2014-10-17 4:00 GMT+02:00 Andrew Mather <mathera@gmail.com>:
The other option, if the friend is tech-savvy themselves...(or has a tech-savvy friend :) ) is to keep the iHardware and to load it with RockBox [0]
Setting it up can be a bit beyond the normal person, as modifies boot sectors and what have you, but once set up, it's pretty bullet-proof.
I have two iPods, both loaded with this and it works well. Music can be copied on and off buy putting the device into disk mode and it's treated as any USB mass storage device. Playlists are easily created/modified by putting the unit into disk mode and using your text editor of choice.
Also has the advantage that it supports more media formats (eg .ogg and .flac).
You convince me! I'll do as soon as I find a bit of time. How long does it possibly take for the operation? -- Mick