[ale] mp3 player

[Jon Reagan]

That might be a great option for me.  I have a very, very small music
collection atm and I also can't use my current device (ipod nano 2g)
while charging.  Thanks for the suggestion!

Jon

On Fri, 2009-11-20 at 22:12 -0500, Andrew Grieser wrote:
> I have a Sansa Clip (4Gb, ~$40) that I really like. It plays mp3, ogg, flac, and a few others. When you plug it into the computer, it shows up as a USB storage device, and has a folder called "Music", so you just click and drag files onto it.
> 
> I actually use it quite a bit for podcasts / audiobooks, and it does well with those too.
> 
> My brother has an ipod, and got the Clip just as something small/cheap to use when running. Since getting it he almost never uses the ipod. I borrowed his Clip briefly, liked it, and ended up buying one for myself.
> 
> Keep in mind though, it's a small player (4 Gb). So if you want to haul around a 20 Gb music collection, it's not going to cut it.
> 
> My only complains are:
>     You can't use it while charging it. If you planned to use it a lot in the car, this could be a deal breaker.
>     Internal battery is non replaceable. 
> 
> -Andrew
> 
> 
> On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 09:20:16PM -0500, Jon Reagan wrote:
> > Hey everyone,
> > 
> > With the holidays rolling around I'm looking for a new MP3 player.  I'm
> > trying to find one that is compatible with Linux so I don't have to
> > monkey around with Windows Media Player or iTunes.  I'm using Amazon's
> > MP3 store, since I don't think there are any .ogg stores that include
> > mainstream music, but the plus side is that I'm not tethered to any
> > particular music app.
> > 
> > Do y'all have any recommendations for a MP3 player that works well with
> > linux?
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > Jon
> >
> _______________________________________________
> Ale mailing list
> Ale at ale.org
> http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale
> See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at
> http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo