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[cyen]

Oh great, first my phone decided to not work properly anymore, and now I can't even turn on my old mp3 player even when I plug it into the adapter. The player has been acting wonky ever since the big move (battery drains way too quickily). I went to creative to see if I can trouble shoot it, and the site said they longer support that product. I

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[afuji]

The reason I never considered a ipod was that I didnt need that much space for my music (it hardly goes over 2gb) You can just switch your mp3s if you get bored of listening to it anyway~ ...and I'm cheap as heck ^^;;
I'd stear clear of any Sony walkman mp3s mainly because the sonicstage (music management/way to upload music program) really SUCKS. I regert buying one because the software crashes and converts them to .cov(?) files taking a long time...and I'm still not sure how to get music off the mp3player... TwT

I use free cdrip but I'm sure there are some other programs out there that might be a bit better. I usually only rip once and a while but it's easy to use for me~

[cyen]

Haha, I'm the opposite. I want to cram as many mp3s as possible so I don't have to transfer the files ever again. Unfortunately, it makes organizing a huge pain. I was eyeing this really cute mp3 player that was about 2 gig, but since I don't run anymore, I don't have a reason to buy it anymore. XD

As much as I love Sony products, I agree with you that their walkman mp3s suck. My main issues are cost and Sony's love of using proprietary format instead of using the most popular formats. My sis had one which was good enough for her, but she really doesn't care much about technology as long as she can just plug and play.

Thanks for the recommendation! I will have to check it out~

[choukoumei]

It seems like electronics always choose to break at the same time.

I get considerably annoyed at the shelf life of technology these days myself, especially since things are also that much more expensive.

I have an ipod and love it, but I didn't pay for it (it was an x-mas gift from my parents) and I use it everyday and use quite a bit of the space on it.

[cyen]

T_T Yeah, the whole shelf life of technology really ticks me off. I spent lots of money on it, and I expect it to last for at least ten years. Then again, it goes against the whole captialistic/consumer concept. Basically I feel that I'm not getting enough value about of my electronics

[choukoumei]

A few years back, there was a huge brouhaha that they were expecting people to buy a brand new ipod if the battery died instead of replacing the batteryYeah I remember that. But apple is hardly the only company to resort to such tactics. Everything is on rechargable batteries now, but those only have a certain shelf life. And even if they will replace a battery, they'll eventually stop making that battery and tell you that you need to buy their new product. I had that exact problem with my cell phone once, I needed a replaced battery, they had to struggle to find me one and said that I needed to buy a new phone because the next battery that died wouldn't be able to be replaced

[cyen]

But apple is hardly the only company to resort to such tactics.

Yup yup, I agree with you exactly. Sucks that a lot of the companies do that now. As much as I like using rechargable batteries (or certain proprietary hardwares in general), I'm not keen about the short shelf life. Then again, it's all about trying to get consumers to buy as much of their products as possible. I also agree that things would be better if electronics were cheaper. I still feel guilty throwing away something because it's so wasteful and bad for the environment, but there's no one who would be willing to fix broken electronics. I'm pretty sure they can make technology lasts longer, but that would go against the whole comsumerism. If things never broke, then companies can't sell as much of their products.

Wid had a G3 but then he ended up getting PC after that because of the wide selection of games. On the other hand, my brother had a PC in college, but he ended up switching over to Apple and never looked back.

[cyen]

Oooh, thanks for the recommendation! I'll try both yours and Afuji's recommendations.

Days like this I hate technologies. Hahahah. It's sad my mp3 player died, but at least it wasn't super essential or anything. My phone, on the other hand, is pretty important since I keep all of the birthdays and contact numbers in there so I don't have to remember. XD Unfortunately, I can't get a backup copy on to the computer since I think the problem is the phone memory...

Everyone has macbooks now too? I'm glad you were able to get a good deal for ipod. I just can't justify spending so much money when I can get something just as good at a lower price.

Oh, I've heard of Sandisk mp3 players, but I don't know much about them. I think you're right that flash disk mp3 player is better than the HD ones. The cute one I wanted for jogging was flash disk mp3. I don't think my mp3 player (HD) could handle me pouncing on the pavement.

[baconneggs]

yeah I also reccomend ez cd extractor like above. But I think its only a 1 month trial, so rip everything you can.

If your mp3 player has a laptop harddrive, you can buy an adapter ribbon/cable for a few bucks and hook it up to your desktop.

Yay for ipod hatred.=D Apple in general gets on my nerves. They're like a damn cult.
Maybe you can get a korean mp3 player? They make alot of slick looking ones.
http://www.mpio.com/ has some cool looking mini players. Their HD ones are kinda blah.

[cyen]

Thanks for the recommendations. I don't know if I can actually access the harddrive of my mp3 player if I can't even turn it on. It might be too much trouble in the end anyway. I do have a decent amount saved on my back up drive and the rest I can just rip from my cds.

I don't really have a hatred for Apple, but I do realize that they're like any corporation.

[erikochan]

CDex has always received the thumbs up for me. It's only purpose is to rip mp3s and it does it in a very no-nonsense kind of way. I like it very much. It's also freeware. :)

One other thing. Are you plugging in your devices to a surge protector?

[cyen]

Sweet, thanks for your recommendation. I love no-nonsense freewares (like my ftp program FileZilla, recommended by thecraiggers). :)

Expensive electronics are plugged into the voltage regulator as well as the backup battery thingie (the name escapes me right now ^^;). I actually don't keep most of my electronics plugged in, only when I'm actually using it. As soon as I'm done, I unplug it, like my laser printer.

With the case of the mp3 player, I haven't used it in literally months and then when I tried to turn it on, it wouldn't. I suspect the battery was drained and then refused to be recharged. I noticed with other batteries as well. I use rechargable batteries for my Wii, and even though I haven't touched the controls in weeks, the newly recharged batteries mysteriously lost some of their charge. Totally weird.