New Archos 20GB MP3 Jukebox

richlevy · 03-20-2003, 08:16 PM

I bought a 20GB Archos MP3 jukebox this past weekend. It holds up to 500 ALBUMS of MP3's.

So far I have been ripping and loading 5-10 cd's a night from my collection, which is LEGAL (god bless the supreme court and 'fair use').

I bought the unit for $200. I purposely chose the older jukebox player with the USB 1.1 over the player/recorder/fm radio which was only a little more expensive (actually it's on sale this week with rebates for the same $200) and has USB 2.0.

a) I don't have USB 2.0 on my machine, and by the time I get a new computer, I will have everything loaded.

b) The player uses standard NiMH batteries, so I can take spare sets of batteries and an external charger (there is one built into the player) and charge extra sets as well as have spares on hand. The new player/recorder has a rechargable lithium ion which is probably more expensive, hard to find, hard to swap out, and hard to find an external charger for.

03-20-2003, 08:16 PM	#1
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	New Archos 20GB MP3 Jukebox I bought a 20GB Archos MP3 jukebox this past weekend. It holds up to 500 ALBUMS of MP3's. So far I have been ripping and loading 5-10 cd's a night from my collection, which is LEGAL (god bless the supreme court and 'fair use'). I bought the unit for $200. I purposely chose the older jukebox player with the USB 1.1 over the player/recorder/fm radio which was only a little more expensive (actually it's on sale this week with rebates for the same $200) and has USB 2.0. a) I don't have USB 2.0 on my machine, and by the time I get a new computer, I will have everything loaded. b) The player uses standard NiMH batteries, so I can take spare sets of batteries and an external charger (there is one built into the player) and charge extra sets as well as have spares on hand. The new player/recorder has a rechargable lithium ion which is probably more expensive, hard to find, hard to swap out, and hard to find an external charger for. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

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