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mkny13:
My much loved Cowon iAudio X5 is crapping out--something's up with the headphone out, it keeps cutting out (whether I'm using Rockbox or default firmware.) I'm going to open it up and poke around inside but I'm expeting to have to replace it.  Anyone care to offer a recommendation for a new rockbox-compatible mp3 player? It must have 80 GB of storage, 120-160 GB preferred.  After that, prime consideration is cost.  Of secondary importance are things like form factor, controls, battery life. Video is NOT required.

Thanks.

bakseetdrivr:
just got an ipod 5th gen used off of ebay for ~80 US shipped to canada and am very pleased. Its 80 GB but to use the original firmware as well, you have to sych it with media monkey or itunes and it puts it in that stupid rediculous file format. other than that though, an enormous improvement from my e200

froggyman:
The Gigabeat F/X are two excellent large hard disk players. You may also want to consider the Gigabeat S as well, despite that it is "Unstable". A large amount of people do enjoy using it, just be sure to keep a back up of the Gigabeat S at all times. It has a nice little "feature" where it spontaneously deletes everything on the hard drive... but other than it is an excellent player. Seriously.

mkny13:

--- Quote from: bakseetdrivr on November 30, 2009, 07:45:14 PM ---just got an ipod 5th gen used off of ebay for ~80 US shipped to canada and am very pleased. Its 80 GB but to use the original firmware as well, you have to sych it with media monkey or itunes and it puts it in that stupid rediculous file format. other than that though, an enormous improvement from my e200

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Only thing that worries me about getting a used (as opposed to refurbed) iPod is the chance of getting one with a battery that needs replacing soon after purchase.

--- Quote from: froggyman ---The Gigabeat F/X are two excellent large hard disk players. You may also want to consider the Gigabeat S as well, despite that it is "Unstable". A large amount of people do enjoy using it, just be sure to keep a back up of the Gigabeat S at all times. It has a nice little "feature" where it spontaneously deletes everything on the hard drive... but other than it is an excellent player. Seriously.
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Are large gigabeats still being manufactured? Couldn't find any of amazon, pricegrabber, or pricespider. Guess I could hunt eBay, but I have the same concern about old batteries.

Llorean:
I'd rather a good player with a bad battery that I can replace (Gigabeat, in my opinion) than a worse player with a relatively fresh battery, personally.

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