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02-11-2005, 07:27 PM	#31
RMCF Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 200	Some Sony's are made in Japan (usually the higher end), while other are not. I thought that is what you were talking about. So what Sony products were designed and made by different companies?

02-12-2005, 02:26 AM	#32
JackAxe Barbarian Artist Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Barbarianville Posts: 3,079	Pretty much all their cheap boomboxes and mini stereo systems, pretty much all low-end audio devices that I've heard. I think it's safe to say Aiwa is making them, which scares me since Aiwa products generally break prematurely. <]=) __________________ I be a hearty pirate that plunders many waffles. The Dread Pirate Monkey Gizmo has scurvy! :) Nintendo DS and Wii, me gaming machines of choice.

02-12-2005, 03:34 AM	#33
IsLNdbOi Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,047	Vishalca, take a look at Samsung's new flash players. I would personally get one of those over the Shuffle.

02-12-2005, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by JackAxe

Pretty much all their cheap boomboxes and mini stereo systems, pretty much all low-end audio devices that I've heard. I think it's safe to say Aiwa is making them, which scares me since Aiwa products generally break prematurely.

<]=)

Do you have any links which state that Aiwa makes them and not the other way around?

02-12-2005, 01:22 PM	#35
JackAxe Barbarian Artist Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Barbarianville Posts: 3,079	I'll look, but as of now I'm only going by what I've heard and my friends haven't steered me in the wrong direction. But until you see a link, you'll only keep on questioning. <]=) __________________ I be a hearty pirate that plunders many waffles. The Dread Pirate Monkey Gizmo has scurvy! :) Nintendo DS and Wii, me gaming machines of choice.

02-12-2005, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by IsLNdbOi

Vishalca, take a look at Samsung's new flash players. I would personally get one of those over the Shuffle.

Thanks for the advice, IsLNdbOi. However, I don't think Samsung's new players have been released yet in Canada (at least not in my local retail shops). But they do look cool!

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02-12-2005, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by JackAxe

I'll look, but as of now I'm only going by what I've heard and my friends haven't steered me in the wrong direction.

But until you see a link, you'll only keep on questioning.

<]=)

Correct

02-13-2005, 03:06 PM	#38
JackAxe Barbarian Artist Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Barbarianville Posts: 3,079	I'm looking now. ¬¬ It might be a while, but I won't give up. :P <]=) __________________ I be a hearty pirate that plunders many waffles. The Dread Pirate Monkey Gizmo has scurvy! :) Nintendo DS and Wii, me gaming machines of choice.

02-13-2005, 08:34 PM

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Asus makes the Powerbooks

Incorrect. They're made by Quanta almost exclusively. It's the iBooks and iPod shuffles that are made by Asustek.

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06-01-2005, 02:17 PM	#40
cornwallmike Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3	Sorry to bump this thread, just a quick question really: does anyone know if sonic stage works on a mac. Despite all the above discussion I think I'd like a sony MP3 player as battery life is very important to me (my ipod is down to three hours now, which isn't going to last long when I fly from UK to New Zealand in a month!). However I use a mac ibook, running itunes obviously. I want a small 1GB player for sports and travel use. The NWE407 player looks good to me. But can I get it to work with mac?

06-01-2005, 04:03 PM	#41
zackepceo nothing to hide Join Date: May 2003 Location: skyline of numbers Posts: 1,290	Sonic Stage is not for mac. You wouldn't even want to use it on a PC. Consider an iPod Mini. The small hard drives are surprisingly durable, and the battery life is reported to be up to 23 hours. __________________ "No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism."

06-01-2005, 04:05 PM	#42
JackAxe Barbarian Artist Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Barbarianville Posts: 3,079	You might be able to recover some battery life on your iPod. Just by wiping it and moving all your music back over can decrease the load times and increase the battery life. It is a little HD, so it gets fragmented over time. Zac figured this out. Sonic Stage is PC only. WHen it comes to Macs, Sony treats our comps as an afterthought and relies on 3rd party software peeps to fill in the gap. I would just go with a Shuffle, then you're guaranteed Mac compatibility and the battery life is good. Another option would be to purchase a battery extender for your iPod. These use 4 AA, so you'll always have access to power; http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProd...oduct_Id=148969 http://www.sfplanet.com/index.cfm/f...24922/id/111230 <]=) __________________ I be a hearty pirate that plunders many waffles. The Dread Pirate Monkey Gizmo has scurvy! :) Nintendo DS and Wii, me gaming machines of choice.

06-01-2005, 04:16 PM	#43
cornwallmike Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3	I had no idea Sony didn't do a version of sonic stage for mac - just as well I checked before ordering a player! I agree, sounds like I need an ipod shuffle. Will look into extra batteries for my 3rd gen ipod too. Thanks for the suggestions.

06-01-2005, 04:36 PM	#44
Gizmo Dreaded Monkey Pirate Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Monkeytown Posts: 401	I agree with the Shuffle recommendation. I consistently get up to 15 hours of playback time between charges. (1 hour at a time, five days a week, three weeks between charges). And the sound can't be beat, bar none! __________________ Arrr...JackAxe's wooden leg has termites!!! My Evolution: Pilot Palm Pilot Palm V Clie N760C Treo 650 Centro

06-01-2005, 04:39 PM	#45
cornwallmike Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3	Going back to the ipod mini, does anyone know if the battery life differs between the 4 and 6 GB versions?