Good Buy?

[Devanshu]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2759496125&category=11024

What do you think? Should I?

[manosteele12]

Wow thats a really good price. I got a Lexar 128 flash drive for 29.99 but its just a drive. That thing does it all.

[redwudz]

Seems awful cheap for 128mb, I'd be susppicous. I paid $125 for a 512MB recently, but prices are comming down fast.

[MOVIEGEEK]

I'm leery of buying anything from ebay:"you never know what you're gonna get".

[Devanshu]

I'm leery of buying anything from ebay:"you never know what you're gonna get".

If it works...it beats paying retail.

[Will Hay]

I'm leery of buying anything from ebay:"you never know what you're gonna get".

Yeah, avoid this guy here, he's a complete w*nker
Will

[g_shocker182]

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[Devanshu]

I was going to buy this based on what you guys said, but then thought that a palm would be more useful for me. I still want the mp3 player capability that stores at least an hour or so of music but it should also let me do some simple word processing and other basic stuff...how much memory should I look for?

[The village idiot]

Is there a problem with you player the music on your palm/ winCE device? You know that most of the new ones will play mp3 and other formats right? If you can, get a hand held that has a CF+ (CF type 2) or PCMCIA type 2 slot. Then you can get a small hard drive for your music. 1GB for CF+ and 5 or more GB for pcmcia, You can also get 1GB or more CF flash memory now.

[Devanshu]

So should I invest in a cheap one and upgrade the memory? If so, how much would it cost to upgrade from say 8-32 to 128 MB?

[The village idiot]

The really cheap ones do not play mp3, but most of the mid range will now. Just need to check the features and wait for a sale. Most of the middle models will only have onboard storage of 8-32MB, but almost all of them take one form of card or another. Some will take several different types of memory card. And the really good ones will playback mpeg4 videos. I can't really recommend a model because I don't konw all the models, but I do know that most of the newer middle and upper models will play various multimedia files. If you can find one that will take a 5GB PCMCIA hard drive, it would be really nice. My 10 GB Archos Pukebox holds a lot of music! All but about 4 GB of everything I own. You really should check Ebay for the Pukebox and for a PDA if you find a model that will do everything you want. Check the model 6000 and just upgrade the drive.

For me, if I was buying a PDA, I wouldn't skimp on the features. Color display, onboard wireless ethernet and if possible a PCMCIA slot, though I don't know how many have that large slot, and of those how many would handle a hard drive. I'm also partial to the winCE machines, since it is easier to find programs for them, just get the winCE developement software and start porting code, though I guess you could port code for palm too, and there is always linux for an alternative OS.

[Devanshu]

I found/liked this but it probably wont stay in my price range. Anyone feeling generous?

[The village idiot]

I've seen other refurbs sell for less than that. Like one model down from current model Sony. You might get lucky. Look at the Toshiba untis too, they retail for a bit less so you might get a lower auction price.

[lordsmurf]

NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No no no no no no no no no !!!!

This thing both blows and sucks at the same time.

It's the Andus ReSound. It is a PROPRIETARY, WIRED device. Nothing like a thumb drive and the drivers won't work.

I'm in the middle of a credit card dispute because the piece of shit doesn't work. It's NOTHING at all as described.

The voice recording sounds like a cheap kids toy.

I bought mine from compgeeks.com

If you want a removable drive (true thumb drive) aka MP3 player, go grab the Creative MuVo (made by SondBlaster people). They have the 32MB version at Walmart. The 128 version goes for about $85-120 online. These are driver-less and function like TRUE thumb drives.

AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID

[RabidDog]

is that a no then??

[Devanshu]

NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No no no no no no no no no !!!!

This thing both blows and sucks at the same time.

It's the Andus ReSound. It is a PROPRIETARY, WIRED device. Nothing like a thumb drive and the drivers won't work.

I'm in the middle of a credit card dispute because the piece of shit doesn't work. It's NOTHING at all as described.

The voice recording sounds like a cheap kids toy.

I bought mine from compgeeks.com

If you want a removable drive (true thumb drive) aka MP3 player, go grab the Creative MuVo (made by SondBlaster people). They have the 32MB version at Walmart. The 128 version goes for about $85-120 online. These are driver-less and function like TRUE thumb drives.

AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID

S*** F*** S*** F*** S*** F*** S*** F*** S*** F***

Damn, I should've came here first! I just put fifty bucks on it and GOD I wish someone outbids me since I cant retract the bid!

(BTW, I gave up the palm because its going for over 150 bucks and they all seem to be selling for that price)

[Gees]

Devanshu - you know you should ALWAYS come here first, Mr. Potty Asterisk Mouth :cD

[Devanshu]

Devanshu - you know you should ALWAYS come here first, Mr. Potty Asterisk Mouth :cD

Lesson learned...I cant afford to be out 50 bucks!

[Gees]

Ummm did you want to a have a "'t" in there? If not... send me $50.00! :cD

I have a way out - post a higher bid under the name Poindexter Q. Throckmorton!! Then you're off the hook! :cD

[Devanshu]

I'll go edit it.

[Gees]

Darn!!!!





:cD

[Devanshu]

Anyway...someone outbid me so I'm safe. Phew

If anyone finds a good deal on mp3/palms, please post the link here..I'll do the same.

[Devanshu]

Does anyone know anything about this unit?

lordsmurf, I looked into MuVo as you suggested and found some reasonable prices...do you know how well it works?

Also, what other units(besides ipod) should I check out.

[lordsmurf]

lordsmurf, I looked into MuVo as you suggested and found some reasonable prices...do you know how well it works? Also, what other units(besides ipod) should I check out.

iRiver is nice. Phillips Nike is nice.

I use the MuVO 32MB from Walmart when I work out. I can dump about an hour of WMA on it. Online you can find the 64 for cheaper than the Walmart 32. I just don't care, being fine with 32.