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Portable Media Player with removable battery?

  • 29-06-2009 3:23pm
    #1
    L31mr0d
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,067 ✭✭✭


    I'm looking to get a portable media player for a long flight i'll be going on in a few weeks. Thing is I want to get one that has either A) a 10hr+ battery life or B) An easily removable battery so I can swap in a second one when it dies mid flight.

    Any suggestions? I've been looking at the Archos media players but they all have soldered in batteries. Is this the norm?


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  • #2
    pleasant Co.
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 7,423 Mod ✭✭✭✭pleasant Co.


    Very much so, these days they're all built in.

    You'll find it very difficult to find any PMP with a 10 hr+ video battery life (or were you talking about 10+ for music?)


  • #3
    L31mr0d
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,067 ✭✭✭L31mr0d


    Mactard wrote: »
    You'll find it very difficult to find any PMP with a 10 hr+ video battery life (or were you talking about 10+ for music?)

    No 10+ hrs for video. I understand it's not really possible which is why I'd like the option of a removable battery pack.

    Been looking through the options on pixmania and pretty much all of them have built in batteries. I'm starting to think I should just get a netbook and buy an extra battery pack for that.

    I'd prefer the portability of a PMP though. So if you know of some exotic make that allows for the battery to be easily swapped out I'd really appreciate it.


  • #4
    pleasant Co.
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 7,423 Mod ✭✭✭✭pleasant Co.


    All I can think of right now that comes sort of close with 7hrs vid batt is the Cowon O2, I do think you'd be better off all round with decent netbock like the Samsung NC10.


  • #5
    Gran Hermano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    You can get backup portable power packs that will extend the run-time, I use them on long haul flights.

    You can either get a backup pack that will run off AA batteries or one that you charge up via USB/mains before leaving home.
    Check Dealextreme.


  • #6
    J_E
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,734 ✭✭✭J_E


    The Archos 705 has a removable battery but I don't know if you'd consider it "portable" as such.


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  • #7
    L31mr0d
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,067 ✭✭✭L31mr0d


    ended up getting a Dell Mini 10v laptop. I'm actually on it at the moment in Thailand. It worked out perfect, it has about ~5hr's of battery life watching movies with the 6 cell battery and the wifi and LAN turned off with the brightness at the lowest setting, I also bought a spare 6 cell battery which gives me about 10 hours of usage.

    Ended up watching the first few episodes of Hung and Lie to me, as well as a few movies on the flight. Played through some old roms as well.

    I'd recommend anyone looking for a portable media player to look into the new ranges of netbooks, they have gotten really cheap and the battery life and flexibility of use where huge selling points for me.


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