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Originally Posted by Solitaire1
Although small and light is considered good, I disagree about the size. One thing I've noticed with many devices, like Digital Audio Players, is that they have become so small that they are difficult to use. I'd rather have a larger device (not massively large but fits comfortably in the hand) with a longer battery life. That is one of the best things about the iPod Classic, it fits comfortably in the hand.
However, one of the reasons I retired my iPod Classic was due to the short playing time. It gave me playing-time anxiety where I'm often concerned about my battery dying while I'm using it (once I took it with me while travelling and it was at about 75% charge and it died after about 2 hours). I could almost see the battery gauge take a hit everything I touched a control.
That is a concern with any device that I use. I need at least 18 hours of playing time to ensure that I have enough playing time to last me all day, and I can fully charge it while I sleep if needed. That's why I prefer e-ink e-readers, the charge will last all day.
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If you wait until 2027, you'll be able to get a music player that has a replaceable battery thanks to the EU. The EU have made it so these sort of devices have to have a user replaceable battery. That means phones like the iPhone have to have a user replaceable battery.
So if you take your music player on a trip, while traveling, you can have a spare battery if needed.