what is the preferred alternative to ipod nano?

[aidanjm]

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are Sandisc flash based players like sansa e250 ok?

I want something that works with linux, i.e., where I can just drag & drop music files to the player. I don't care about video.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Bought a Sansa E270 over XMAS. Amazing. Drag and drop music files, nice size. Removable/replaceable battery only $20. Expandable memory up to 2GB with SDmicro.

Great interface good quality.

Bought mine on Amazon for $99 for the 6GB model.

 

[slackwarelinux]

Look into Cowon/iAudio, they make some of the best flash players.

Edit: What other features are you looking for?
FM Radio?
Ogg?
User-replaceable battery?
How stuck are you on flash, would you accept a micro hard drive?

If don't want anything complicated, creative's V100 looks nice. You don't even need a usb adapter, it seperates into a flash drive. The 2gb version is about $50-70 on sale.

 

[bleeb]

Check out the ones from Creative. Those are actually better than the iPod.

 

[aidanjm]

any more opinions?

 

[GTaudiophile]

Same question was asked two days ago.

 

[destrekor]

sandisk Sansa e200 series is amazing!
go for the new 8gb model! i wish i woulda waited, my 4gb e260 doesn't hold enough of my music.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Originally posted by: destrekor
sandisk Sansa e200 series is amazing!
go for the new 8gb model! i wish i woulda waited, my 4gb e260 doesn't hold enough of my music.

Buy extra memory for the MicroSD slot and quit whining.

I bought the 2 GB version for my wife. I figured that 2GB worth of music is plenty since we can upgrade later when memory cards get cheaper.

 

[leftyman]

I just bought a Creative Zen Nano Plus last night, my old yepp finally bit the dust..
I had a chance to use it last night and I have to say the sound quality is pretty damn good and controls and the menu is fairly easy to pick up.
paid $69 at Circuit city.

 

[slackwarelinux]

If you have not already decided, the 2gb version of creative's V100 is on sale for $48.

 

[Kaido]

Sansa, definitely. A little less than $180 for 8 gigs:

http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-SDMX4-819...-4548052-1496131?ie=UTF8&s=electronics

+ FM radio/recording
+ video playback
+ harder coating for less scratches
+ microSD slot to add more memory
+ thicker than nano = easier to hold
+ actual scrollwheel (LOVE that!)