Which DAP has lasted you the longest?

[Kenny12]

ihp 140

now rocking harder than ever with rockbox

 

[Seufari]

For me...

Archos Jukebox Recorder 6gb Harddrive mp3 player

A brick of a player... recently installed rockbox!!! Dont really use it anymore but its still kickin'.

 

[Turner_Brown]

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Originally Posted by Kenny12 ihp 140 now rocking harder than ever with rockbox

Same here (h120)

I also just installed a 2200mah battery ($29) that give me 27 hours of battery life.

IMO, it's the best dap on the market...even though it's 3 yrs old.

 

[Zorander]

My only and only Creative Nomad Jukebox (6GB) has been with me since 2001 up until now.

 

[wolfen68]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zorander My only and only Creative Nomad Jukebox (6GB) has been with me since 2001 up until now.

You might be the winner!

 

[bangraman]

Creative JB3. Currently is up to 100Gb... probably won't take it any further until it's retired (or if an Uber-Rockbox project is started for it). Still gets a surprising amount of use bearing in mind what else I have.

 

[The_X]

Creative MuVo 64MB

I used it all the time for jogging for about 3 years, though I got a 256MB version recently so I'm using that now.

 

[Tangocore]

Also had my creative nomad jukebox 1st gen since 2001 but lost it in 2004 jumpin fence at 3am trying to catch my bus

anyway it had it life well occupied: not 1 repair still working properly, about 2000km of bike in my jean pocket (i had to trick to slide it in there while turning it) another i dont konw running and a lot of winter time abuse!

 

[dskywalker]

Since I visited Head-fi, I haven't really used any daps for more than 6 months. I tried my best to just keep 1 dap, to cut down the cost of this hobby. So far, my 4G 40G iPod lasted the longest.

 

[adam917]

My longest- and second-longest-lasting [MP3] DAPs were the iRiver iMP-150 (2002) & iMP-550 (2003) MP3-CD players respectively. My iMP-900 (2004) turned one year old and has given me nothing but problems. It's still at iRiver 'getting repaired' (I can't believe they don't have any brand-new ones). NO wonder they did a _very_ limited (US very minimal, Europe much more, Asia: unknown) run of this product. Shame I paid the most for the '900 (179.99 USD + shipping) too...

 

[bahamaman]

iPod 3G. I replaced the battery a few months ago. Otherwise, it has been going strong since I bought it two-and-a-half years ago. No problems at all.

 

[flibottf]

Iriver H120.. had it for two years... Dropped it on the concrete about 3-4 feet high while reading or writing on HD a few times... banged on it, jogged with it, hit someone with it... And it still looks new! I want a new player but it just won't die!!! argh... But now since Rockbox came out and is pretty much stable I'm quite happy with it and I don't mind not having a color screen or no video capability.. Music just sounds perfect on it!

 

[Jimothy]

My H320 has been running strong since xmas day last year. And after rockboxing it, I think its here to stay for quite a while yet

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I need to upgrade the hard drive though, those 20gb are rather limiting.

 

[kramer5150]

I also have a Creative nomad jukebox... the original 6G one. Im not the original owner. Bought it 1.5 years ago and its still going strong. Had to download firmware 1-2 times but thats it. I dropped it on the kitchen floor once, it smacked hard enough to split apart a portion of the case. I just screwed it back together and its still ticking. I thought the HD would crash for sure.

I think the date of manufacture is late 2000.

I have crashed 2 IBM laptops in that time. Would have lost a BUNCH of tunes had it not been for that NJB1.

Garrett

 

[gmbennett]

My 3G ipod is still going strong on its original battery, and has been dropped a few times without incident.

I use it often in Dension car-kits in our two vehicles, which I would've thought would pooch the battery quicker, but so far so good....