craftbrewer
October 6th, 2007, 01:27 AM
Jinkies, I started out searching compatiblity issues of the iPop classic 80GB with Ubuntu and I'm almost sorry I did.
Ideals aside (sorry not every one can afford to be a holier than thou idealistic hippie and still enjoy the current technology) what would you consider the best all round player that has
1. Minimum 50GB capacity.
2. Simple user interface.
3. Compatible with Ubuntu or linux in general
4. Compact size
5. Allows me to copy my music catalogue w/o altering the source
These preferences aren't necessarily in order, in fact Ubuntu compatibility would be the #1 preference. The two I have looked at so far were the Creative Zen & iPod Classic. The Creative is half the capacity and bulky on size for about the same price as the iPod. Interface also feels brutal in comparison to the iPod. Tho it took me forever to figure out the iPod, and I felt like an idiot when I finally asked some goth kid beside me how to navigate up and down in the menus... I didn't truly feel old until today LOL
I personally hate Apple, and everything they stand for in the music sharing industry, but I have to be honest, this piece of hardware is slick, and easy to use. (if you have a goth kid handy) Myself, I use a Motorola Ming that suits me just fine (iPhone? Been doing that for over a year already thankyouverymuch). I love to hack, and a linux based phone that I can port xmms and other apps to just makes me giggle like a school girl. But I need something for someone who just wants to listen to music and not fuss with drivers, software, and everything else that generally brings joy to people like me.
What say the community?
Ideals aside (sorry not every one can afford to be a holier than thou idealistic hippie and still enjoy the current technology) what would you consider the best all round player that has
1. Minimum 50GB capacity.
2. Simple user interface.
3. Compatible with Ubuntu or linux in general
4. Compact size
5. Allows me to copy my music catalogue w/o altering the source
These preferences aren't necessarily in order, in fact Ubuntu compatibility would be the #1 preference. The two I have looked at so far were the Creative Zen & iPod Classic. The Creative is half the capacity and bulky on size for about the same price as the iPod. Interface also feels brutal in comparison to the iPod. Tho it took me forever to figure out the iPod, and I felt like an idiot when I finally asked some goth kid beside me how to navigate up and down in the menus... I didn't truly feel old until today LOL
I personally hate Apple, and everything they stand for in the music sharing industry, but I have to be honest, this piece of hardware is slick, and easy to use. (if you have a goth kid handy) Myself, I use a Motorola Ming that suits me just fine (iPhone? Been doing that for over a year already thankyouverymuch). I love to hack, and a linux based phone that I can port xmms and other apps to just makes me giggle like a school girl. But I need something for someone who just wants to listen to music and not fuss with drivers, software, and everything else that generally brings joy to people like me.
What say the community?