Re: [OT] MP3 player for 8 GB SD support?

["Scott R. Ehrlich" <user=81@nabble.blu.org>]

 On Sat, 24 Nov 2007, Derek Martin wrote: 

> On Sat, Nov 24, 2007 at 01:09:01PM -0500, Scott Ehrlich wrote: 
>> I'd also like the storage to be solid state, and not mechanical (i.e. hard 
>> drive of any kind). 
>> 
>> I also don't want to spend any more than $100. 
> 
> If you're asking for 8GB of flash for under $100, that's probably not 
> going to happen (at least not today, unless maybe you happen across a 
> really good sale).  If you want a player that has less than 8GB but 
> supports microSD, take a look at the Sandisk Sansa e260 4GB for around 
> $75.  Though, for just over $100 you can get the E280 with 8GB. 
> Pricewatch has them for $109 at the moment.  If you're interested in 
> installing Rockbox on it, DO NOT get the Rhapsody model (280R) (it's 
> more expensive anyway). 
> 
> Warning: you can copy songs to it under Linux, but I wasn't able to 
> upload  playlists to it from Linux.  The device lets you copy them, 
> but doesn't seem to recognize that they're there.  I saw some reports 
> on the Net that it works, and some that said they couldn't get it to 
> work.  Might be a problem with different firmware, or possibly a 
> pebkac issue. ;-)  Natively, the device uses Windows playlists which 
> are stored in UTF-16, so you need some kind of script to do the 
> conversion for you.  AFAICT you also need to upload them using the 
> Windows software, or else like I said, the device won't recognize them. 
> 
> However, the device is supported by rockbox, which I installed on my 
> sansa and never looked back... :) 
> 
> There was another company I was looking at who made an 8GB and 12GB 
> flash player, but IIRC it didn't have an SD slot.  It was a weird name 
> starting with a 'C' but I can't recall, and couldn't find it with a 
> cursory search.  That player is fully supported under Linux.