So after we purchased Carrie her new laptop (hp 2130us), we found out that it came with a $50 gift card. So as a little Merry Christmas to me I thought I would pick up some variety of Digital Audio Player. Everyone knows the iPod is the heavy in making this choice, but I’ve never been a fan of convention, and while the support and standards that have come to surround Apple’s little darling, I’ve always been a bit repulsed by the entire thing. So the question is, where do I go from here. I’ve pretty much concluded that there are really three choices I can make.

First up there is of course the iPod. Everyone loves it, it’s everywhere, hacked and back, and has a great little interface.

Next we have the newest player on the block, Microsofts Zune. With WiFi, FM, and a giant screen this is a likely contender, except for the fact this is MSs first attempt in the DAP market, and they notoriously have problems with first generation hardware.

Then there is the Creative Zen Vision:M, similar to the Zune without the WiFi. Supports tons of formats and supposedly has a great screen.

Outside of the individual features my other requirements are something that will work under linux - preferably ubuntu, something I can use as a UMS drive.

Any thoughts?

January 9th, 2007 | Uncategorized | No comments