[shostack]

My 80GB 5th gen video iPod (that's right, the clickwheel one) just gave up the ghost. Right now I'm limping on with an old 4GB iPhone 3 hand-me-down that I'm using as an iPod, since my Nexus 4 doesn't have the storage, nor battery capacity to be my music listening device.

At this point I've started to come to terms with the fact that for the next few years, my phone will not be able to be my primary portable music device because of storage.

On that note, are there any reasonable high-capacity alternatives for a portable music device that don't require streaming? I want a small form factor, large HDD with a headphone jack and a good battery and solid interface. I'd considered a new iPod Touch, but to get even 64GB is $300, which seems a bit much.

Curious what recommendations others have here.

[unprepare]

sandisk makes mp3 players with microSD card slots for around 30$ [1]

and 64GB microsd cards are only ~30 bucks also [2], you can get 128GB microsd cards for under 50$ pretty easy

Putting you at 8GB+128GB for less than a hundred bucks.

Haven't done it myself, but have been thinking about it.

[1]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VXMY262?ref_=zg_bs_12648...

[2]http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=lp_3015433011_nr_p_n_feature_two...

[3]http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=lp_3015433011_nr_p_n_feature_two...

[OscarCunningham]

I was going to do this but I was worried that it wouldn't support SDXC and so would only get 32GB from a 128GB card.

[Zpalmtree]

I'm using a fii0 x1, which has a sd card slot for up to 128gb of storage, and it has decent battery life and a very nice UI. Also has a dac for great quality sound, and supports lots of file types including flac. Bit more pricy than some cheap mp3 players, but it's very durable and will last a long time I imagine.

[lewisl9029]

Been using a FiiO X3 1st Gen here for quite a few years now, and it's still going strong. I got it before the X1 came out, and if I were to buy a new player I'd go with the X1 as well.

[johnchristopher]

Most other smartphone makers propose a majority of models with an SD slot. Only Apple doesn't provide any means to add more storage for cheap.

[mastazi]

And Google Nexus...

[r00fus]

Wonder if iFixit pricing on the iPod fix would be worth it? I have that exact same model, still going strong for car music (my Sienna's BT implementation sucks bigtime).

[paride5745]

I have a Moto G 3rd gen with a 64GB SD.

I've sold my iPod touch 5th gen 64GB as I wasn't using it anymore since moving to a smartphone + big sd.

[nix0n]

Hey, I had one of those! When mine died I replaced it with a Sansa Clip+ with an 32GB SD card, and the Rockbox firmware.