BeeEss
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...well, the Zen and Karma MP3 players, that is.
I need a way to carry around a bunch of music, say at least couple hundred CDs. The situation is that I only spend about 2 nights/week at home, the others being at my SO's, friend's, parents, etc, and keeping my entire CD collection in the car just isn't feasible. I am thinking that I need at least 40GB.
There are some things that complicate my decision. One is that my main computer is an IBM X-series laptop (again, I'm mobile) which I love to death, but it doesn't have an optical drive, which means that I need to be able to copy files to the player from my desktop (which I will essentially dedicate to this purpose) when I am home or from my work computer, my SO's computer, my friend's computer, a school computer, and so on without keeping my entire music collection on each of the respective machines. Essentially, when I buy a CD, no matter where I happen to be, I want to be able to rip it and copy it over, then delete the files I created in the rip.
I have pretty much narrowed it down to two choices, which are the Nomad Zen (not NX) - because they have released a 60GB version (for only $399, I might add) and the Karma 40.
The disadvantage to the Zen is that apparently I have to have some sort of utility to move the files to it; ie it doesn't just show up as a HDD. That is fine, I think, but does anybody know how well that works in a situation like mine? I really don't like the idea of having to install a utility on every single machine I come across just to rip a CD to my player, but I could do it if necessary. Any suggestions on what program would work best? I suppose I could get a small portable CD drive to interface to the Thinkpad, but that kinda defeats the small and light goal I'm going for. Plus, I would really like if I could get all these MP3's off my various HDD's to free up the space.
The disadvantage to the Karma is that it doesn't have a remote. I know this may seem minor, but what would be absolutely ideal is if I could have a remote clipped to the outside of my bag, plug in some cans for the walk/ride to class, then all I have to do when I get to the car is just unplug the cans and plug in the car stereo without skipping a beat or having to take the player out of the bag. Does anyone know if there is a remote avaliable for the Karma or if Rio is planning on making one available soon? I really like the idea of the network functionality of the Karma - that is megacool.
If anyone has a better suggestion as to a player that would satisfy my requirements, by all means let me know. Thanks in advance for the help!
--Bee
I need a way to carry around a bunch of music, say at least couple hundred CDs. The situation is that I only spend about 2 nights/week at home, the others being at my SO's, friend's, parents, etc, and keeping my entire CD collection in the car just isn't feasible. I am thinking that I need at least 40GB.
There are some things that complicate my decision. One is that my main computer is an IBM X-series laptop (again, I'm mobile) which I love to death, but it doesn't have an optical drive, which means that I need to be able to copy files to the player from my desktop (which I will essentially dedicate to this purpose) when I am home or from my work computer, my SO's computer, my friend's computer, a school computer, and so on without keeping my entire music collection on each of the respective machines. Essentially, when I buy a CD, no matter where I happen to be, I want to be able to rip it and copy it over, then delete the files I created in the rip.
I have pretty much narrowed it down to two choices, which are the Nomad Zen (not NX) - because they have released a 60GB version (for only $399, I might add) and the Karma 40.
The disadvantage to the Zen is that apparently I have to have some sort of utility to move the files to it; ie it doesn't just show up as a HDD. That is fine, I think, but does anybody know how well that works in a situation like mine? I really don't like the idea of having to install a utility on every single machine I come across just to rip a CD to my player, but I could do it if necessary. Any suggestions on what program would work best? I suppose I could get a small portable CD drive to interface to the Thinkpad, but that kinda defeats the small and light goal I'm going for. Plus, I would really like if I could get all these MP3's off my various HDD's to free up the space.
The disadvantage to the Karma is that it doesn't have a remote. I know this may seem minor, but what would be absolutely ideal is if I could have a remote clipped to the outside of my bag, plug in some cans for the walk/ride to class, then all I have to do when I get to the car is just unplug the cans and plug in the car stereo without skipping a beat or having to take the player out of the bag. Does anyone know if there is a remote avaliable for the Karma or if Rio is planning on making one available soon? I really like the idea of the network functionality of the Karma - that is megacool.
If anyone has a better suggestion as to a player that would satisfy my requirements, by all means let me know. Thanks in advance for the help!
--Bee
