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Tobiasly · 11-23-2002, 09:11 AM

I have a flash-based player that does a pretty decent job. You can get 380 MB of flash for $100 on eBay, or 512 MB for $120-160.

Definitely doesn't hold as much as an iPod, but I never have that much music I need to take. 380MB is good for several hours.

If you go flash-based, be sure to get Compact Flash. It's the cheapest and holds the most, as well as being the closest to an industry standard there is.

And if you have a laptop (or a desktop with a PCMCIA reader), you can get a $10 adapter and read the CF card just like a hard drive (they use FAT16, after all.)

My MP3 player, camera, and PocketPC all use CompactFlash, and it's wonderful to be able to use the same memory in all of 'em.

11-23-2002, 09:11 AM	#9
Tobiasly hot Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Jeffersonville, IN (near Louisville) Posts: 892	I have a flash-based player that does a pretty decent job. You can get 380 MB of flash for $100 on eBay, or 512 MB for $120-160. Definitely doesn't hold as much as an iPod, but I never have that much music I need to take. 380MB is good for several hours. If you go flash-based, be sure to get Compact Flash. It's the cheapest and holds the most, as well as being the closest to an industry standard there is. And if you have a laptop (or a desktop with a PCMCIA reader), you can get a $10 adapter and read the CF card just like a hard drive (they use FAT16, after all.) My MP3 player, camera, and PocketPC all use CompactFlash, and it's wonderful to be able to use the same memory in all of 'em.