The solution is simple.. I have a shiny new 30GB iPOD which boots up with RockBox software from http://www.rockbox.org. I can drag and drop any files I want onto my iPOD, and I can play and organize them right on the unit. I can move, deleted, and rename my music on the go.. I can copy it to my friend's PC.. I am free from Microsoft's and Apple's restricitions on what I can and can't do with my music. My very first MP3 player worked just like this too.. but since then, every MP3 unit you can buy seems to be restricted in some way either by Apple or Microsoft.. it is really very sad that I have to resort to aftermarked firmware just to let my iPod work the way I want it to.. not the way some Apple executive wants it to.
"I'm a college student looking for a new laptop, but almost all of my media I receive digitally. I'm looking for a laptop, not a netbook, without an optical drive, and budget sensitive. The optical drive will just be a waste of space, when I can have thinner laptop. What's out there?"
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The solution is simple.. I have a shiny new 30GB iPOD which boots up with RockBox software from http://www.rockbox.org. I can drag and drop any files I want onto my iPOD, and I can play and organize them right on the unit. I can move, deleted, and rename my music on the go.. I can copy it to my friend's PC.. I am free from Microsoft's and Apple's restricitions on what I can and can't do with my music. My very first MP3 player worked just like this too.. but since then, every MP3 unit you can buy seems to be restricted in some way either by Apple or Microsoft.. it is really very sad that I have to resort to aftermarked firmware just to let my iPod work the way I want it to.. not the way some Apple executive wants it to.
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