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jualit:
I'm looking to purchase (and Rockbox) either a Clip+ or a Clip Zip, and am inclined toward the second, but what's holding me back is the port status on the Zip, which is described as "fine for day-to-day audio playback," although the status seems to be a bit outdated. I know the Clip+ is stable, but just how stable is the Clip Zip port (are there any outstanding issues compared to Rockbox on the Clip+). Should I opt for one or the other? Thanks.

saratoga:
Unless you want a color screen, i'd go with the clip+.

jualit:
I don't care about color, I'm more interested in how much larger the screen is in the Zip than in the Clip+. But that's relatively minor - my primary interest is just Rockbox support, I suppose, since I'm pretty sure the Clip+ and Clip Zip are equivalent in SQ, FM reception, and so forth hardware-wise. And they're pretty much the same price.

Edit: I have also heard about some people having issues with the headphone jack on the Clip+, which leaves me a little wary.

heinkel:
the biggest enemy for the sansa clip+ screen is the sun. You can almost see nothing when  sun is smiling to  sansa's screen. But you can live with it, not a big deal.

Happy Sansa Clip+ user.

Serenity:
I just ordered a Clip Zip for myself--same machine as the Clip+ for my intent, but with the bigger screen (for my failing eyes).  The status of the Rockbox port is still "unstable", but it seems to work as they say for day to day playback.

The nice thing about the Rockbox project is that the firmware is always being improved.  So if you can live with a couple of minor issues in the beginning, it only gets better.  Perusing the forum, I didn't see any issues that were deal breakers for me, so I chose the Zip.

They are still working on a couple of the plugins, but I'm not concerned with that.  Everything else seems to work well.

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