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they have released windows versions now

$399 for the 10 gig version

you need a firewire pci card ($49) and firewire cable.
they give you musicmatch- which is the proggy you need to transfer the files from your pc to the iPod

easy to do,and it roxx

so small, but yet soooooooooooooooooo good

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Originally posted by Prodigy You might wanna hold on and wait till this sucka is out,iRiver IMP-400, SlimX 2 that is. It slightly differs from the previous SlimX model, not much of a change, really.

1. looks like a cheap and shitty GPX player or something + it's not even round

2. the way the remote gets connected - very very inconvenient

but i do like the remote and how both wires go the same way

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Think I should stick up for MiniDisc here

I've had the Sony MZR-500 for about 9 months now, never had any problems with it whatsoever.

Don't believe the 5 hours of music thing, that's at about 64kb quality (ie not for music). But you will get 2 1/2 hours of good quality music. The battery lasts for ages (like 2 weeks from one AA), it's never skipped even when I'm running, it fits nice and small into your pocket, u have a funky remote to clip to a belt/pocket/whatever...

Nice little piece of gadgetry

Another nifty feature is the resume .. basically if u switch the unit off, it will start again in the exact same spot - VERY HANDY for a 2 hour live set. But you can add track markings, move the tracks around, edit out crappy parts if you want - try doing that with your $1000 mp3 players :P

The only thing I don't like about it is that you have to record the tracks in real time, just like a cassette. So it takes 2 hours to transfer a 2 hour live set from PC to MD I usually do my transfers overnight...

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and the shittiest thing about bulky as fuck hard drive players...they cost shitloads of money...you gotta back up ur shit anyway, otherwise once ur mp3 player is fucked yer fucked up in arse...10 or a hundred GIGS which is YER NOT GONNA LISTEN TO IT ALL TRUST ME! CD MP3 Players is a the right way to go...mini discs are shit also, 1 - costs as twice as much as an MP3 CD Player, 2 - 74 MINUTES, wake up!! It's real shit, the only privelege is it's small...stil doesn't beat it...Get informed people b4 starting flame wars over yer own lack of knowledge on what's on the market.

http://hardware.dmusic.com/browse.p...ble+MP3+Players

mp3 players suck the life out of batteries..... I have one shitty samsung not happy with the battery life ..

+ just about all mp3 players have sucky battery life.

MD is the way to go!

i want this..

resume function is handy too.. i have a CD walman right now.. only 80 mins

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For an alternative to the SlimX, you might want to check out the ChromeX, made by the same company (iRiver):



The display is a nice blue backlit LCD, and comes with a nice remote too. I'm planning on ordering one of these soon.

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Originally posted by Prodigy and the shittiest thing about bulky as fuck hard drive players...they cost shitloads of money...you gotta back up ur shit anyway, otherwise once ur mp3 player is fucked yer fucked up in arse...10 or a hundred GIGS which is YER NOT GONNA LISTEN TO IT ALL TRUST ME! CD MP3 Players is a the right way to go...mini discs are shit also, 1 - costs as twice as much as an MP3 CD Player, 2 - 74 MINUTES, wake up!! It's real shit, the only privelege is it's small...stil doesn't beat it...Get informed people b4 starting flame wars over yer own lack of knowledge on what's on the market. http://hardware.dmusic.com/browse.p...ble+MP3+Players

LOL!

In 2 years everyone will be wanting hard drive systems. They will be tired playing with cds, messing with external batteries, and tired of lugging around the bulky (YES BULKY) cd players that skip no matter what they say about how good the protection is.

Speaking of getting informed check the iPod Specs out: http://www.apple.com/ipod/

And yeah i can have about 1000 songs on my 10 gig iPod and yes i can't possibly listen to it all. But what i got is music for all occasions a few comedy sets and bunch of live sets so I'm never bored with what i got.

iPod is HANDS down the winner!

So if you have the cash go for it!


Welcome to the future NOW!

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Originally posted by El~ZaPo For an alternative to the SlimX, you might want to check out the ChromeX, made by the same company (iRiver): The display is a nice blue backlit LCD, and comes with a nice remote too. I'm planning on ordering one of these soon.

there's also iRiver IMP200 or sumfn, it's very similar to riovolt (actually, it's the same shape + the same remote, only with an lcd screen). the only thing is that it is MUCH better than the shitty riovolt.

and the bad thing is that you can't get it in the states, caz they have some market problems or some stuff like that.

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Originally posted by TiestoInTheMix there's also iRiver IMP200 or sumfn, it's very similar to riovolt (actually, it's the same shape + the same remote, only with an lcd screen). the only thing is that it is MUCH better than the shitty riovolt. and the bad thing is that you can't get it in the states, caz they have some market problems or some stuff like that.

Why CAN'T you get it in US? Get it online at an import shop or go to an Asian community in New York City, Los Angeles, or San Francisco - You'll DEFINITELY find it there! My uncle gets all of his Japanese/Asian electronics in NYC and has no problem with it. Plus, it's cheaper there.

hey all!

i have an iriver slimx player....its worked wonders!! until today, that is...it doesnt seem to run magik 6 fresh out of the case....which happenss to work on my PS2 and my comp.hmm...(anyone wanna help? lol)

anyway, the big downside to the slimx (relatively big., whatever) is that hiss on the output, which can be done away with by using high imepadance phones. btw, one super, undocumented upside to the slimX is its high headphone output (i think like 12mW x 2), in contrast to most modern MD players.

score? 9.9/10 (missing that point because of its inability to f00kin run magik 6)

~4

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