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[–] 13 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

I see someone is late to the nostalgia-bait articles party... You know that dedicated music players are still a thing now? You don't have to always use a fucking iPod.

I do like iPods mind you but there are better modern alternatives if you want a daily driver. It's nice that they want to talk about solutions for people who want to get away from their phone I guess, but a 20-year-old device is not the solution for most people.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Are there modern alternatives without a touchscreen? I bought a FiiO M11 a long time ago and I do light it but I would much prefer a no frills, purely button (or wheel) control player. Ideally, I could put Rockbox on it.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago

    No touchscreen is tough I'll admit. I'm sure you've already looked at the FiiO M3K, that one even has a Rockbox port.

    I can recommend the FiiO X5II as a no-thrills modern-ish player (it's basically a hi-res iPod). It's 10 years old but you can change the battery pretty easily and there are options to mod the firmware yourself.

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