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After the iFP series, I sort of lost track (and interest, because the iFP-799 fit my needs nicely). I'm sort of considering biting the bullet and grabbing the T60, but I'll wait til probably January - the absolute latest. My 799's still serving my needs very well, but it'd be nice to have a larger capacity.
Hm, you're right. I'm very glad they still make flash players with disposable batteries. I've been a longtime supporter of disposable batteries - for QUITE a few years. Your reasons for preferring disposables over built in are pretty much the reasons why I try to use them exclusively.
Ironically, I never made much use of the recording options, but thankfully, I have the 799 if I ever wanted to.
I actually like the joystick (if it's anything like the 7xx series or 1xx series, at least). However, I didn't like the battery cover on the 1xx series at all - I had two of them, and they both are broken because the battery cover came completely off. I lost the battery cover for my 799 (some idiot stole it in gym with the battery, but left the mp3 player? ..ok, nice going), and it's been going strong since then with no issues.
On the topic of the T10, I've been watching them on eBay and the prices have been cliiiiimbing. I could've got a 2GB one for $90.00 a few weeks ago - not the case anymore :\.
One issue I feel I may have with the newer models is the UI. I've been reading reviews everywhere that say the UI is more .. "user friendly." Which is, in my mind, basically a nicer way of saying "dumbed down" and "weak(er)". Can any oldschool iFP owners vouch for this on the new models?
Does anyone know why iRiver makes so many different models? Eg, when the iFPs 6xx and 7xx came out. Only differences I saw were in battery life (negligible - eg, 1-2 hours difference) and design. Both had similar capacities and abilities (eg, Line-in). I'm just wondering if anyone knows exactly why iRiver does this - to cater to more customers' tastes, to reach different markets, etc.
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