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antgonz · Joined: 30 Nov 2007

I was thinking IRiver, Creative, iPod - what has great storage and isn't too expensive? Do mp3 player that are not iPod work okay with an Apple Macbook?

what is an mp3 player that has really good battery life?

rockstarsmooth · Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Location: anyang, baybee!

i heart my creative zen vision m!
it's 60gb and is just lovely. it's got sleek design and touchscroll, so no moving, and thus breakable, parts.
it can do video, photos, and fm radio as well, but i don't use those functions. i just need music.
battery life is about 8 hours, and i do find it a bit of a pain in the ass to charge. a charger doesn't come with, i can't just plug it into the wall. iirc, chargers are about $80 cdn. i charge it using the usb and plugging it into my computer, which means i have to leave my computer on, plus it's slow. so charging, yeah, could be better.
i bought it in august in canada, and i paid about $350 for it, i think. i could be wrong. pricey yes, but i love it.
i like the functionality of it, it has a really easy-to-use menu system and has pretty background too. super easy to navigate. uploading is a piece of cake, and i can u/l and d/l to someone else without worrying about software. i can also delete stuff directly, i don't have to do it through my computer.
i highly recommend it!
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antgonz · Joined: 30 Nov 2007

Is it compatible with an Apple Macbook?

demaratus · Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:26 am Post subject:

Yeah, creative produts are compatible with mac's just double check on the box (or website) of any player you are interested in and you will see max os x or works with mac on the side.

antgonz · Joined: 30 Nov 2007

Cool, I never thought about. Thanks!

Beeyee · Joined: 29 May 2007

I second the Creative Vision M.

I have the 30Gb version and it's sweet.

demaratus · Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 7:07 pm Post subject:

How much storage do you want? You can get a 160 gb ipod classic for a reasonable price. It is the highest capacity player I know of at that size and price.

rockstarsmooth · Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Location: anyang, baybee!

i'm anti-ipod, primarily because of the proprietary software. you have to use itunes, and it comverts your mp3's to itunes, which is a pain when it comes to sharing with non-ipod users. of course you can install a program to override that, but seriously, why should you have to?
but yeah, 160gb would be sweet!
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demaratus · Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:58 pm Post subject:

rockstarsmooth · Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Location: anyang, baybee!

really? okay. i am quite sure that it does make it very difficult to share with non-ipod/itunes users though.
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demaratus · Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:02 pm Post subject:

rockstarsmooth · Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Location: anyang, baybee!

fair enough. i am schooled.
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ulsanchris · Joined: 19 Jun 2003 Location: take a wild guess

creative does not officially offer software to sync its players to macs. There is a program, something like xjnb, I don't remember the exact name that will allow a mac to recognize creative products. i tried it once with my creative zen. It froze the first time I used so I haven't tried it again since. This isn't a big deal for me because I also have a windows desktop.

mnhnhyouh · Joined: 21 Nov 2006 Location: The Middle Kingdom

My library is now over 60Gb, and as a result I have had to move to an iPod. I did have a 60Gb iPod using Rockbox, alternative firmware for iPods, but this is not yet ported to the newer large capacity iPods.

I have found iTunes good to use, with only a few problems.

It does not change the music on my computer, but when it copies it across to the iPod it does change the filename, and allocates the once well organised folder structure into a random one, and uses a database to keep track of what it has done.

This is to prevent you from copying your music to other computers. However, as it does not alter the song tag information, there are programs that can reconstruct the song file names and a folder organisation based on those tags. This is, however a pain.

Further, your iPod it tied to your computer. You cant use another computer to add music to your iPod, without either deleting all the music on it, or waiting. I say waiting, because you need to copy the music to your iPod in disk mode, then take it back to the "home" computer, copy the music to that, point iTunes to the new music and have it sync back to your iPod.

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Thunndarr · Joined: 30 Sep 2003