So my MP3 player has bit the dust, and it's out of warranty. That's $45.00 and the thirty CDs of music I ripped onto there that I can say "bye" to. Both are, of course recoverable- and both take time to recover.
What's really going to suck is that I'm not going to get it back in time to be able to listen to it while I have my wisdom teeth removed.
No extended warranty? x.x
My advice: Screw HDD mp3 players. Get a nice Panasonic mp3 CD player like I have for $40. The batteries last for 48 hours on a pair of AAs. If it dies, you buy a new one. Burn some CDs you like and carry those with you.
It's not as "cool" as an iPod or a CL player but it's a hell of a lot more sensible and economical.
And yes, WinCE sucks. (It's got a great abbreviation, though: "wince" is appropriate.) I tend to have to force a reboot on my PDA about every three days, because something that had previously worked decided to randomly crash.
But as an assignment book, it works well enough. Bah to those telling me I should chuck the thing out a window and spend money I really don't have to get a newer one!