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maplescorp
Citizen
Username: Maplescorp
Post Number: 15
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 8:17 pm: |     |
Hi,
It's so hard to keep up with tech trends, but here's my current need. Something into which I can dump my microsoft outlook address book (or even create an address book from scratch), that's also a 4 gb (at least) iPod. I don't want to pay more than $125 bucks if I can, so I'm happy to buy someone's old mini either locally or on eBay. I had a Palm IIIc that just died on me and wouldn't hotsync easily with newer computers. Does the iPod mini have an Palm-Pilot-like address book of some sort? I know the nano does, but I'd be happy enough with a mini to keep the price down. Any ideas? I have just under 1,000 songs on iTunes. I don't need it to have Blackberry-like wireless functions necessarily. Just something to keep my addresses and my songs.
Thanks in advance for insight. |
Barbara
Citizen
Username: Blh
Post Number: 577
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 10:02 pm: | |
I just bought an "out of the box" zire 72 directly from Palm -- $132 delivered -- and its an MP3 player. Full warranty from Palm. Look at the palm website. |
Tom Reingold
Supporter
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 11248
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 10:35 pm: | |
Palm makes a model called Lifedrive, which has a 4 GB hard disk. The first reviews had complaints that applications are slow to start up, because the disk isn't always spinning. If that problem isn't too annoying, I think this is a promising idea for a PDA.
So this has much more capacity than Barbara's Zire 72, and of course, it also plays mp3's.
The ipod does have a calendar, and I think it has a phone book, but you can only make entries on your computer. The ipod is only for retrieval, not entry.
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AlleyGater
Citizen
Username: Alleygater
Post Number: 1034
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 3:35 pm: | |
All the ipods support the calendar and addressbook synching on a mac. I am not sure what you need to do to sync your outlook addressbook on a PC -- but I'm guessing it's possible. I suspect the software comes on the CD but I could be wrong. Any PC users here to answer?
As for the price point. Well keep in mind that the mac mini is no longer being made. You option I think is to try ebay and get an older ipod (mini or otherwise). Keep in mind that the batteries are not permanent on the ipods and you might spend very little on an old ipod and have to spend money to repair the hardrive or battery. You never know.
I would suggest, sucking it up and getting yourself the nano. Pay more, get a device that makes you the envy of everyone who sees it and enjoy the tiny size and it's lack of moving parts. |
Tom Reingold
Supporter
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 11345
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 4:22 pm: | |
Yes, when you buy a Palm, it comes with PC software for syncing.
I'm sure you meant to say the ipod mini is no longer made, because I'm pretty sure the mac mini is still made.
The problem with using an ipod as a PDA is that you can't enter stuff onto the device. You can only enter stuff on your computer.
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AlleyGater
Citizen
Username: Alleygater
Post Number: 1035
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 5:34 pm: | |
Tom, I did mean the ipod mini. And if you read Maplescorp's original thread, it seems to me that he just needs to carry around his addressbook, and doesn't need to add to it, while on the road. |
Tom Reingold
Supporter
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 11352
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 5:38 pm: | |
I just reread his requirements. I don't know of any device, memory or disk, that provides 4 GB for $125 or less. I think he'll have to wait about a year or so for that. 1 GB SD cards are coming down to $50, and that's not even a device.
maplescorp, are you sure you want all this functionality in a single device? You could use an old Palm or a cell phone for your address book and get a used ipod. You'd have two bumps on your belt, but I do already: a Palm and a cell phone. I don't know how I'm going to carry my ipod, which I bought a couple of days ago. I don't think I want three bumps.
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maplescorp
Citizen
Username: Maplescorp
Post Number: 20
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 7:20 pm: | |
After much research it may be true that the nano is best for me. Prices for iPod minis on eBay are going up, not down. And I'm okay with loading up my addressbook on a desktop and just transfering it to an iPod if I can't do it from an iPod directly, especially if it can suck directly from Microsoft Outlook, which I know the nano can.
I don't think there's a palm-like device that can handle that much memory for tunes in my price range, and I really don't want to go the two-bump route. I've ruined enough belts by scratches with my one bump as it is!
Thanks everyone for helping out! I haven't gotten this much personal attention since I made an unintentional anti-Jewish remark in another thread weeks ago... |
maplescorp
Citizen
Username: Maplescorp
Post Number: 53
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 6:10 pm: | |
Okay, I've decided to get myself a Nano, but then I thought, well, I have nearly 800 songs -- that's perilously close to the 1000-song limit of 4 gb nano. Does it make more sense to get the 30 gb iPod for 50 more bucks. I know it's bigger but I don't really care about size.
I don't really see the need to have video on the iPod but my mind may change a year or months from now.
I should just spend $299 for the iPod 30GB, right? |
Spare_o
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Username: Spare_o
Post Number: 335
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 8:45 pm: | |
I have a 20 GB iPod and just got my fiance the Nano. He wanted the smaller size and felt that 1,000 tunes would be more than enough considering what he upgraded from. Day 2 since he cracked open the Nano box and he has already loaded about 1,100 songs and is subscribing to podcasts.
I can't imagiine living with just 4 GB. Sure the Nano is sleek and sexy but I've ripped less than half my CD collection and have already stored nearly 8 GB of music and podcasts. If the larger size isn't an issue for you, I'd spend the extra coin and get the 30 GB.
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