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snivilisationism
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My Creative Zen xfi is dying. I want something new.

Stipulations are...

Musts...

at least 16 GB

allow drag and drop both onto and off the player

have a standard usb slot

 

Would like

Touchscreen

flac support - but not high in my list of priorities.

 

What's the thinking of best quality?

I'd use my android phone, but I often fall asleep with it on, and 1. I can live with a dead battery in my mp3 player, not my phone/alarm and 2. I don't want to crush it Smile

Price, anything up to £200.

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RE: Need a new portable player

portable.. touch screen ...at least 16gb..Quality=ipod touch 16gb amazon

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Daniel 1 wrote:

portable.. touch screen ...at least 16gb..Quality=ipod touch 16gb amazon

 

No use to me...2 of my "must haves"...

allow drag and drop both onto and off the player (and I'll add to this...without changing the file names).

have a standard usb slot

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RE: Need a new portable player

The new Zune HD is very good. Slighty better sound quality than an iPod Touch but slighty worse for web browsing (IMO Smile ). It's well worth checking out.

www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Zune-HD-playback-platinum/dp/B002JPITY8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317067006&sr=8-1

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steve_1979 wrote:

The new Zune HD is very good. Slighty better sound quality than an iPod Touch but slighty worse for web browsing (IMO Smile ). It's well worth checking out.

www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Zune-HD-playback-platinum/dp/B002JPITY8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317067006&sr=8-1

 

Looks good. And I am assuming being MS, it will be a standard USB, and drag and droppable.

Cheers.

btw, Not bothered about web browsing at all. I want it simply to play mp3s.

 

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RE: Need a new portable player

what about the new creative zen x-fi3 http://images.europe.creative.com//images/products/450x350/pdt_20866.3.png its got FLAC and bluetooth but no release date as such

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bearwolfblade wrote:

what about the new creative zen x-fi3 http://images.europe.creative.com//images/products/450x350/pdt_20866.3.png its got FLAC and bluetooth but no release date as such

 

Not a looker is it? Smile I may simply end up with an xfi2. Should get some good discount. 

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snivilisationism wrote:

Looks good. And I am assuming being MS, it will be a standard USB, and drag and droppable.

Cheers.

btw, Not bothered about web browsing at all. I want it simply to play mp3s.

I'm not sure if the MS Zune has drag and drop.

I do know that Sony Walkman's (Walkmen?) are drag and drop though. You could pick up a secondhand X-Series from eBay or Amazon. The X-Series has drag and drop, touch screen and the SQ is good. Sony's connects to a computer with a cable that has a standard USB plug at the computer end and Sonys own plug where it connects to the Walkman.

www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-NWZX1050B-16GB-Walkman-WIFI/dp/B001RTS5UA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317109671&sr=8-1

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