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Old 22-02-2009, 11:02
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I currently have an archos 605 30GB multimedia player and have never liked it. The only good thing about it is the screen size for viewing photos.
I am looking to purchase a new multimedia player, and am considering an ipod. I like the colours of the nano, but the memory of the classic is attractive to me.
In an attempt to make up my mind, I looked at the specs of both and found that the nano has flash memory, while the classic has a hard drive.
Flash memory seems to have quite a few positives to it - easy to erase, for one.
Is it worth getting the nano to get the flash memory, or should I go with my gut instinct and get the classic?
I am interested in other people's opinions on the fors and againsts of both players.
Thanks in advance.
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Old 22-02-2009, 14:39
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What do you want out of a portable media player? If you specify what it is you want, myself and others here could help you more... the main advantage of flash memory for me is longer life, deleting things from it is dictated by the manufacturer rather than the disk type.
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Old 22-02-2009, 16:30
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You're also going from a full on PMP in the Archos to either:

An MP3 player than can do video, but it's not what I'd call a PMP - in the iPod classic.

A diddy MP3 player that I certainly wouldn't want to watch video on - in the Nano.

If you do use the Archos for video, you'll find the two iPods you mention much weaker in that area.

As Fromez says, what do you want to use it for?

Main advantage of flash storage over HD type is stability. No moving parts so they tend to last longer and should never skip (if you use it in the gym or something). Although, I've only ever used HD based player and in years of use, have never had a single skip ..... from any of them ..... ever.

Ease of erasing is not a factor relating to the storage medium.
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Old 22-02-2009, 20:26
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For true multimedia you should consider the iPod Touch / iPhone.

http://www.apple.com/uk/ipodtouch/
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Old 24-02-2009, 12:11
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I currently have an archos 605 30GB multimedia player and have never liked it. The only good thing about it is the screen size for viewing photos.
I am looking to purchase a new multimedia player, and am considering an ipod. I like the colours of the nano, but the memory of the classic is attractive to me.
In an attempt to make up my mind, I looked at the specs of both and found that the nano has flash memory, while the classic has a hard drive.
Flash memory seems to have quite a few positives to it - easy to erase, for one.
Is it worth getting the nano to get the flash memory, or should I go with my gut instinct and get the classic?
I am interested in other people's opinions on the fors and againsts of both players.
Thanks in advance.
Doesn't matter really. Both flash and hard drive iPods are reliable and durable.
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Old 24-02-2009, 14:42
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Doesn't matter really. Both flash and hard drive iPods are reliable and durable.
Thanks, that's all I wanted to know.
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Old 25-02-2009, 14:48
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You're also going from a full on PMP in the Archos to either:

An MP3 player than can do video, but it's not what I'd call a PMP - in the iPod classic.

A diddy MP3 player that I certainly wouldn't want to watch video on - in the Nano.

If you do use the Archos for video, you'll find the two iPods you mention much weaker in that area.

As Fromez says, what do you want to use it for?

Main advantage of flash storage over HD type is stability. No moving parts so they tend to last longer and should never skip (if you use it in the gym or something). Although, I've only ever used HD based player and in years of use, have never had a single skip ..... from any of them ..... ever.

Ease of erasing is not a factor relating to the storage medium.
I'm still going to use the archos for video and photos, but the new machine for music.
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