Iomega HipZip. The HipZip is
unique, in that it doesn't use any embeded storage media, such as
flash memory or a harddrive. Instead, it uses the comparitivly cheap
"Pocket Zip" disks. This gives it the advantage of allowing
the user to create several disks of music at a much, much cheaper
price than any other PDMP. Each disk holds 40 Mb of music, which
is alost an entire album, and cost £8 (as opposed to £120
for a 64 Mb Compact Flash card...). The HipZip costs around about
£180/£200.
DigiMate Soulmate/Jukebox combo. The
Soulmate, and its partner, the Jukebox (popular name for PDMP's...)
work hand in hand to provide an alternative to storing music files
on your computer. How? Well, the Jukebox can be used as a standalone
MP3 recording unit. Place a CD into it, and you can then record
to its internal harddrive. These files can now be transferred to
the Soulmates 32 Mb of memory (which isn't a great amount...), or
played through external speakers. There's one catch - the Soulmate
and Jukebox are sold seperatley and cost around £350 to buy
seperately. Nice idea aimed at people with out a computer, but then,
how would anyone know what any of it's about if they don't have
a computer?
The HipZip is
unique, in that it doesn't use any embeded storage media, such as
flash memory or a harddrive. Instead, it uses the comparitivly cheap
"Pocket Zip" disks. This gives it the advantage of allowing
the user to create several disks of music at a much, much cheaper
price than any other PDMP. Each disk holds 40 Mb of music, which
is alost an entire album, and cost £8 (as opposed to £120
for a 64 Mb Compact Flash card...). The HipZip costs around about
£180/£200.
The
Soulmate, and its partner, the Jukebox (popular name for PDMP's...)
work hand in hand to provide an alternative to storing music files
on your computer. How? Well, the Jukebox can be used as a standalone
MP3 recording unit. Place a CD into it, and you can then record
to its internal harddrive. These files can now be transferred to
the Soulmates 32 Mb of memory (which isn't a great amount...), or
played through external speakers. There's one catch - the Soulmate
and Jukebox are sold seperatley and cost around £350 to buy
seperately. Nice idea aimed at people with out a computer, but then,
how would anyone know what any of it's about if they don't have
a computer?