Have not looked into power requirements for the solid state ext hdd devices. Maybe if I get time this weekend I'll look into it a bit more. Those usb ports in our cars have a power limitation but I do not know the specifics there...
32GB here no issues with playback. I believe there is a limit to number of songs within a folder, but not limit of total songs on a flash drive. I think someone else on here is using a 64GB flash drive. I have not had loading time change when adding more music. I have close to 80% used on my...
I have had a hard time using the "shuffle" feature as well. I have messed with directory structure and file types, etc... I have settled on the following setup:
-Artists (folder)
--- Songs
That way each "number" as you go through the "folder" arrows up and down goes to a new artist. I have...