still works fine as an external HDD. Replaced
with Archos XS202, 20GB, smaller than a matchbox (even fits in my
jeans coin minipocket) and you can just add mp3s/wma to it and play,
without the need for any software interface.
Would recommend Archos to anyone (and frequently do)
--
Dreams are like water
Colourless
And Dangerous
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