RaidSonic ICY BOX IB-MP302-B 0 GB Black

Advantages: Holds your entire music collection
Disadvantages: Expensive - but well worth it

...to the firewire port. This would be a good idea, as the iPod uses the FireWire to recharge itself. This is easy to do aswell - you just take one of the small power cables floating around in your PC (they're really obviously power cables with red and yellow and black wires coming out from them, and all going back to the power box at the back of your PC). Then just switch your computer back on. If like me you have Windows XP it automatically recognises the card - you don't have to do anything after turning the PC back on, the card's ready to use. Later this summer Apple are releasing another cable & a software update that will let you use USB 2.0 instead of firewire. USB is more common on PC's, but it still wont recharge your iPod, and most people have USB 1 rather than USB 2 - if you only have USB 1, you'd have to upgrade to USB 2 anyway because it... Read review

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Advantages: Big memory crisp sound
Disadvantages: No radio

...Phillips ShoqBox PSS231 This is my review on the PSS231 which has 1GB of space to offer! What you get (Accessories) The ShoqBox comes with a black charger which is quite long about half a Meter long so very handy when there isn't a plug socket near, a useful stylish carry case which is quite hard and protects the ShoqBox well, Line in cable to use the ShoqBox as speakers for your PC, CD player or Mp3 player. It also comes with a radio cable which gives signal for the radio to work and a USB cable for music transfer. There is also a software CD which i will explain about later on. Connectivity The USB cable provided can be used to take music off or put music on the ShoqBox using the software provided. I must say I found the software very complicated, locating drives and correct folders for music... Read review

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Advantages: 16:9 widescreen, FM radio, photo viewer, mp3/video player, compact flash card slot
Disadvantages: Slightly on the bulky side but not uncomfortable

...no problem on full charge. Can charge player via mains adapter or through computer (usb cable supplied). Included is AC adapter, a soft carrying bag, a minijack-to-RCA A/V cable, USB cable, earbuds, and a standard mini-USB 2.0 cable. The interface is nice and easy to use. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- From my experience, the player has no problem in playing the various audio formats (WAV, WMA, MP3, Protected WMA and 'Audible' audiobooks). It is limited however to only displaying JPEG's on the photo front. On the Vision's screen, photos look sharp and crisp, and colors are vivid with true blacks. There are additonal functions such as pan, zoom, and rotate, but the zoom feature is quite slow, and thumbnails take a while to load the first time, because they're generated... Read review

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