So I'm looking into a Hard drive mp3 player.
My top 2 choices are the iPod (20 gb) and the
iRiver (20 gb) .
Main reason I want one is i'm going to europe for about a month this summer, and I dont wanna carry around my CDs. (they could get broken/lost/scratched/heavy/etc.) A mp3 player is the perfect solution it seems, im just not sure which.
Battery time is also an important factor. about 6-8 hrs on an ipod, with around 16 hrs with the iriver. I wont be able to plug these in everywhere, and who knows how long ill be listening to it. I DONT want it running out of batteries on me.
I don't care too much about looks, they're same size, close in dimentions (River is a bit heavier), sound quality is close enough that i prolly wont hear any major differance.
Price dosent really matter, but i dont wanna pay more than $400 (i've found iriver for 315 so ignore the price quoted on its site)
I want suggestions, reviews (if you have one of these)
I've used Corrosion's iPod several times and love it, but it dosent have all the features I want (FM radio, good control, audio in/out) Is the iPod good enough that i should give these up for it?
I hear controls take a bit to get usted to on the iriver, but thats no big deal. I love experimenting with new toys.
A big plus for the iRiver is that its viewed as an external HD to your computer (Windows only plz, I hear it sucks with macs [but whp cares?]) and you drag/drop instead of using a 3rd party program like with ipod.
Lemme know what you think please.
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