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Review of iRiver iFP-899
ThJ writes "The iRiver iFP-899 at $179.99 is a portable (8.9 x 3.6 x 2.7 cm), lightweight (75 grams w/battery) solid state music player. With a capacity of 1 GB, it can store ~170 songs at 6 MB each. The iFP-899 features MP3, WMA and OGG support, an FM tuner and a 3-way (line/mic-in, internal mic, FM tuner) MP3 recorder.
After purchasing one for myself and using it for a few days, I thought it would be a good idea to give it a brief review. There are plenty of screenshots. Go ahead and enjoy!" Note: this review has some words of caution for those who'd like it to play Ogg Vorbis files, but forewarned is forearmed.
Why compare it to the Shuffle. If the shuffle was made by anyone else other than Apple -- people would have laughed it out of existence for not having a screen, voice recorder and tuner or most importantly for the /. crowd OGG support.
I just love how apple can release just the opposite of what people want, and yet they jump on it like it's the most inovative thing since sliced bread. These same people don't mind a HD based player that has a battery that can not be replaced (very easily), and thats ok also, cause it is all the rage.
Or the fact that OS X is not open source....that's ok also, cause it's apple -- funny how many people abandon their ideals or principals so easily.
(+1 Funny) only if I laugh out loud.
It's a review of hardware that claims to play OGG files. Since there are very few such creatures on the market, and I have thousands of OGG files, it's interesting news to me to find that it does not in fact work.
get a zire and a gig of SD ram.
Does that play OGGs?
TWW
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I don't think the iPod shuffle is The Greatest Design Ever. I think it's rather small, and doesn't have a screen, but it is fairly cheap and rugged. Doesn't solve a problem for me, but some people obviously like it OK.
I don't know where this "/. crowd" comes from. I don't recall signing a manifesto when I set up my account. You might be stunned to note that there exist more than two opinions on this board.
"release just the opposite of what people want, and yet they jump on it"
You contradict yourself. If people buy it, they obviously want it.
"Or the fact that OS X is not open source"
Darwin is, but that obviously isn't your point.
"funny how many people abandon their ideals or principals so easily."
I haven't abandoned my principles. I do not share YOUR principles.
I bought my Powerbook because it suited my needs. I bought my iPod because it best fit what I wanted. I don't give a damn about what's "cool". I've never been cool in my life.
Why yes, I AM a rocket scientist!