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Message: <blockquote data-quote="John Crichton" data-source="post: 3448567" data-attributes="member: 4779">That's a good question.  I don't know but as an owner of many portable devices such as a Razr, laptop, iPod (generation 5.5), PSP and PalmOne LifeDrive I can say that there isn't one that does the Big 4: movies, music, photos & internet perfectly.  I'd have to say that the iPod does 1 of them very well (music) and 2 aren't terrible (movies/photos) and is probably the best of the bunch in terms of ease of use and portability.A quickie breakdown:RazrIt's phone with a tiny screen that can take and view pictures, play music and movies plus have limited net access.  But what it does best is just be a super-small phone.  It's nice to have a camera with terrible resolution on hand but the low-res screen makes viewing most media unbearable.  Memory size is also a problem.  Bottom line:  Not a multimedia device.LaptopIt's a frickin' computer.  It does the big 4 and then some.  But it's huge, heavy and only portable if you have a desktop and a plug nearby.  Bottom line:  Not a portable multimedia device.iPodPlays music.  Nice screen for photo viewing.  Screen is too small for extended viewing of movies/TV.  No 'net access. Bottom line:  Does 3 of the big 4 and is the closest thing to a de facto device out there, IMO.  Interface is excellent.  Very easy to move media to and from the device.PSPDoes all of the big 4.  Internet is a pain.  Photo viewing is nice as are movie/TV watching, especially compared to the rest on this list.  Music sounds fine but the thing is too big.  Bottom line:  If it was smaller and was a little easier to put video on it this machine would be great for mulitmedia.  As it stands now, it's a C+/B-.LifeDriveA portable computer that fits in your pocket with a 4GB HD.  Plays music, movies, views photos and can connect to the 'net via Bluetooth or regular wireless.  Picture viewing is nice.  Movie viewing is sketchy.  Audio is average.  Internet works well with pages optimized for the screen.  The device is a little heavy and the HD access speed is a problem from time to time.  Media playback for music is above average but video playback is lacking.  Bottom line:  At $400, price and shaky feature set put it just below the PSP as a multimedia device.</blockquote>

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