Thanks for the replies. The HMC (http://www.hmc.com.au/hmc/welcome.php) looks interesting, but as David Kempe said, it's a bit more than what I want (and you pay for it, which is entirely fair). I've emailed them to see if they've considered a music only appliance. I'll let you know what they say.
I'd also considered the laptop idea, but the usability as an audio component isn't quite there. (For the same reason, a Mac mini isn't quite there - no LCD, no remote. Gavin, the squeezebox at http://www.slimdevices.com/ looks very nice, almost perfect. For me, it may be enough, since I have a PC that's permanently on which can store and serve the songs. For my dad, whose PC is off more than on, it wouldn't do. But it's very tempting; plus buying one would help fund further development ... Like supporting an external USB drive. Thanks, luke -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
