thanks! the HD of music I want to gift is 700+GB, so I don't think a (cheap) phone would have that kind of storage.
what's the cheapest device that will run itunes and connect via USB to a hard drive?
I'd like to gift my music collection (on a HD) to a friend. from what I've read, the cheapest way for them to play the files would be a no-frills PC running windows, the kind of thing you can find for not much more than $200. am I missing some obvious solution (e.g. a tablet or ipod-y thing)? the files are mostly uncompressed, so an MP3 player wouldn't work. thanks for any suggestions.