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If you're definitely interested in the player, I would check IRiver's forum at the above addy. People over in europe already have their players and are commenting on it.

Best thing to do right now for anyone who is looking into buying a player is to try them all out for yourselves. If you have a Best Buy or Circuit City near you, then you really have no reason not to go and pick up a player and test them out. It is the best way to avoid any purchase that you may regret down the road.

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http://www.iriver.com/community/discussion_new.asp

If you're definitely interested in the player, I would check IRiver's forum at the above addy. People over in europe already have their players and are commenting on it.

Best thing to do right now for anyone who is looking into buying a player is to try them all out for yourselves. If you have a Best Buy or Circuit City near you, then you really have no reason not to go and pick up a player and test them out. It is the best way to avoid any purchase that you may regret down the road.

what everyone should do...its your own personal pref..:)

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http://gear.ign.com/articles/457/457818p1.html

and yet some of you will still pick Ipod over this.

Sure I'll pick the iPod over this.

One word: INTEGRATION

I plug my iPod into my powerbook and in a few minutes my entire music library is transferred to the iPod intact. No work required by me. no dragging files. If I change the tags of some songs, iTunes automatically makes those changes on the iPod next time I plug it in. No need for me to re-transfer songs. If I put a bunch of music on my powerbook in a short period of time, iTunes remembers what's already on my iPod and automatically updates my iPod with only the new songs. No need for me to remember what's already on my iPod. I like that. And it charges while it's plugged into the firewire port on my powerbook...Sure it only gets 8 hours of battery life, but I've yet to have the battery get even close to low because I'm always syncing it with my powerbook and it charges while it updates. Also, it charges to 80% in 60 minutes. That's nice too.

So when the 20GB iPod and 20GB iRiver are the same price...yeah, I'll still pick iPod, thanks.

That's fine. Most people don't like buying proprietary hardware :p In your case, I would go with just the ipod as well. No sense in trying to get something else to work with a Mac.

Sure it helps that I have a powerbook, but that's no longer necessary.

Now with iTunes for Windows, Windows users can get all the same integration by buying an iPod.

So you see, it no longer has anything to do with the computer hardware. The iTunes/iPod combo (for both Windows and Mac) works the same way.

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aren't ipods the ones that you have to send back to apple to have the battery replaced? :unsure:

no..not unless you have a defective one...

that was mostly the 1st and 2nd gen ipods...i rarely see the new ones that have battery problems...

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no..not unless you have a defective one...

that was mostly the 1st and 2nd gen ipods...i rarely see the new ones that have battery problems...

oh...ok...cool...thanks (Y)

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aren't ipods the ones that you have to send back to apple to have the battery replaced? :unsure:

Most mp3 players would require a RMA to get a new battery if it happens to die on you. Only the newer Zens actually allow battery replacement.

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well there is a one year warranty..heh...

btw...how much is the price for repair?

plus..i thought if it malfunctions(errors, etc) they will repair/replace it for free? ~confused~

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[this is all based on my iRiver iFP 390]

all iRiver products require you to install the iRiver manager in order to download/upload files. thus, it is a hassle to use this as a method of transporting files (granted, you can take along the installation CD and install it on other computers - but i'm sure your college/uni/school or workplace won't allow you) as you need to install the program first. unlike the iPod and Zen, you cannot use this as by simply drag + drop via Explorer.

iRiver products do not allow you to upload audio files, as it is a "breach of copyright laws". i'm not sure if the iPod allows this or not.

Dazzla, the site you went to and said it had a silver case instead of black - i've noticed their colours in their photos are much lighter than if seen in real life.

ifp300_000000.jpg

that grey colour on the unit should be the same colour as the headphones.

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Perhaps this is just with Australia?? First I hear of such a thing. From what I understand, the player is recognized as a generic harddrive when plugged in and can be transfered to and from without any problems.

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Perhaps this is just with Australia?? First I hear of such a thing. From what I understand, the player is recognized as a generic harddrive when plugged in and can be transfered to and from without any problems.

of course there are no problems, but you need to install a program first, then transfer it through that. i don't know if this applies to their harddrive players but, but it sure involves flash memory players.

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I got an MPIO FD100, which plays over 20 hours on only one AA battery. I couldn't live with only 6 hours of battery power. Problem with my mp3 player is that it only has 256 mb memory just enough to put a few cd's on it. But I'm still satisfied with it as I can listen to radio as well. I would never buy an ipod, ugly white earphones blegh.

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[this is all based on my iRiver iFP 390]

all iRiver products require you to install the iRiver manager in order to download/upload files. thus, it is a hassle to use this as a method of transporting files (granted, you can take along the installation CD and install it on other computers - but i'm sure your college/uni/school or workplace won't allow you) as you need to install the program first. unlike the iPod and Zen, you cannot use this as by simply drag + drop via Explorer.

iRiver products do not allow you to upload audio files, as it is a "breach of copyright laws". i'm not sure if the iPod allows this or not.

Dazzla, the site you went to and said it had a silver case instead of black - i've noticed their colours in their photos are much lighter than if seen in real life.

http://www.mp3players.co.uk/site/images/pr...p300_000000.jpg

that grey colour on the unit should be the same colour as the headphones.

no Jason, you can use the iRiver as a removable drive if you install the UMS firmware which you can obtain from their site. and about the protection thingy, you can just rename the mp3 to .rec(?) (i don't remember as i've sold my iRiver 390T) and you can upload your mp3 anywhere easily.

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read that a while ago...that doesnt really apply to most ppl when you look at the reasons he gave:

1. not all ppl go on flights all the time....(plus u can buy battery pack)

2. not all ppl go jogging..and ive never seen a hdd player break while its shaking

3. not expensive for most ppl..u get what u pay for..(quality..satisfaction..etc.)

4. most ppl dont need to make "high quality" digital recordings

5. theres nothing wrong with aac

im not sticking up only for the ipod..im just saying that the article is kind of...erm....not right...lol

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read that a while ago...that doesnt really apply to most ppl when you look at the reasons he gave:

1. not all ppl go on flights all the time....(plus u can buy battery pack)

2. not all ppl go jogging..and ive never seen a hdd player break while its shaking

3. not expensive for most ppl..u get what u pay for..(quality..satisfaction..etc.)

4. most ppl dont need to make "high quality" digital recordings

5. theres nothing wrong with aac

im not sticking up only for the ipod..im just saying that the article is kind of...erm....not right...lol

dude ..read the last paragraph of the article ..

Of course, if you don't care about low battery life, aren't fond of jogging, have ample disposable income, don't need to record/encode music portably, and want to purchase music downloads only from the iTunes Music Store, then the iPod is the best the way to go.

how can you say it's not "right" after reading that ?

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4. most ppl dont need to make "high quality" digital recordings

incorrect. i need to use a high quality digital recorder, therefore i take the iRiver because it has everything i'll ever need (except for PDA & mobile) in one!

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