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Today's MP3 players

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1080ski
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well, i just filled up my 30 gig zen vision m, so i may be looking at a new mp3 player. i know that i wasnt a fan of the older ipods (the ipod video- not really old but im not a big fan of it either way) so i dont really think ill get an ipod, but that may change. i have a mac so it would be very easy to sync with it (my zen is a bitch to sync with the mac so i only did it once in a while).

so whats the deal with the new mp3 players? how are the new zunes? new ipods? any others i should be looking at? looking for something larger than 30 or 40 gigs (60 or 80 would be cool, but i dont think i would get up to 60 ever. all i know is that i just passed 30 gigs)


Oct 19 2008 10:25AM
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KravtZ
Posts: 6637 - Karma: 2,629
ipods are the easiest to work/sinc and shit especially with macs
Oct 19 2008 10:30AM
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Peter.
Posts: 23796 - Karma: 13,014
zune are better then the ipod classic if you are going for storage space and playback, but Itouchs are so sick for everything else, they just suck at playback
Oct 19 2008 10:38AM
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AhrenStein
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biggest is 32gb though.
Oct 19 2008 10:39AM
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caucasian_chad
Posts: 4078 - Karma: 3,625
iPod=shitty sound quality, if you're really concerned about that, find something else (I like Creative for sound quality, they've been making great audio cards/equipment for years before MP3 players came out).  But otherwise I'd go iPod Touch, the touch screen is really sick.
Oct 19 2008 12:24PM
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VT_FLO
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if you want something for skiing or riding get a creative or sandisk, those things just dont like to break. ive landed straight on my sandisk on a rail and the screen didnt even crack
Oct 19 2008 12:32PM
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ShredTheGnarnia
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i just bought a zune 80gb when my creative zen vision m 30gb stopped working. the zune is really sick, but just like an ipod youre going to miss a lot of things that you could do on your zen, for example searching through all songs for a keyword or creating and naming full playlists from the player. the wireless sync is sick though, as well as many other features, and i would still recommend a zune waayyy over an ipod.
Oct 19 2008 12:51PM
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BigZero
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I really don't like how ipods are so fragile, even with a casing, or maybe I  should be more careful with mine.

Oct 19 2008 1:14PM
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Schmidnj
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I know for a fact that sandisk doesnt work on a mac
Oct 19 2008 1:16PM
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Balto
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zunes can not work with a mac. i would say get the 120 gig ipod
Oct 19 2008 1:37PM
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1080ski
Posts: 4424 - Karma: 191
i think it might with this program called XNJB, but im not sure


i guess if i really need to, i can boot into windows and sync from there
Oct 19 2008 1:40PM
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chapz
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i have a zune80 and i love it. the new software update was neato aswell.

zunes do work on macs, either you install parallels(a program that lets you run windows) and you can sync it from there, or i believe theres a hack(not sure though). if youre willing to torrent parallels or even buy it, i would definitely recommend a zune.
Oct 19 2008 1:49PM
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Balto
Posts: 25985 - Karma: 4,404
if you are on leopard then you can instal windows through boot camp which comes with leopard
then all you have to do is hold down option when starting the computer and select windows
Oct 19 2008 1:53PM
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steezyjibber
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get one of these they're illll
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Oct 19 2008 2:03PM
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BeerGoggles
Posts: 712 - Karma: 11

Haha, it could of sworn that thing was a scale.

I have a Zune. I like it.

Oct 19 2008 2:21PM
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Balto
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looks like a scale
Oct 19 2008 2:28PM
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caucasian_chad
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When???
Oct 19 2008 2:57PM
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1080ski
Posts: 4424 - Karma: 191
^yea im kicking myself in the ass because i should have gotten the 60 gig one while they were being made. oh well.

ill probably get the zune 80 gig model. syncing wont be a big deal because i can just boot into windows (which, i have all set up right now anyways so its just a matter of not being lazy to sync)
Oct 19 2008 9:20PM
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860
Posts: 2930 - Karma: 166
i like my zune its held up through 2 seasons snowboarding and is still perfectly fine. Its the old model though the bigger one, the new ones could only be better if i had to guess?
Oct 19 2008 9:21PM
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smuggsVT
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hahaha luke i have had a sandisk and smashed the screen on that and i have that creative that  is all smashed but still kind of works.   but your right those two companies are good im just a dumbass and sat on my mp3 players.
Oct 19 2008 9:22PM
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urbanjib
Posts: 1801 - Karma: 255

hhhhhmmmm well i just broke mine today...(sandisk) died on me after a year...

what should i get now? i use it for mostly skiing, and skating

Oct 19 2008 9:36PM
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1080ski
Posts: 4424 - Karma: 191
yea my creative fell out of a moving car (jeep w/ no doors around a turn = creative being flung out of the car at 10 mph) and all it got was a few scratches.
Oct 19 2008 9:38PM
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notime_for_jokes
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the new touch and chromatics are siiiiick
Oct 19 2008 10:07PM
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