| Art Alexion on 2 Jun 2006 14:41:50 -0000 |
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On Friday 02 June 2006 09:17, Michael Bevilacqua wrote: > On 5/31/06, W. Chris Shank <shankwc@acetechgroup.com> wrote: > > Is there another MP3 player that is Linux compatible? > > I recently purchased the SanDisk Sansa e140 for my fiance and myself, > about $75 at newegg.com. It's a 1G player with a 2G SD card reader > built in for expandability. It's small, runs for about 15 hours on a > single tripple A (I use Ni-MH) and uses the USB mass storage driver in > Linux for uploading MP3s. > > The playlisting is limited and I'm assuming not as advanced as the > Apple stuff, but that's really the only thing that's dissapointing. > Not bad for the price. In this small capacity range, the iPod shuffle is pretty nice. 512 MB (~9.5 hours) is $69, 1 GB is $99. Two things that are advantages/disadvantages are the lack of an LCD screen and a [replaceable] battery. The disadvantage of no screen is obvious, the advantage is really long battery life and the whole unit is the size of a pack of chewing gum with two sticks removed. The disadvantage of no AAA or watch-type battery is that it can't be charged without a usb power supply, and it is essentially disposable when the battery stops charging. The advantage is the whole unit is the size of a pack of chewing gum with two sticks removed -- and weighs no more. This thing is truly a shirt pocket thing -- weighs less than a pen. Due to the lack of a screen, you can't really search and play efficiently. Therefore, I recommend the 512 to play some podcasts or a random mix, reloading whenever you want something different. Nine hours is plenty for me. -- _____________________________________________________________ Art Alexion Arthur S. Alexion LLC PGP fingerprint: 52A4 B10C AA73 096F A661 92D2 3B65 8EAC ACC5 BA7A The attachment - signature.asc - is my electronic signature; no need for alarm. Info @ http://mysite.verizon.net/art.alexion/encryption/signature.asc.what.html _____________________________________________________________ Attachment:
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