Posted on 12/19/2004 11:51:15 AM PST by SamAdams76
Gave Mrs. Puppage a 20g pod.....then got the Bose Soundock for it. Oh, baby!!
Honestly, that's not a problem. The iPod comes with a docking station. All you have to do is put the iPod in the docking station at night and each morning, you have a full charge that will easily get you through the entire day (unless listening to an iPod is all you do). I listen to my iPod extensively - hours a day - and I haven't once run out of charge. Just a total non-issue.
But I mostly use mine while I am away from home. Maybe I need two, one for everyday and one for away.
It took 3 networked PCs and several days to rip and backup all my CDs to my new 4G 40 gig iPod.
But it was worth it!
Ping
I confess I haven't tried this yet, but a good alternative is the Dell digital jukebox. I've read that they're better than I-pod, although I can't vouch for that from experience. But I've seen a fair number of students with them.
Here's the Dell web page. Warning: you get to hear music while you look it over. According to the web page, Dell is recommended by Oprah as well as a couple of PC magazines.
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/dj?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs
I wonder if you can upgrade an iPod with a new notebook hard drive or do they use a different type of drive ?
I know how to use peer to peer and I'm not that worried about RIAA. I use iTunes because I don't like stealing.
Just a thought: I ripped all my cd's before purchasing my iRiver, then had to redo the whole project because I wasn't satisfied with the quality of my files. If you can, you might want to try ripping a couple of your favorite tracks at a variety of settings, then listen to those tracks on a friend's player (ideally through the earphones you plan to use), until you've determined the settings that will best suit your needs.
(I'm now facing doing this all over again, as I contemplate migration from a player that supports vorbis, but not audible.com, to one that supports audible but not vorbis. Argh!)
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