High capacity MP3 players (60Gb+)

I've just been using an 80 gig Zune for a couple of weeks.  Much better than the Toshiba Gigabeat 40.  It appears they have gotten out of the digital music player business.  They were about to launch a new player line after I got the Gigabeat, but it has appeared to die off.

So far so satisfied with the Zune.  I do miss the inclusion of the year that my original Creative Loafing Zen had, but I guess I wouldn't trade it for the color screen.

rileydog22 wrote: I've got about 70 gigs, so I figured I'd go for the 160 gigs because at this rate, I'll have 80 gigs pretty soon.  If I went for the 80 gig instead, I'd be stuck for space sometime in the near future.

Oh my god, I am stupid. I thought you meant concerts when you said gig. I was so confused.

JOSH PULLS AN IAN.

I recently got the 80 GB iPod (the Classic, they're called now, but I avoid that title) and it works great.  I haven't even tried to put any pictures or movies on yet, and probably not, except maybe my music DVDs.

rileydog22 wrote: I've got the 160 gig iPod and it's wonderful.

Do you even have that much music?  I have about 60 gb on my computer (I've yet to upload it all to my iPod since I'm addicted to the album art thing and that takes time to do), and most people consider that ridiculous.  That doesn't include vinyls or CDs I've been to lazy to upload, either.

^ the larger ones are quite expensive because they contain the biggest possible 1" harddisk drives ... but as Slartibart said: maybe solid state disks will replace hard drives in the near future, and at the very least the price per GB should drop dramatically.

Keeping my fingers crossed that "solid state" (no moving parts) high capacity comes out affordably before my 40 gig wears out or fills up...

My friends who have owned high capacity ipods don't recommend them due to glitches and the way I see it, popular =/= good quality, popular = good marketing.

Shakespeare wrote: Why will you lose or break an iPod but not a CD player?!?! Huh?!?! And there's also the chance you break or lose the CD. With an iPod, you break the thing, oh well, replace it. If you break or loose a really expensive and difficult to find CD (or maybe even a near-one-of-a-kind rarity), then you're screwed.

Speaking of breaking a CD player.  My portable fell off the couch after I fell asleep. Lying down and listen to music on headphones.  Go Figure.  Hard floors.  One of the lid hinges broke but it's still functional.

Why will you lose or break an iPod but not a CD player?!?! Huh?!?!

And there's also the chance you break or lose the CD. With an iPod, you break the thing, oh well, replace it. If you break or loose a really expensive and difficult to find CD (or maybe even a near-one-of-a-kind rarity), then you're screwed.


Edited by Shakespeare - October 09 2007 at 20:34

Shakespeare wrote: rileydog22 wrote: ProgBagel wrote: I still stick with a cd player...they never get old. Actually, CD players age at the same rate as any other piece of technology.  Or anything else, for that matter.  Except for dogs.

rileydog22 wrote: ProgBagel wrote: I still stick with a cd player...they never get old. Actually, CD players age at the same rate as any other piece of technology.  Or anything else, for that matter.

Except for dogs.