[Gllug] portable mp3 player

[Mike Brodbelt]

On Mon, 2004-08-02 at 23:05, Craig Millar wrote:
> Earlier this year i bought an ipod for my partner. As I no longer run 
> windows (or wine) in any form at home I had to make use of the sbp2 
> modules in the kernels and gtkpod along with a couple of custom scripts 
> to do the mounting which did a satisfactory job. I am now considering 
> getting an ipod mini for myself and was wondering: are there any other 
> portable mp3 players that I should consider in its stead, primarily 
> taking into account ease of use and software under linux.

Look at the iRiver hard disk based players. Better battery life, and
support for Ogg Vorbis in addition to MP3. They mount as USB mass
storage devices. While I don't have one personally, I know several Linux
users with them who seem happy.

Mike.

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