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I got my first walkman when I was 9. It is the best device I have owned ever (it's still working, although I don't use it anymore). The second best device is my

I got my first walkman when I was 9. It is the best device I have owned ever (it's still working, although I don't use it anymore). The second best device is my iPod Shuffle (4th gen), which is sadly dying slowly and I can't find a good replacement (I don't like to go out for a run with my phone sticked to my arm, nor I use Spotify/Apple Music or any music platform... I have tons of mp3 files).

jimt1234 5y ago
I still have an iPod Shuffle 2nd gen - amazing little device. I've been using it when I run for over 10 years now. I love it as much now as the day I bought it.
- whiteriver 5y ago
  Just imagine if it was made today. It would stop working after a year cuz it broke or due to some "Software incompatibility" which conveniently makes you get a new version of it
  - sdevonoes 5y ago
    If Apple releases a new iPod Shuffle/Mini generation today, I would definitely buy it. If they add support for bluetooth, even better!
    - Fnoord 5y ago
      Bluetooth, that's an interesting feature request. Radio firmware needs to be maintained. People here say they used a iPod Shuffle for 10 years. There's no way any device is going to have a secure Bluetooth stack for 10 years. The chipsets get neglected after a couple of years, IF you are lucky.
  - shp0ngle 5y ago
    Apple still supports the first iPhone SE, made over 5 years ago. Apple devices are quite durable.
Cthulhu_ 5y ago
Used to have (or, make use of) a walkman as well, a blue Sony model with a shoulder strap. I don't really miss that one too much, but I do miss my old ipod mini, the chunky one with the aluminium case. That one was stolen from my coat pocket at a job I used to have, probably by a shady colleague who later rocked up in a new scooter. The company was graceful about it though and gave me some money for a replacement - there weren't any lockers available for valuables. From that, I bought an ipod nano (the long body version), which was also fine. Eventually sold that one to my dad and got myself an ipod touch (I had made a preorder for an iphone 3G or something but cancelled it because I couldn't justify the €50 / month to myself). But it wasn't the same.
throwaway6734 5y ago
Check out the NW-E394 Sony Walkman. I also loved my shuffle for running and tis been a drop in replacement.

jimt1234 5y ago

I still have an iPod Shuffle 2nd gen - amazing little device. I've been using it when I run for over 10 years now. I love it as much now as the day I bought it.

whiteriver 5y ago
Just imagine if it was made today. It would stop working after a year cuz it broke or due to some "Software incompatibility" which conveniently makes you get a new version of it
- sdevonoes 5y ago
  If Apple releases a new iPod Shuffle/Mini generation today, I would definitely buy it. If they add support for bluetooth, even better!
  - Fnoord 5y ago
    Bluetooth, that's an interesting feature request. Radio firmware needs to be maintained. People here say they used a iPod Shuffle for 10 years. There's no way any device is going to have a secure Bluetooth stack for 10 years. The chipsets get neglected after a couple of years, IF you are lucky.
- shp0ngle 5y ago
  Apple still supports the first iPhone SE, made over 5 years ago. Apple devices are quite durable.

Cthulhu_ 5y ago

Used to have (or, make use of) a walkman as well, a blue Sony model with a shoulder strap. I don't really miss that one too much, but I do miss my old ipod mini, the chunky one with the aluminium case. That one was stolen from my coat pocket at a job I used to have, probably by a shady colleague who later rocked up in a new scooter. The company was graceful about it though and gave me some money for a replacement - there weren't any lockers available for valuables. From that, I bought an ipod nano (the long body version), which was also fine. Eventually sold that one to my dad and got myself an ipod touch (I had made a preorder for an iphone 3G or something but cancelled it because I couldn't justify the €50 / month to myself). But it wasn't the same.

throwaway6734 5y ago

Check out the NW-E394 Sony Walkman. I also loved my shuffle for running and tis been a drop in replacement.