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AAC/M4a players
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Hi
I have ripped my music collection into iTunes, and its all AAC/M4a. But its suddenly occurs to me that the only obvious option for portable music is the iPod, which I can't afford.
I did some digging and it seems that Panasonic do an AAC player for about �100, but everything indicates it is Windows only.
http://www.panasonic.co.uk/sd-products/svsd51/index.htm
Am I wrong about the Panasonic player? Are there really no AAC players for the Mac other than the iPod? I'd have thought that someone like MacAlly might have seen a market for 'not another MP3' player.
Seems a bit rum to me. I wouldn't mind buying an iPod second-hand off eBay, but for the battery issue.
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iPod?
Seriously dude, it's worth the money.
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Second that... get a cheap iPod on eBay.
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O2 do a mobile/music device that supports the m4a format, but I don't know very much about it - I think it is tied to their music store service, and costs around �100.
You could get an original 5Gb iPod for around �150 (or a 10Gb for �130 if you happen to hop over to America  )
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Originally posted by mh0ffmann:
Second that... get a cheap iPod on eBay.
but the battery....
OK, I sense a poll coming.
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Or get a refurbished one at Apple.com. Warranty like a new one, new battery. Worth the extra change.
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Originally posted by OreoCookie:
Or get a refurbished one at Apple.com. Warranty like a new one, new battery. Worth the extra change.
They rarely have an refurbished. If they do they go really fast.
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Moderator Join Date: May 2001
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Originally posted by kpne1home:
They rarely have an refurbished. If they do they go really fast.
So better be quick. Sometimes they have some on sale in other places. I have heard that amazon has sold 30 gig iPods for the same price as the 20 giggers!
If you don't need it now, I'd wait till after the Keynote: either you get the same model for less or a new one.
It is rumored (I don't give much about rumors) that there are new cheap iPods next.
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