New tunes for the 135

ianc · 06-06-2010, 06:41 PM

Hi folks,

I was previously using my Blackberry with a 2 GB micro SD card to play mp3's in my car, which worked fairly well, but was a bit of hassle, since our company's Blackberry IT policy would lock it after 10 minutes of inactivity, which would require entering a password while driving, plus I would have to fish it out of my pocket to hook it up, then remove it again when I reached my destination.

I just pulled the trigger on this little gem a few days ago and it is awesome! It's an 8 GB Sandisk Sansa Clip+, with my 2GB micro SD card added to it for a total of 10 GB. 16 GB cards are about ~$30 right now to give 24 GB total, and 32 GB are coming soon. It doesn't have a lot of bells and whistles like an iPod, hence it's quite cheap; about $55, but it works great for the simple job of a dedicated car mp3 player.

The thing is about the size of a matchbox, charges in-car using the same USB cable I use for my GPS, and at 10 GB, has about 150 albums on it. I'm well pleased!

ianc

BMW86 · 06-06-2010, 06:44 PM

Not bad. I've got a 32gb memory stick permanently under my arm rest in the usb slot. I've used 25gb and have 4,600 songs. Works well with idrive.

ianc · 06-06-2010, 06:55 PM

Yeah, that must be pretty awesome too. My car doesn't have idrive or USB...

ianc

BMW86 · 06-06-2010, 07:05 PM

Oh true, that's a nice solution then. I forgot the USB and cigarette lighter in the ash tray are standard on the Oz spec cars.

06-06-2010, 06:41 PM	#1
ianc Ex '87 Carrera 251 Rep 1,259 Posts Drives: '10 TiAg 6MT 135i Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Redwood Shores, California iTrader: (0)	New tunes for the 135 Hi folks, I was previously using my Blackberry with a 2 GB micro SD card to play mp3's in my car, which worked fairly well, but was a bit of hassle, since our company's Blackberry IT policy would lock it after 10 minutes of inactivity, which would require entering a password while driving, plus I would have to fish it out of my pocket to hook it up, then remove it again when I reached my destination. I just pulled the trigger on this little gem a few days ago and it is awesome! It's an 8 GB Sandisk Sansa Clip+, with my 2GB micro SD card added to it for a total of 10 GB. 16 GB cards are about ~$30 right now to give 24 GB total, and 32 GB are coming soon. It doesn't have a lot of bells and whistles like an iPod, hence it's quite cheap; about $55, but it works great for the simple job of a dedicated car mp3 player. The thing is about the size of a matchbox, charges in-car using the same USB cable I use for my GPS, and at 10 GB, has about 150 albums on it. I'm well pleased! ianc Attached Images __________________ "I will tell you there is a big difference between driving money and driving blood, sweat and tears." - PorscheGuy79 "I got 328 loaner and was impressed with performance. It feels much faster than my 135i." - MOCKBA
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BMW86 Major General 401 Rep 9,156 Posts Drives: RS3 Sedan / Macan S Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	Not bad. I've got a 32gb memory stick permanently under my arm rest in the usb slot. I've used 25gb and have 4,600 songs. Works well with idrive.
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06-06-2010, 06:55 PM	#3
ianc Ex '87 Carrera 251 Rep 1,259 Posts Drives: '10 TiAg 6MT 135i Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Redwood Shores, California iTrader: (0)	Yeah, that must be pretty awesome too. My car doesn't have idrive or USB... ianc __________________ "I will tell you there is a big difference between driving money and driving blood, sweat and tears." - PorscheGuy79 "I got 328 loaner and was impressed with performance. It feels much faster than my 135i." - MOCKBA
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06-06-2010, 07:05 PM	#4
BMW86 Major General 401 Rep 9,156 Posts Drives: RS3 Sedan / Macan S Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	Oh true, that's a nice solution then. I forgot the USB and cigarette lighter in the ash tray are standard on the Oz spec cars.
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