iPod Classic discontinued

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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    Peat wrote:
    Ive got the Classic 160GB. Probably the best purchase I have ever made. I use it day in day out, my entire music library at my fingertips wherever i am.

    I recognise that it will die, but I want a dedicated music player, with a battery that lasts days, not hours. Is there such a thing around?

    That! Even worse for me as the headphone jack on mine is dying and only one ear works! :evil:
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • RDW
    RDW Posts: 1,900
    As for the battery life, Sony claims 32 hours of music from their overpriced NWZ-ZX1 'Video Walkman' (128GB). They have 16GB players (E585, Nano-style) that are supposed to do 77 hours.
  • heavymental
    heavymental Posts: 2,079
    Surely someone will fill the gap in the market. Maybe I'll start working on one...
  • CHRISNOIR
    CHRISNOIR Posts: 1,400
    Heavymental wrote:
    Surely someone will fill the gap in the market.

    This is my hope. I got lucky and bought a new 160GB about a month before the announcement. Hopefully if it ever biffs up there'll be another high-capacity player available.
  • RDW
    RDW Posts: 1,900
    I just came across this:

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/FiiO-X5-MP3-Pla ... B00I4Q9S32

    No storage built in, so it's pretty pricey compared to a Classic, but you get two micro SD card slots (currently supports 2 x 64 GB, will supposedly support 2 x 128GB with a firmware update, and eventually 2 x 256GB when the cards are available). Apparently has excellent sound and build quality, though the industrial design looks a bit like a Soviet-era copy of the iPod might have done.

    Edit: They also have a cheaper single micro SD slot player that can handle a 128GB card:

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00DQBWY04/

    Battery runtime on both players (10 hours) looks a bit feeble compared to the Classic, and the interfaces aren't as good.

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