My iPod is better than my phone: repair, new SSD, and managing songs with Linux
A new iPod has entered my life, and I'm excited to start using it with Rhythmbox. But first, I need to clean it up and install this awesome DosLab solid state drive and new Atomic Purple front pane...
Neat, I like this kind of stuff. I have a Sansa Clip+ (Rockbox) and it's really all I need in a media player, but I've considered picking up old iPods and stuff and modify them. The purple is cool
its great stuff. I wish I still had my old mp3/flac player (it was also a sansa but not the clip)
the chief advantage of apple products here though is the uniformity, there are 10 different models of mp3 player out there for every 100 used ipods that are exactly the same, so aftermarket parts are still a thing even 15+ years later. a sandisk or whatever is more of a crapshoot. but at least they're probably cheap to mess around with if you can find one for spare parts
i wish devices were that well built like they used to 🤡👴
no but seriously the new stuff is always garbage, cant fathom a device like this lasting so long anymore
