best mp3 players

[GuineaPig]

Wonder what your opinions were on different players on the market.

Ive rock out a 6gb sandisk r270r. I like it. Its got expand (via micro sd) memory. Plays video(though the screen is so small its kinda worthless) plus you can subsribe to rhaspody channels which would be sweet if I wasn't so cheap. I have a sandisk falsh drive too. Its been through the washer the dryer and I left it outside in the snow on a night that got -20F and it still works fine. So Im pretty happy with sandisk.

[mlschop]

Really depends on a person's needs, no? It's going to be a combination of portability & subscription service. If both aren't important, standard iPod wins hands down.

[GuineaPig]

Originally Posted by mlschop

Really depends on a person's needs, no? It's going to be a combination of portability & subscription service. If both aren't important, standard iPod wins hands down.

I disagree. Diskspace/$$ on Ipod sucks. They are the most expense one on the market that way. Also, sometimes you run into frustrations with itunes and sychronizing. I like mine you just open a folder on your computer and copy all your music into it and your done.

[tbug]

Originally Posted by GuineaPig

I disagree. Diskspace/$$ on Ipod sucks.

Huh? When I bought my iPod I checked out the competetors and found NOTHING available as large as the 60G that I bought. I am a mac person, but would have bought something else to save cash if I could have found something with the size hard disk I needed.

[GuineaPig]

Originally Posted by tbug

Huh? When I bought my iPod I checked out the competetors and found NOTHING available as large as the 60G that I bought. I am a mac person, but would have bought something else to save cash if I could have found something with the size hard disk I needed.

4gig nano=same price as my 6 gig (at the time)

[whisper]

Originally Posted by tbug

Huh? When I bought my iPod I checked out the competetors and found NOTHING available as large as the 60G that I bought. I am a mac person, but would have bought something else to save cash if I could have found something with the size hard disk I needed.

Creative had a 60GB mp3 player.

[tbug]

Originally Posted by whisper

Creative had a 60GB mp3 player.

i just looked that up . . . it looks nice! are you sure it was around about a year and a half ago? anyway it's not really cheaper than an ipod, although the screen is really nice

[mlschop]

Originally Posted by GuineaPig

I disagree. Diskspace/$$ on Ipod sucks. They are the most expense one on the market that way. Also, sometimes you run into frustrations with itunes and sychronizing. I like mine you just open a folder on your computer and copy all your music into it and your done.

30GB for $250 and 80GB for $350 is too much?

You have to realize price also gets you functionality. I used many MP3 players before waving the white flag and getting an ipod. I have no regretted it since...

[GuineaPig]

Originally Posted by mlschop

30GB for $250 and 80GB for $350 is too much?

You have to realize price also gets you functionality. I used many MP3 players before waving the white flag and getting an ipod. I have no regretted it since...

I have to retract what I said $$/gb on the video ipods is very very good. on all others sucks.

[mlschop]

Originally Posted by GuineaPig

I have to retract what I said $$/gb on the video ipods is very very good. on all others sucks.

That's why I said portability was a factor If someone wanted something small in size, I would not recommend the Nano over a Sansa.

The 2nd gen. shuffle is amazingly small though. For a runner, that would be friggin sweet!