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iPod Dissection and Review

Posted by chrisd on from the beauty-inside-and-out dept.

Mister Man writes "I saw over at AnandTech that there is finally a decent iPod review out there. Not only does the review include screen shots galore, they also have some pretty cool pictures of what is inside that pretty little box. Also discussed is information on how to connect an iPod to a Windows based PC. Check out the article for the real deal. Sadly, it doesn't seem like there is Linux based software yet."

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  1. Why this infatuation with iPod? by Quaryon · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I can't understand why Slashdot is focussed on this device, which doesn't support most operating systems and is non-hardware upgradeable and therefore limited to a tiny 5gb of storage space.

    How many times do we have to say Archos Archos Archos!!

    For those who don't wish to follow the link - it points to the Archos jukebox recorder 20, which has a 20Gb disk drive and can record from analog or digital sources direct to MP3. The disk drive is a standard 9.5mm height 2.5" IDE drive (why do we always specify height in metric but diameter/width in imperial?) and so can be replaced with a 40Gb drive if required, and presumably bigger ones in a fe months time as they become available..

    It's no more expensive than the iPod and works with Mac, Windows or Linux, doubling as an external hard drive.

    I just don't get it..

    Q.

  2. Re:Bad Apple (i think) by setag · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Nope. Apple is a lesser evil empire. Not as much market share as MS.