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RE: Creative Labs 6 Gig MP3 Player
- To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
- Subject: RE: Creative Labs 6 Gig MP3 Player
- From: "Mark McCall" <mark@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 19:02:23 +0100
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>the basic point - the DAP costs about £300 does it not?
More like 350.
>Many computer
>vendors can supply a brand-new entry-level PC for about that
>amount! (or not
>very much more)...
I would seriously consider that! Any suggestions as to where/what PC I
could get for 350 quid (without monitor).
>the LAN, and use VNC or PcAnywhere to remote control it
I have some great remote control software at work I could use for this.
>Presumably you'd be turning the device off at the end of each
>day anyway, so the (un)reliability of a Windows OS shouldn't be an
issue
No...be leaving it on probably. Win2K should do.
> but if it's a
>convern, I guess you could always use some flavour of Linux...
PAH! :-)
>So, it "could" be done with a PC for a very similar cost as
the DAP, but
>then you'd have the advantages of being able to upgrade the hardware
>whenever you need to, choice of your favourite MP3 software, and remote
>control (either PC remote control or IR)
As I said at the start i'm all in favour of a PC. If I can get one for
this
sort of money then I'll do it!
Thanks
M.
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