[Tfug] iPod Replacement

[Bowie J. Poag]

I thought about lecturing you about how completely f'ing stupid it is to 
lay out hundreds of dollars for something simply because Cool Company X 
makes something, and totally ignoring the quality or technical merit of 
the thing you're buying.. That a 20 second search on Google will often 
reveal the thing you're looking to buy overpriced, underpowered, cheaply 
made, limited in function, filled with red tape and fine print.

But i'm sure you considered all of those things.

Why you went ahead and bought an iPod anyway is what i'm having a hard 
time understanding.





Christopher Robbins wrote:

>Well - here's the resolution (for anyone that cares)  -
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>I took my iPod down to the Apple Store at La Encantada.  They looked it
>over, noted a small dent (emphasis on SMALL.  I don't know how he found that
>- I didn't know it even existed). They called it intentional damage and gave
>me a card for an iPod repair shop in Kansas o.O
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>I ended up running down to Circuit City and found the iRiver, but they were
>something like $223.  I found an open box ipod photo (knocks on wood) that
>was only $180, so I snapped it up (I have to go to Buffalo in a week and I
>need my tunes) and put ipodlinux on it :)  I'll probably repair the old one
>and do something with it - maybe I'll hock it here......
>
>Thanks again for all of your help
>
>-Chris
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>On 5/1/06, johngalt1 <johngalt1 at uswest.net> wrote:
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>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Shawn Nock" <nock at email.arizona.edu>
>>To: "Tucson Free Unix Group" <tfug at tfug.org>
>>Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 2:43 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Tfug] iPod Replacement
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>>>iRiver H320 = Amazing
>>>   Runs 'RockBox' (FOSS Firmware) and supports OGG, FLAC, mp3, XVID
>>>video...
>>>   It is a mass storage device (copy files to 'external hard-drive';
>>>disconnect and play)
>>>   Battery life is comparable to newer ipod (After-market battery
>>>upgrades available)
>>>   Quite durable... multiple cases availible
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>>>On the other hand: iRiver no longer manufactures these, you'll need to
>>>look around if you want to find one. The iRiver H10 seems like a likely
>>>in-production substitute, but RockBox does not yet run on it... so no
>>>OGG/FLAC/Mass Storage Mode... But they are working on the port as we
>>>speak.
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>>woot.com has refurbished H10s from time to time, FWIW. Last time they had
>>some they were $139 + $5 shipping
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>Chris Robbins
>Dept. of English Technical Support
>http://www.homerengineeringcorp.net
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