I was thinking about getting a new MP3 player, but I thought, hey, why not just get a pocket PC instead. Would an X50 be able to hold enough music files for it to be worth it? Considering thats basically about all I would be using it for.

It depends on how big a memory card you get, up to about 2GB.

About how many songs would that translate to?

So, about how many songs would that translate to?

Ok this is what I know (or what I think I know). On a 1gb card (at 160kbs - near CD quality), you could store about 800 minutes. This is just what I have read, I haven't quite got my 1gb CF full of songs yet.

Oh yea, at 128kbs you can get around 1000 minutes.

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That depends on how large your files are. You can compress the music at different bit rates. If an average song takes up 5MB, for example--using your compression settings--then you'd be able to store 400 songs on a 2GB card (which will cost you around $150, by the way, in addition to the Axim). At 2.5MB per song, you'd obviously get 800 songs, and so on (with a decrease in quality as file size decreases).

If you truly expect to use the Axim only for music, I'd strongly recommend buying a Dell DJ instead. Lots more storage, cheaper and smaller. Then again, most of use the Axim for lots more things than just music.

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Depends on the file format and bitrate.

Basically, if that is all you want the machine to do, you would be a lot better off with an Ipod or similar.

I've got a 4GB Hitachi MicroDrive. I have over 1000 songs at 3.5mb or 4.0mb.

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Impressive sizes I see mentioned, but nothing compared to this:

http://iplay.40th.com/wlhdd.html

If I ever finish with my CDs, I may just have to get a bigger one, but that's not a problem.

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So the OP should spend twice as much as an IPod to get a machine with poor battery life and a fifth of the memory? hmmm...

Can an Ipod:

Watch movies?
Surf the internet?
Keep track of appoinments?
Play games?
Used as a GPS?

Has the same sound chip as the Ipod!

Oh yea and be a PPC as well!

So tell me which one YOU would want? ?

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Ouch, deaddred. That was kind of uncalled for. Nobody's attacking iPod in this thread. The question was if a PocketPC can be used as a mp3 player alternative, and yes, it can; and we've found out recently that it uses the same audio chip as the iPod(!). And NiwRoC is correct...if you're only going to use one device, and you want to use it for more than just music (or really, really basic PIM fuctions), the Pocket PC is worth considering.

Is the iPod a better music only platform? Yes. Does it have better battery life? Yes. Is the battery swappable? No.

And, benictomeonly, there are 2GB CF cards on the market that are quite affordable, as well as MicroDrives that NiwRoC and I own (but MicroDrives have a consequence of using more power, and wear out over time, but it's the price you pay for more memory at a lower cost TODAY). There are CF cards up to 8GB on the market (very pricey), but expect to see 10GB CF cards available and affordable within a year.

I'm quite happy with most mp3s recorded at 128kps, and that translates to 1 MB for every minute of music. on a typical 1GB card, you'll get 975MB or so to work with, so as previously mentioned, roughly 975 minutes of music, or 16.25 hours of music. You'd roughly have to change standard X50 batteries 4 or 5 times in that period of time, which is something else to consider.

Good luck!