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First, Yes, I know that there are a gajillion mp3 topics as is (including my own). However I also know that putting info at the end of an old thread gives it about as much attention as the gamecube these days ;p

Anyway, here it is, the Cowon iAudio X5 30gig. From everything I have read it totally rocks and I’m about to take the plunge and buy one (brand new 30 gigger for 350). Yes, that is the same price as the ipod photo 2 but it absolutely owns feature wise. Anyway, just thought id post this since I think this is a new product and I didn't notice anyone mention it in the other threads. If I am mistaken, my apologies. Just trying to help a few audiophiles looking to burn a few greenbacks.

Features

MP3, OGG, WMA, ASF, FLAC, WAV, MPEG4* (video) playback, FM Radio Receiver and Recording,
Voice Recording, Line-In Recording
TXT (Text), JPEG** (Image) File Viewer (Image Enlargement, Background Screen Designation)
Built-In HDD (20GB/30GB)***, USB Host****, File Copy/Delete
USB 2.0 Interface
260,000 Colors TFT-LCD, Resolution 160x128
Long Playback Time : Up to 14 hours playback (35 hours for iAUDIO X5L)
(Based on company's self-test, The playing time may be shortened according to settings.)
Multi language support
Enhanced Integrated Navigator
Play/Pause, Recording/Pause While Recording
Next Song/Previous Song, Fast Forward/Rewind, Section Repeat
Resume, Fade-In, AutoPlay Features
Search Speed, Skip Speed Setup
Volume (Digital 40 Levels)
Various EQ and Sound Field Effects
-User-Adjustable 5-Band EQ
-Normal, Rock, Pop, Jazz, Classic, Vocal, User
-Supports BBE, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, and 3D Surround.
Clock, Alarm, Timer Recording, Sleep Function, Power Saving Shut down.
Power, LCD On/Off, Hold Combined Switch
LCD Auto Off Time Adjustment, Brightness, and Contrast Adjustments
Easy Firmware Upgrade
Supports ID3V2, ID3V1, FileName
Device Information Verification
(Firmware version, HDD capacity, HDD volume, total folder number, total file number)
Supports MAC OS (Data transfer only)
Supports Linux v 2.2 or higher (Data transfer only)
Software
-JetShell (File transfer, MP3/WMA/WAV/AUDIO CD PLAY, MP3 ENCODING)
-JetAudio (Integrated multimedia player software, music/video conversion feature)

oh, the link:

http://www.cowonamerica.com/products/iaudio/x5/

btw, if you go ^^ and order the 20 gig rev (299) you get a G3 flash 256 meg player for 50 bucks extra. You can also do the same w/ the 30 gig model.

p.s., I’ll update this when mine arrives w/ a mini review for the timid.