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mac compatable mp3 player

  • 26-12-2006 3:01pm
    #1
    weeder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,469 ✭✭✭


    im a macc user looking for an mp3 player who doesnt want an ipod with 110 euro in his wallet and a lot of his music was ripped from cds using itunes about 6GB of m4a files and a bit of mp3 files

    so what im looking for must work on a mac and must play all my music and have a decent capacity

    I like the creative ones but no mac compatability whatsoever afaik


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  • #2
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,316 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Get an Archos. You can copy the MP3's into the Audio folder, and it should work.


  • #3
    Nature Boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 801 ✭✭✭Nature Boy


    The creative ones are compatible, there's an app called XNJB that will connect to it without drivers. There's also a plug in for iTunes but it only works on PowerPC and it won't work if you've got that plays for sure firmware installed. Basically it's compatible but don't install the plays for sure firmware!


  • #4
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,850 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    What's wrong with getting a cheap lil' Shuffle?


  • #5
    philologos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,479 ✭✭✭✭philologos


    weeder wrote:
    im a macc user looking for an mp3 player who doesnt want an ipod with 110 euro in his wallet and a lot of his music was ripped from cds using itunes about 6GB of m4a files and a bit of mp3 files

    ebay and drop your target from 6GB to about 2 as that's all your going to get for 110. I got a 2GB Philips one for €89 (with delivery) so you should find something similar for that.


  • #6
    weeder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,469 ✭✭✭weeder


    K.O.Kiki wrote:
    What's wrong with getting a cheap lil' Shuffle?

    funny that.... exactly what i did the size was a nice attraction


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  • #7
    Sad Professor
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    weeder wrote:
    I like the creative ones but no mac compatability whatsoever afaik

    The software isn't mac compatible but I was transferring music on to my uncle's creative nano today and it showed up as a external drive - drag and drop. Saved me having to install all that Creative crap on to my Bootcamp partition.


  • #8
    weeder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,469 ✭✭✭weeder


    also doubing that the creative would support aac/m4a as i have a lot of music in this format


  • #9
    uncle_sam_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,191 ✭✭✭uncle_sam_ie


    Is it the price or choice that is stopping you from going with an iPod? Because, syncing an iPod to a Mac is the easiest, most painless way to go. If it's the price there is always ebay.


  • #10
    tywy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,240 ✭✭✭tywy


    Sad Professor wrote:
    The software isn't mac compatible but I was transferring music on to my uncle's creative nano today and it showed up as a external drive - drag and drop. Saved me having to install all that Creative crap on to my Bootcamp partition.

    that won't play though, it just acts as an external HD. You'll have to put the music onto the creative using software if you want to listen to it, right?


  • #11
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,698 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    tywy wrote:
    that won't play though, it just acts as an external HD. You'll have to put the music onto the creative using software if you want to listen to it, right?
    I thought this too at first but it played fine on my uncle's Creative Nano. I was also able to delete the introduction.mp3 this way.


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  • #12
    weeder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,469 ✭✭✭weeder


    tywy wrote:
    that won't play though, it just acts as an external HD. You'll have to put the music onto the creative using software if you want to listen to it, right?
    i said i bought a shuffle nano had me turned away for screen issues (and yes there are some with the 2G)


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