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02-24-2005, 08:35 PM

On 23 Feb 2005 20:00:44 -0800, "Mike G" <rainking08@gmail.com> from
http://groups.google.com wrote:

>I'm in the market for an mp3 player to use while at the gym (on the
>bike there in bad weather) and when riding in general. I've heard that
>hard drive based MP3 players (ipod, rio karma, dell jukebox, etc) are a
>little more sensitive to movement and bumps. Not in terms of skipping,
>but the player actually breaking because it has moveable parts.
>
>Flash mp3 players, on the other hand, are very durable, but don't hold
>nearly as many songs (usually about 512 mb as opposed to 30 gigs).
>
>So, I was wondering if anyone has had problems with hard drive based
>mp3 players or if riding is generally smooth enough to keep the hard
>drives safe. I would much rather buy a large player, but if it's too
>vulneralbe when riding I'll go with a smaller one.

The Diamond RIO is a greta flash player. But ... get the iPod. I suggest the
Shuffle.

02-24-2005, 08:35 PM	#26 (permalink)
Kevan Smith Guest Posts: n/a	Re: mp3 player advice for riding On 23 Feb 2005 20:00:44 -0800, "Mike G" <rainking08@gmail.com> from http://groups.google.com wrote: >I'm in the market for an mp3 player to use while at the gym (on the >bike there in bad weather) and when riding in general. I've heard that >hard drive based MP3 players (ipod, rio karma, dell jukebox, etc) are a >little more sensitive to movement and bumps. Not in terms of skipping, >but the player actually breaking because it has moveable parts. > >Flash mp3 players, on the other hand, are very durable, but don't hold >nearly as many songs (usually about 512 mb as opposed to 30 gigs). > >So, I was wondering if anyone has had problems with hard drive based >mp3 players or if riding is generally smooth enough to keep the hard >drives safe. I would much rather buy a large player, but if it's too >vulneralbe when riding I'll go with a smaller one. The Diamond RIO is a greta flash player. But ... get the iPod. I suggest the Shuffle.