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M$2 March 23, 2009 04:10 AM

What's a good iPod alternative, based on functionality?

I am looking for 4-8G. The top criteria are:

1. user interface - it has to be as easy to use as the iPod
2. durability - I want to use it at the gym)
3. bluetooth
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cp24 cp24
 
 March 23, 2009 04:44 AM
Have a look at Samsung P2 8 GB Touchscreen Bluetooth Portable Media ($154.97 from Amazon + shipping). The touchscreen might not be good requirement number 2 - durability.

I was looking at this one as a gift but in the end purchased Samsung Q1 ( $123.41 from Amazon + shipping) instead as the person does not need the bluetooth.

Key features of Samsung P2:
- Built-in Bluetooth 2.0: compatible with Bluetooth headphones and speakers for wireless stereo playback
- 3-inch widescreen LCD with touchscreen controls
- FM radio, text viewer, alarm clock, world clock, and calendar
- Windows XP and Windows Vista compatible

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Samsung P2 Product Info
http://www.samsung.com/my/consumer/detail/detail.do?group=mp3audiovideo&...

Amazon - Samsung P2
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Touchscreen-Bluetooth-Portable-Player/dp/B000...

Samsung Q1 Product Page
http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/detail/detail.do?group=homeentertainment...

Amazon - Samsung Q1
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Video-Player-Lighted-Touchpad/dp/B001IZZ7GS

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March 23, 2009 10:42 AM
Cowon S9 8 GB Video MP3 Player with Touchscreen (Silver/Black)
- 8 GB capacity for about 2,000 songs
- 55 hours of audio or 11 hours of video on a single charge
- 3.3-inch, 16-million color AMOLED display with 480 x 272 pixel resolution
- Supports MP3, WMA, OGG, FLAC, WAV, and APE audio formats; AVI and WMV video formats; JPEG image formats
- Bluetooth ver. 2.0 + EDR
- FM radio

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http://www.amazon.com/Cowon-Video-Player-Touchscreen-Silver/dp/B001OC6ECG/


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robbrown robbrown
 
March 23, 2009 11:39 AM
Here's a pretty good blog called "Anything But Ipod"
http://www.anythingbutipod.com/

In their recent "Top 5" post, they mention the following devices:
http://www.anythingbutipod.com/archives/2008/12/top-5-mp3-players-of-2008.php

Sony Walkman A720
http://www.anythingbutipod.com/archives/images/top-5-2008/sony-a820-front-thumb-484x363.jpg

Cowon iAudio D2
http://www.anythingbutipod.com/archives/images/top-5-2008/d2-dfkt-1.jpg

Microsoft Zune 120
http://www.anythingbutipod.com/archives/images/top-5-2008/zune-120-04.jpg

Samsung P2
http://www.anythingbutipod.com/archives/images/top-5-2008/samsung-yp-p2-front.jpg

SanDisk Sansa Clip
http://www.anythingbutipod.com/archives/images/top-5-2008/clip-num-1-4.jpg

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brettmcgui... brettmcgui...
 
March 24, 2009 01:17 AM
Excellent link, Rob, thanks. It confirms what I had head from Paul Thurotte (sp?) and what RayShaw says below about the Zune. In the end I am going for the P2. I bought a little S3, which is fantastic.

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rayshaw rayshaw
 
March 23, 2009 12:50 PM
Everyone jokes about the Zune, but reviews show the interface to be as good or better than iPod, and it does offer wireless features that iPod did not until the iPod Touch came out. Personally, I quit using an iPod when I got a Blackberry cell phone (Pearl). It's proven to be very durable and even has iTunes compatibility. Plus it's very light and thin.

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robbrown robbrown
 
March 23, 2009 03:32 PM
I agree. I use my blackberry 8800 as an MP3 player as well.

The biggest problem with any phone as an mp3 player is the limited storage. Having a lot of room to store all of your audio has quite a few advantages.

Still, my blackberry does a very good job of letting me listen to audio books.

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