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Gateway Portable MP3 Player

Posted by michael on from the black-and-white-spots-optional dept.

dcsmith writes "Gateway has announced the Gateway Digital Audio Player, a 1.5-ounce USB device that also provides portable storage and voice recording. The device is curently available in a 128MB model priced at $129.99, with a 256MB model priced at $169.99 scheduled to debut on 14 August." The Gateway store has a picture. No mention of DRM.

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  1. No more music hardware technology updates... by DeltaSigma · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...until the blurb includes "ogg vorbis."

  2. Price.... by I_am_Rambi · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Why spent $170 for 256 megs of space? I can spent less than double and get a faster transfer (firewire compared with USB 1.1) and 10 gigs of space with an iPod. That just doesn't make cents. An iPod is a much better deal.

    1. Re:Price.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Two Reasons
      1.Size
      2.Battery Life

      1.Is the iPod the size of your thumb? No, only solid-state mp3 players are.

      2.Does the iPod use a single AAA battery for 12 hours? No, only solid-state mp3 players do.

    2. Re:Price.... by Mikey-San · · Score: 4, Insightful

      The iPod doesn't need a AAA battery. It gets 8-10 hours on its internal rechargeable battery. A couple of hours less and no wasting batteries. I can even recharge it by plugging it into my FireWire port while I'm using it.

      I'll take the iPod on this point.

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  3. Re:your perspective is skewed by dr.badass · · Score: 3, Insightful

    When a friendly Gateway sales representative says "would you like to throw in an mp3 player for just $129.99?", lots of people are going to go for it.

    Good.

    No, really. I'm all for the proliferation and popularity of easy-to-use MP3 players. But they aren't going to be as ubiquitous as CD players until they get as cheap, as simple, and as rugged.

    Most of the people here are obviously saying "It sucks, the iPod/Zen/Archos is better.". Well, yeah, but not everyone needs the power of one of those enough to justify spending $300 or so on it.

    If you could get a car that does everything you need for $20,000, are you an idiot for not spending $40,000 on one that's "better"?

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