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JimZipCode:
My iAudio X5L, which I loved more than Tivo (maybe), has finally given up the ghost.  It needs a second expensive repair, which is prompting me to search for a replacement.  Unfortunately, since I haven't needed a DAP in years, I've lost touch with the market.

What would you get? 

I would like "high" capacity (like 30Gb+, pref more), great sound quality, and Rockbox support.  And reliability, of course.

The iPod Classic 160Gb keeps catching my eye.  They have them on display near the entrance of my local CostCo.  But without a Rockbox port – without, even, the prospect of a Rockbox port in the near future – there's no way.  If I thought there might be a functioning port in the next few months, I'd feel differently.

What's good?

Zenit:
Think about iPod Classic 160 + main board from iPod Video 60/80 (for example from eBay) = iPod 160Gb Rockboxed! ;)
Good battery, metal case, good hdd, and the best firmware :D

krazykit:

--- Quote from: Zenit on February 02, 2010, 08:33:06 AM ---Think about iPod Classic 160 + main board from iPod Video 60/80 (for example from eBay) = iPod 160Gb Rockboxed! ;)
Good battery, metal case, good hdd, and the best firmware :D

--- End quote ---

Yeah, that won't work.  The Classic's hard drive connects differently (it's not ZIF like the Video's).

As for other options, the Gigabeats are easy enough to swap in new hard drives and can be found reasonably inexpensively.

Zenit:
+ maybe some connector for it. I think eBay has something interesting.

evilnick:
If you're going to go the iPod video route (and money is no object) then try rapidrepair.com and get one with a 240GB HDD that is Rockbox-compatible. Although IMHO the iPods are not the best players to showcase Rockbox (until/unless we have a breakthrough on the broadcom chip).

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