Comment The highly-upgradable Archos Jukebox (Score 1) 459
I've just completed my second hard drive upgrade to the Archos Jukebox which I heartily recommend as a jogging companion. They are just a little wider than the 2.5 inch notebook drives inside them [about 6x as thick], and easily portable enough for a jacket pocket or on a belt.
Go here for detailed instructions on upgrading the drive, Toshiba 40 gig drives go for $150 and work fantastic.
I have every one of my 500 CDs [all purchased legitimately, I don't believe in screwing the artists, especially in obscure genres] on there with plenty of room to grow. Remember that the Kbps you rip your MP3s at affect how many reads from the drive the player does and therefore how skip-prone the hard-drive based players are - I rip at 128 and rarely have problems with it skipping due to movement while the drive reads.
Nothing is like having so much music in such a little space. My Archos and Gameboy Advance make all my commutes and air travel 1000x more enjoyable.
Go here for detailed instructions on upgrading the drive, Toshiba 40 gig drives go for $150 and work fantastic.
I have every one of my 500 CDs [all purchased legitimately, I don't believe in screwing the artists, especially in obscure genres] on there with plenty of room to grow. Remember that the Kbps you rip your MP3s at affect how many reads from the drive the player does and therefore how skip-prone the hard-drive based players are - I rip at 128 and rarely have problems with it skipping due to movement while the drive reads.
Nothing is like having so much music in such a little space. My Archos and Gameboy Advance make all my commutes and air travel 1000x more enjoyable.
