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Is SONY the only one who makes a hard drive-based music system? Does anyone know where I can get something similar to this in the U.S.?

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It makes no sense to make hard drive based shelf systems because
#1 Hard drives are obsolete technology and getting phased out by Solid State Memory.
#2 Hard drives are prone to failure
#3 Hard drives aren't expandable (easily) and it makes much more sense to just make a good system that will be compatible with any DAP plugged to it - this way the user can get a new DAP whenever which takes care of upgrading instantly.

I hook my MP3 players and my flash drives to my surround sound DVD system and get a room full of sound. ]]>Mar 10th 2008 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/sony-confirms-giga-juke-sc55pke-and-e35hd-for-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/sony-confirms-giga-juke-sc55pke-and-e35hd-for-the-uk/
Hard disks are hardly obsolete, and I can't imagine this would be all that prone to failure just sitting there. Your mp3 player is in far greater risk of damage (or loss).]]>Mar 10th 2008 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/sony-confirms-giga-juke-sc55pke-and-e35hd-for-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/sony-confirms-giga-juke-sc55pke-and-e35hd-for-the-uk/
1) Yes, but HDDs will still be around for a few more years. I don't see large SSDs selling for chips just yet.
2) Yes, but so do all HDDs so that really isn't a valid argument. I could go out and buy an iPod or external desktop drive, use it for a month and discover it's failed too.
3) People still prefer some kind of "Hi-Fi"-ish device to handle their music at home. Whilst I personally use my computer hooked up to a good amp and bookshelf speakers, not everyone has that. They might have a POS PC which is a poor excuse to use a music device. Same for hooking up their DAP to some speakers.

I think there is still a market for this, but its diminishing very quickly. ]]>Mar 10th 2008 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/sony-confirms-giga-juke-sc55pke-and-e35hd-for-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/sony-confirms-giga-juke-sc55pke-and-e35hd-for-the-uk/Mar 10th 2008 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/sony-confirms-giga-juke-sc55pke-and-e35hd-for-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/sony-confirms-giga-juke-sc55pke-and-e35hd-for-the-uk/
http://www.consumer.philips.com/consumer/en/us/consumer/cc/_productid_WAC3500D_37_US_CONSUMER/Wireless-Music-Center+WAC3500D-37

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