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| Thread ID: 75386 | 2006-12-27 06:37:00 | Is there really anything so bad about apple? | Dannz (1668) | PC World Chat |
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| 510094 | 2006-12-27 21:37:00 | There are many Apple Mac members on this forum who will confirm this and even Billy T a one time Windows fanatic now uses iTunes . Steady on Safari, one Swallow does not a summer make! I am still wedded to PCs & Windows, and wouldn't keep an Apple product if it was given to me . I use iTunes for ripping because I needed Mp3s in a hurry and it was the only program that gave me reliable results, but it is bloated as hell and very slow . All the other programs I tried were under-developed freeware and had I had time to go looking for a polished product, I am sure I would have found one . iTunes was the last free product I tried, it worked, and that's why I use it, but it is not free of bugs . There is one that makes it rip at very slow speed and I haven't quite worked out what it is yet, though I have found a way to get it to speed up in mid-rip . I'm not prejudiced though, my likes and dislikes are based on practical issues and it is not just Apple I don't like . After many years in the electronics industry I have too-often found that manufacturers who capitalise on a "Brand" name may well make good products, but they cost the earth yet frequently offer little if any advantage over a much cheaper option . Motor vehicles are a similar example . In the early days of colour TV, Philips, Sony and Sanyo sold at very high prices, yet much cheaper options could perform equally well if properly set up . Reliability on the cheaper models was not quite so good, but the cost of repairs to for Sanyo and Sony in particular was very high . Sony used proprietary semiconductors in the power supply that cost a fortune and often died several times during repair attempts . I don't like products that attempt to lock you in to proprietary hardware or software, and Apple is a prime example of that restrictive policy . If PCs were made and sold under the same restrictive conditions as Apple products, both the equipment and the OS would be hugely more reliable . A significant proportion of PC problems are not related to the generic technology, they are created by the infinite and ever-evolving range of software and hardware available . I don't indulge in the practice of constant update and change, which is why both my computers are still using their original OS installations after 6 (W2K) and 10 (W98)years respectively, and the only failed components I have had were a power supply in Old Faithful at around the 7 year mark and an HDD that failed 6 or so years ago . Cheers Billy *<8-{)= A Mac won't appear in my office until they prise my cold dead fingers off my PC . |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 510095 | 2006-12-27 23:12:00 | dapreview.net Try that. I normally get between 14-16 hours of battery on the Zen Vision:M, which is on par and above its rated battery life, this is the same rated battery life of the Ipod. If you are wanting a Execellent Music only player (with limited video options) try the IAudio X5L - its a bit old but has all the audio features and much more of the ipod/zen/zune. The 'L' version also has a rated battery life of 35 hours. www.iaudiophile.net |
noone (22) | ||
| 510096 | 2006-12-27 23:28:00 | I don't indulge in the practice of constant update and change, which is why both my computers are still using their original OS installations after 6 (W2K) and 10 (W98)years respectively, and the only failed components I have had were a power supply in Old Faithful at around the 7 year mark and an HDD that failed 6 or so years ago. Cheers Billy *<8-{)= A Mac won't appear in my office until they prise my cold dead fingers off my PC. The fact Billy that your hardware and OS installation on your newest RIG is now 6 years old, that might account for the poor ripping speed:rolleyes: just a thought |
plod (107) | ||
| 510097 | 2006-12-27 23:45:00 | I have found another point that is making me head towards ipod, Rockbox is stable on it, which adds OGG codecs (along with many others). as far as i can tell, there is nothing for the zen. | Dannz (1668) | ||
| 510098 | 2006-12-28 00:20:00 | If you are into "trendy", just buy the Apple . You probably get more "street cred" that way :lol: . Those of us that are not into that, will do lots of research and, I might add, still might buy the Apple if its meets our needs the best . Don't look to me for advice for an iPod like device . I still like producing my Sony Walkman to scare people at work (Thats sooooooo old etc etc I hear them say) . Put hey, it does what I want it to do . I have a friend that is sold on her 60GB iPod . She is so impressed at having a portable music collection . But its not on my list of wants or needs . |
dolby digital (5073) | ||
| 510099 | 2006-12-28 00:45:00 | Unfortunately if you are looking at anything over 20GB there is no such thing as an MP3 player only - they all incorporate video whether you want that or not. Perhaps there is a niche market there? Anyways - looks like you are limited to either the Apple iPod, Creative Zen or Cowon iAudio series of player. Fr sheer sound quality my preference is the Creative. :2cents: |
Tukapa (62) | ||
| 510100 | 2006-12-28 00:56:00 | The fact Billy that your hardware and OS installation on your newest RIG is now 6 years old, that might account for the poor ripping speed:rolleyes: just a thought I don't think so, it runs clean & lean and handles graphics work OK so audio shouldn't slow it down too much. The only thing it draws the line at is converting video, for that I am building a new computer next year because I do recognise the need to modernise at some point and toss out the old W98 box. JOOI, what do you call a normal ripping speed? Cheers Billy *<8-{)= |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 510101 | 2006-12-28 00:56:00 | Unfortunately if you are looking at anything over 20GB there is no such thing as an MP3 player only - they all incorporate video whether you want that or not. Perhaps there is a niche market there? Anyways - looks like you are limited to either the Apple iPod, Creative Zen or Cowon iAudio series of player. Fr sheer sound quality my preference is the Creative. :2cents: sounds like we have a new breed of fanboy doing the rounds:eek: |
plod (107) | ||
| 510102 | 2006-12-28 01:10:00 | I have found another point that is making me head towards ipod, Rockbox is stable on it, which adds OGG codecs (along with many others). as far as i can tell, there is nothing for the zen. Rockbox is only stable on the 5th gen ipod, not the 5.5gen ipod - the one which you are buying. |
noone (22) | ||
| 510103 | 2006-12-28 01:13:00 | The IAudioX5 has native support for OGG and FLAC codecs, if you add rockbox to this you can get true gapless (not the Ipods sudo via itunes gapless), cross fading etc. Plus the X5 has FM radio/recording/line in recording. | noone (22) | ||
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