iPod touch, or a better alternative?

pejsaboy · 09-19-08, 06:55 PM

I'm looking to kill a few birds with [hopefully] one stone here

I need to upgrade from my wife's [pink] 1Gb shuffle before long, maybe around christmas time

Along with more space, I want the screen for watching movies, and the wifi for internet browsing really makes the Touch ideal for my particular situation. I really only have two complaints with it- there's no expansion slot for an SD/CF card, and being an iPod, well, it's going to want me to use iTunes. Not that I hate iTunes, but it's not my ideal media player and it's just so much faster to drag and drop using Windows Explorer.

In terms of providing the same functionality as the Touch, would I be better off looking into a standard PDA for considerations such as price and performance? I was also considering a PSP, but the memory sticks are a little pricey and it won't really fit in my pocket. Plus, I've got a pc for gaming

chevro1et · 09-19-08, 08:55 PM

Have you looked at any Cowon products? Pretty nice overall, with SD expansion slots...

article HERE

pejsaboy · 09-22-08, 09:26 AM

Those Cowons do look pretty nice, I'll keep them in mind.

09-19-08, 06:55 PM	Thread Starter #1
pejsaboy Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: nor-cal	iPod touch, or a better alternative? I'm looking to kill a few birds with [hopefully] one stone here I need to upgrade from my wife's [pink] 1Gb shuffle before long, maybe around christmas time Along with more space, I want the screen for watching movies, and the wifi for internet browsing really makes the Touch ideal for my particular situation. I really only have two complaints with it- there's no expansion slot for an SD/CF card, and being an iPod, well, it's going to want me to use iTunes. Not that I hate iTunes, but it's not my ideal media player and it's just so much faster to drag and drop using Windows Explorer. In terms of providing the same functionality as the Touch, would I be better off looking into a standard PDA for considerations such as price and performance? I was also considering a PSP, but the memory sticks are a little pricey and it won't really fit in my pocket. Plus, I've got a pc for gaming __________________ Sunbeam Transformer Full Tower GA-EP45-UD3P, Q9400 R0 -> 3.6ghz 2x2Gb G. Skill 1066, Kingwin RVT 12025 Sapphire HD4870 1Gb, Vista Home Premium x64 Acer AL2216W, Acer X203W ASUS Eee PC 1001PX-EU17-BK Xbox 360 60Gb XBL! Gamertag - pejsaboy Sanyo 46" 1080p
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09-19-08, 08:55 PM	#2
chevro1et Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: 35.012N/ 129.052E	Have you looked at any Cowon products? Pretty nice overall, with SD expansion slots... article HERE __________________ Dell Inspiron 640m Intel C2D T5500 Centrino (1.66 ghz/ 667 fsb) 2x1 gig RAM (533 fsb) WD Scorpio Blue 500gb hdd Intel 950GMA integrated graphics 14.1" widescreen (1440x900) w. Truebrite Vista Home Premium 5in1 card reader/ Bluetooth/ 3945abg wireless
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09-22-08, 09:26 AM	Thread Starter #3
pejsaboy Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: nor-cal	Those Cowons do look pretty nice, I'll keep them in mind. __________________ Sunbeam Transformer Full Tower GA-EP45-UD3P, Q9400 R0 -> 3.6ghz 2x2Gb G. Skill 1066, Kingwin RVT 12025 Sapphire HD4870 1Gb, Vista Home Premium x64 Acer AL2216W, Acer X203W ASUS Eee PC 1001PX-EU17-BK Xbox 360 60Gb XBL! Gamertag - pejsaboy Sanyo 46" 1080p
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