>We're not the ones to be asking that question... this is an empeg bbs

Sorry, but I think talk of Empeg competition is fair game.

>... the Dell unit ... more flexible ways to organize playlists and locate the music you want to play. Also, the Dell unit has a built-in 10-watt amplifier so you can hook it directly to unpowered speakers-- I didn't see anything on the Gateway page about it having an amp

I want m3u compatibility, that's about it since this mp3 archive also serves all of our computers on our LAN and eventually gets uploaded to my Empeg Car. A 10 watt amp may be good enough for NPR, but otherwise it doesn't get us very far. The standard component size of the Turtle Beach product is more what I'm looking for. I'll see if we can get ahold of one and tell you all what it's like. Are there any pictures of the Rear or Remote of the Rio product?

And for everyone's information, the Turtle Beach support site says that although it's unsupported, they have gotten it to work with a Samba share using some settings they have up on their web site.

http://www.voyetra-turtle-beach.com/site/kb_ftp/1146005.asp

-Hoagy.