MP3-Player for Girlfriend
My girlfriend wants to buy a mp3-player. Of course I’m the one who evaluates which one she should buy.
I didn’t have any experience with that stuff (I’m proud owner of a minidisc-player since many years) so I posted to the TUG-newsgroup tu-graz.hardware and got great feedback.
The requirements are:
* linux compatible
* good (life-span of) accumulator
* good sound (not high-quality)
* available in austria (via shipment or shop in Graz or Klagenfurt)
* price of max. 150 euros
The following mp3-players have been proposed:
Archos Ondio SP MP3-Player 128MB (68 Euro)
dnt Fun256 (102 Euro)
Acer MP3-Player/USB-Stick 256MB inkl. FM-Tuner (AG.MP3F2.256) (125 Euro)
Apple iPod mini Musicplayer 4GB silver (M9160ZR/A) (258 Euro)
Commodore MP3-Player (~150 Euro at Niedermeyer)
So it’s my turn and I have to choose one. I really like Apple’s stuff but the mini iPod isn’t really an alternative (price, no apple-computer,…). About 100 euros would be ok. A FM-Tuner would be nice, a possibility to record talkings would be great.
A very hard decision and I still don’t know which one to choose. Any more comments which could cause me to go to bed before googeling for another few hours? ;-)
August 10th, 2004 at 04:36
I can’t talk about the MP3 players you mentioned, but Archos is a company to watch in these matters. They have been cranking out cutting edge products for quite a while now.
A cheap HD MP3 Player is the Gmini 120 (http://www.geizhals.at/a73605.html , http://www.archos.com/products/overview/gmini_120.html), which packs a 20 GB HD, a compact Flash reader,…; there is an optional (ie. you have to pay) remote control / FM receiver);
There is a newer model, the Gmini 220, which fixes some of the Gmini 120 problems and also features a larger screen.
If size is not a problem, the Archos Jukeboxes are also an option (they are probably more for your tastes: there is actually an Open Source project that completely replaces the OS of the Jukebox; they have rewritten the OS for the device: http://rockbox.haxx.se/ );
Hmm… come to think of it, this will probably not be of any help and will only increase the amount of time you spend on Google… (it took me about 3 months to make the decision to get my Archos AV340);
August 10th, 2004 at 08:19
Thanks Murphee!
I just took a look at Geizhals:
Archos Gmini 120 for € 188,–
Archos Gmini 120 SP (500623) for € 185,–
Archos Gmini 220 for € 309,–
Quite too expensive for my girlfriend :-(
August 22nd, 2004 at 11:42
Der beste MP3-Player ist für mich ganz klar der Daisy DIVA. Er ist sehr klein und leicht, läßt sich mit SD-Cards auf 1 GB erweitern und ist preislich ganz OK. Außerdem verfügt er über einen FM-Tuner und kann auch Gespräche aufnehmen.
Hersteller-Homepage: http://www.daisymm.com
österreichischer Vertrieb: http://www.digitalstar.at
möglicherweise billiger erhältlich unter:
http://www.p4hardware.de
http://www.jacob-electronic.de
http://www.alphaleun.de
http://www.funpreis.de
http://www.mydivaplayer.de
http://www.nowmp3.de
http://www.digipunkt.de
ODER mal mit GOOGLE suchen.
LG
Jürgen
August 22nd, 2004 at 13:04
Wäre zumindest für mich (vom Preisbereich) her nicht uninteressant:
DaisyTech DIVA Gem (MP3Player;128MB) 1 Angebot um € 139,–
DaisyTech DIVA Gem (MP3Player;256MB) 1 Angebot um € 189,–
So wie es ausschaut wird heute (für meine Freundin) der “dnt MP3 Fun 256 MB” um 102 Euro bei Amazon bestellt. Sogar laut Hersteller Linux-kompatibel und hat ganz gute Bewertungen bekommen. Preis-/Leistung sollte also ok sein.
Danke dir, Peter!
February 20th, 2005 at 08:01
I have an IRiver ifp-180t. It’s 128MB with fm tuner and voice record, with an nice LDC panel. It’s about three times the size of the AA battery it uses. Currently listing for $US-79. You can get one with 256MB for about $US-100.
I sync files between it and my Fedora Core 2 system using ifp, an open source package, and the USB cable. Works great. I load it with radio programs for my wife to take on the plane on business trips.
—
Mike