kfitz73 Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 So I'm gonna join the 21st century and finally pick one of these (or something similar) up. Any advice on what to get? (IPOD, Iriver etc) Also what's your opinion on gigs? I have an old computer (windows 98) and my entire harddrive is only 12 gigs so I can't phathom needing 40 gigs of music... Since I was planning on upgrading my computer anyway, I was thinking of just picking up one of these...http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/dj?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhsAny help would be appreciated... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamme Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 im acutally selling 2 new 15gb Dell mp3 players on ebay (what u posted) at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatman Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 ...i like the iriver the best......digital in and out is the shiznit.......live digital recording capability from the tuner is good ish......plus i heard it operates better as a portable hard drive than anything else out there........now i also hear creative labs is coming out with a product similar to the archos jukebox.......it's a 20gb player but with embedded software that utilizes windows media.......it has a small screen, nearly 4 inches and two small joysticks....you can watch divx, listen to tunes, use it as a photo album etc.......nice little toy.....about $400 right now......i'd get 30 - 40gb iriver if i were to get anything......gotta leave yourself some room to grow..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfitz73 Posted October 20 Author Report Share Posted October 20 im acutally selling 2 new 15gb Dell mp3 players on ebay (what u posted) at the moment I'm not gonna buy anything for a while but have you used them? How are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funks0ul Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 i have an iriver and i love it... it's 20 gigs.. but i think i can only put 18.5 gigs on it or something.. it's cool, but honestly it was a waste, nice storage space, but for the purpose of listening, i dunno... i listen to the same few albums, and only listen to it on the subway... and if i'm giving music to my friends.... but i still haven't even put a whole lot on it... have tons of music, well over 20 gigs, and have only put about 8 gigs onto it..my dad just won the 15 gig dell one from some dell seminar yesterday.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamme Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 I'm not gonna buy anything for a while but have you used them? How are they? nah, havent used them. i got them cheap so i figured id just resell it. here's a good review. http://reviews.cnet.com/Dell_Digital_Jukebox_DJ__15GB_/4505-6490_7-30582921.htmllots of people on here will vouch for iRiver i think... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfitz73 Posted October 20 Author Report Share Posted October 20 ...i like the iriver the best......digital in and out is the shiznit.......live digital recording capability from the tuner is good ish......plus i heard it operates better as a portable hard drive than anything else out there........now i also hear creative labs is coming out with a product similar to the archos jukebox.......it's a 20gb player but with embedded software that utilizes windows media.......it has a small screen, nearly 4 inches and two small joysticks....you can watch divx, listen to tunes, use it as a photo album etc.......nice little toy.....about $400 right now......i'd get 30 - 40gb iriver if i were to get anything......gotta leave yourself some room to grow.....If it came down to it you could remove stuff though right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatman Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 If it came down to it you could remove stuff though right?....yes......think of it as an external hard drive that has click and drag operation......that's all these things really are....it really comes down to utility as well....why are you buying it?......i spend a lot of time in my car and travel a decent amount during the year.....it's good to have something portable like that to tote around......right now, i get by with a small mp3 player for the gym but i've expanded the memory so that it holds a few albums.....this way it's not my "entire" library and it wont cost me too much if it breaks or gets stolen, etc........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgym Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 I LOVE my I-River i always get looks on the train by people wondering what it is. It makes my commute so much more pleasurable.Screw Ipod...shits played out like reality tv... Iriver is DOPE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamme Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 what iriver did u get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgym Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 256 MB red one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurolisa Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 i want one 2 but have no clue on what to do with it , i have no idea when it comes to tech stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfitz73 Posted October 20 Author Report Share Posted October 20 The only thing I don't like about the Dell one is that you have to use Musicmatch with it. I HATE musicmatch.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatman Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 ...funk that........iriver.........iriver.................IRIVER.......lol........good luck....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfitz73 Posted October 20 Author Report Share Posted October 20 ...funk that........iriver.........iriver.................IRIVER.......lol........good luck.......It's nice but is it worth the extra $100 for what I'm gonna use it for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatman Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 It's nice but is it worth the extra $100 for what I'm gonna use it for?...you never did say what youre going to use it for?.....home, auto, travel?.....and who says you wont expand later if you get a new pc and/or start downloading more music?......i always say with technology that you buy up not even or below........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfitz73 Posted October 20 Author Report Share Posted October 20 ...you never did say what youre going to use it for?.....home, auto, travel?.....and who says you wont expand later if you get a new pc and/or start downloading more music?......i always say with technology that you buy up not even or below........I would use it for all of the above. As it is right now I download plenty of music but 20 gigs is enormous. All I really wanted to do was download new sets to it and get them off my comp harddrive. From there if I really liked a particular set I would burn it to CD and if i didn't I'd delete it... I really wouldn't use the FM tuner as I almost never listen to radio as it is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somebitch Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 i have an ipod. i wouldnt want anything else. i guess i am just used to this one though. before i bought this one i looked at a bunch of others but it was a little before the iriver and that stuff was popular so the ipod totally had the market then & there was no real competitor. i love my ipod... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatman Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 I would use it for all of the above. As it is right now I download plenty of music but 20 gigs is enormous. All I really wanted to do was download new sets to it and get them off my comp harddrive. From there if I really liked a particular set I would burn it to CD and if i didn't I'd delete it... I really wouldn't use the FM tuner as I almost never listen to radio as it is...........sounds like you made up your mind before you even started this post......lol......i hear ya but like i said, i always buy up when it comes to technology because it affords you a bigger window of time before you have to upgrade/expand in the near future.......you think 20gb is huge but just look at flash and secure memory.......shit started at 16mb and 32mb.....theyve already got 1 and 2gb cards out there......good luck either way.......let us know what you pick up and how you like it......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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phatman Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 ......you're late......kaydup had that up over an hour ago.....again youre in his shadow...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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