Arthur S. Alexion on Mon, 16 Sep 2002 16:50:10 +0200 |
On Monday 16 September 2002 08:51 am, gabriel rosenkoetter wrote: > If I were > to buy a new one, I'd get one from someone who had proven that they > knew what they were doing with consumer electronics, rather than > someone who had proven that they knew what they were doing with > MP3, as I did the first time. And, unfortunately, I think Sony knows more than anyone about consumer electronics which is why the sony clie is so nice to begin with compared to the competition. > > I haven't bothered replacing it, though, as my aging IBM ThinkPad > works just fine in my car (a '94 Jetta with the then-top-of- line > VW stereo, which includes a stereo 1/8" jack, perfect for stuff > like this--far better quality than you get off of those tape deck > adapters). I'm hoping to avoid something as valuable as a laptop in the car. Also, my goal with an mp3 player vs. cd player is no moving parts to jostle while moving -- walking, bicycling or driving. My family seems to go through protable cd players almost as fast as they go through batteries. -- _______________________________ Art Alexion Arthur S. Alexion LLC mailto:arthur@alexion.com http://www.alexion.com _________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.netisland.net/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.netisland.net/mailman/listinfo/plug
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