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Old 10-27-2010, 09:11 PM   #1
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Which MP3 Player Compatible with Mac?

I need to find a hi-end mp3 player that is compatible with my desktop MacPro 2.93 GHz (not the Mac Book Pro), running Snow Leopard 10.6.4.

Features I'm looking for in an mp3 player:
- compatible with Mac
- mp3, mp4, wav, flv, jpg, gif
- good resolution for reading articles (pdf, text, rtf)
- at least a 3" screen
- long battery life
- Internet/e-mail capable (optional)

I will using the mp3 player mostly for educational purposes: audio/video files, and reading articles (that I upload from my computer)

I'm willing to spend around $300-$350.
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Old 10-27-2010, 10:17 PM   #2
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a great forum for players anythingbutipod.com and head-fi.org

but I would think an iPod Touch we be the most obvious choice
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Old 10-28-2010, 08:15 PM   #3
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Ummmm Itouch-Ipod-Ipad ect.
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Old 10-28-2010, 08:52 PM   #4
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Sounds like what you are looking for *is* the ipod touch, but with some additional file format support. An Android MID might offer that, but I haven't seen any that get good reviews. Can you convert your files to formats the ipod can use, or do you have something against the ipod devices?
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Excellent site boswd, except that they are very very anti-apple as I am as well. Answer is anything made by apple.
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what about a new Windows Phone 7 phone? 4 inch superAMOLED displays, mp3 players, productivity tools and MAC compatiple

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/11/w...-launch-guide/

mac compatibility

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/25/w...o-public-beta/
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Excellent site boswd, except that they are very very anti-apple as I am as well. Answer is anything made by apple.
yeah both sites have pretty much filled with audiophiles and apple is sort of a joke to them in terms of audio quality. IOW all fluff no substance.
It is rather true, i bought a couple of SanDisks and compared them to my iPod nano's 5G and it really was no comparison, the iPods tend to have a more digitalized sound as where the sandisk clip+ and the fuze had more what you call a "sound stage" the instruments separation and clarity was more pronounced on the sandisk's and much cheaper.
Let alone the support for FLAC.
but I digress

but as the op the the iPod touch would be your best bet.
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