A nice try, no doubt, but just like Alpine's previous offerings of this nature, I'm not going to sit in my car to rip my CD collection to the device. Ok, move it in 4 GB chunks with the proprietary hard drives. But none of that comes close to empeg's connectivity: take the unit inside, connect to standard network, transfer as much as you want.

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hacking an iPod into the system is how it's going to be for most people.

Amen. "Connectivity box under the seat" to bridge handhelds to factory units, sold as an OEM option when you buy your car. We'll see it soon enough.