JJZolx;145406 Wrote: > Most don't have USB ports to access an external hard drive, so you're > limited to the space on the internal drive.
FWIW, the iAudio (Cowon) X5 seems to be a favorite of some of the Rockbox developers, so it's very likely to be a well-maintained port. It's also got a very good reputation as far as hardware quality. It has a USB-OTG port, but I'm not sure that would work they way you'd want, even if RockBox supported it, which I believe it doesn't. Nevertheless, there are several websites describing in detail how you can replace the hard drive in the X5, to replace a bad drive or to upgrade capacity. Basically the X5 does not do anything special to make hardware tinkering more difficult than normal (unlike other players). The only limitation on the drive is that it has to be under a specific height to fit inside the enclosure. I've even heard of people choosing an oversized drive and just holding their player together with electrical tape afterwards to give it huge capacity. -- CatBus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CatBus's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7461 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28552 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
