Mobile Electronics

[CrnCnn]

I have had my iPod for a while now and I like it. My creative zen micro crapped out on me after 4 months of use. I use mine every day sometimes for 12 hours or more a day. When my iPod dies I may get a Zune, but really not sure yet.

[WormGod]

I got the Zune all set up now. All the reviews I read that stated software and setup issues apparently did not apply to me. It was all super fast and easy. VERY easy. And the Zune software (MS version of iTunes basically) is very intuitive and easy. Far easier to navigate and faster than iTunes. The only issue I had was having to convert some of my .m4p files over to .mp3 so the Zune would recognize them, and converting some video .mpg over to .wmv. In all, so far, this thing is a welcome change from the iPod.

And the TomTom sounds like a good bet. Any little quirks that it has will be negated since I will rarely need it anyways. But, I will have it if and when I need it.

[tom4bren]

My boss's boss was using the TomTom from work & accidentally removed the SD card while it was operating. Don't know why but it crashed the thing completely. It took me about 8 hours to get it functional again (with much tech support). The repair didn't cost anything tho so all is well.

Do swap out the 1G SD card for a 2G ASAP & follow the directions for backing up the unit on your desktop.

Play with it at stop lights - not while you are driving.

[reptiles]

The Zune is well supported and the only detraction I ever heard from migrating users, was the inability to play AAC files ripped by iTunes or purchased from the iTunes store. But that's an Apple / DMR issue.

Another fascinating option would be the Empeg indash computer (see http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT5630105143.html or check Wikipedia.

Cheers,

Mark

[nfpgasmask]

The Zune is well supported and the only detraction I ever heard from migrating users, was the inability to play AAC files ripped by iTunes or purchased from the iTunes store. But that's an Apple / DMR issue.

Another fascinating option would be the Empeg indash computer (see http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT5630105143.html or check Wikipedia.

Cheers,

Mark

That's actually pretty cool, but 6GB is not even close to enough. I will buy something like that when it has a 200 or 300 GB capacity. I am ready for a 60GB Zen Vision, my 30 GB is full and I want more space.

Another few years I guess.

Bart