What's the best bang for buck mp3 player?

[alfa147x]

ipod

 

[Ricemarine]

Best bang for the buck? Sansa Fuze 8GB, on sale for $69.99 on black friday, or $59.99 @ Costco after coupon after Black friday. I also think they have an expansion slot.

Although, I'm looking at the Cowon O2 right now because they look mighty fine... I just wish they had wi-fi though...

 

[amicold]

You can't go wrong with the clip minus expandability. If he's just an audiophile the cowon iaudio 7 is a great choice.

 

[cmf21]

What about the Sony A810. I see it on sale at CC right now but I'm thinking I'm going to just get him a Fuze.

 

[Kirby]

Originally posted by: ed21x

Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: cmf21
On the Apple players, can you download music from anywhere or do you have to purchase from them?

You can use any MP3 you want. You can also buy music from iTunes, but you don't have to.

problem is, iPods require iTunes to do the indexing work when you upload MP3s, so you'll pretty much be forced to download iTunes on every computer you expect to upload MP3s with. On the otherhand, Sansa/Creative/Samsung players allow you to add songs via USB mass storage.

I haven't used the latest iPods, but you used to be able to transfer with Winamp. And I could have sworn there was another way, but can't think of it at the moment.

I have a Trekstor Vibez btw, and I really like it.

 

[Ricemarine]

Originally posted by: cmf21
What about the Sony A810. I see it on sale at CC right now but I'm thinking I'm going to just get him a Fuze.

- Sony A810 has 262k color
- Sandisk Fuze has a Micro SD expansion slot
- Sony A810 has better sound quality (from what I've heard)
- Sony A810 has longer battery life
- Sandisk Fuze has a voice recorder and FM
- Sony A810's MSRP is higher

It's up to you really. If you don't think he will expand his memory, then the Sony A810 is the way to go. If he wants the radio too, then the Fuze is the way to go.

Btw, Sony A810 is on sale for $69.99 (look on slickdeals)

 

[Throckmorton]

iPod 120gb for $250 is the best bang for the buck. That's $2 per gigabyte, with the best interface there is

 

[paulney]

This
And no, you don't need mp3s you spoiled brat!

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: Throckmorton
iPod 120gb for $250 is the best bang for the buck. That's $2 per gigabyte, with the best interface there is

If only it had FM. Then again, I'm probably in the minority on that being an important feature.

 

[SmoochyTX]

Originally posted by: StevenYoo
i love my Zune.

Nice big 320 x 240 screen, FM radio, latest firmware has some fun games!

I love mine too! Wireless syncing for FTW.

 

[Synomenon]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: cmf21
On the Apple players, can you download music from anywhere or do you have to purchase from them?

You can use any MP3 you want. You can also buy music from iTunes, but you don't have to.

Let's be clear - if you do buy your music on itunes you can't move it to another player. You are locked into the Apple "ecosystem". Don't support such ominous closed systems, please don't buy and iPod. Not only are they below-average devices, they are priced near the top of the market,

I've moved lots of music I've purchased from iTunes to other players. You have to burn them to a disc in iTunes then transfer them from the disc back to your PC with something like SoundForge, Audiograbber or CDex.

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: ed21x

Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: cmf21
On the Apple players, can you download music from anywhere or do you have to purchase from them?

You can use any MP3 you want. You can also buy music from iTunes, but you don't have to.

problem is, iPods require iTunes to do the indexing work when you upload MP3s, so you'll pretty much be forced to download iTunes on every computer you expect to upload MP3s with. On the otherhand, Sansa/Creative/Samsung players allow you to add songs via USB mass storage.

Absolutely WRONG. There are several freeware and shareware applications that you can use in place of iTunes. WinAmp is really good at loading and indexing files for the iPod. Personally, I like it far more than WinAmp.

Don't spread FUD.

Further more, GodlessAstronomer, you can burn those Apple downloads to a CD and rip them to any format you want. Doesn't sound so "closed system" now does. The "below-average device" comment is nothing but bias and opinion. I'll take my iPod Touch against any other media player on the market. Nothing else out there comes close to it's usability and features.

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: Jimmah
I picked up a refurb Creative Zen Stone for 20$ inc shipping off Tigerdirect. Great battery life and easy to use.

yeah, Creative makes some of the best non-Apple players out there. Samsung is a close second.

 

[James Bond]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: cmf21
On the Apple players, can you download music from anywhere or do you have to purchase from them?

You can use any MP3 you want. You can also buy music from iTunes, but you don't have to.

Let's be clear - if you do buy your music on itunes you can't move it to another player. You are locked into the Apple "ecosystem". Don't support such ominous closed systems, please don't buy and iPod. Not only are they below-average devices, they are priced near the top of the market,

Uh oh..... Hater alert.

Edit: Godless - Care to explain what makes the iPod Touch "below-average"? It's hands down the best media device I've ever laid my hands on, literally. And no, I don't own one.

 

[Gooberlx2]

I love my Zune. Software + interface absolutely kills iPod, Zen, Sansa, etc... imo.

There's probably pretty damn good deals on the older 2 generations (Zune30 and Zune80), which still benefit from every feature added with newer firmwares. Add in the $15 per month Zunepass + 10 free tracks to keep every month...imo, Zune + Zunepass is pretty much impossible to beat.

 

[Excelsior]

Sansa's IMO. The 4GB Clip price has fallen quite a bit. I saw it for sale today @ $35 or $40. It used to be $80. Has a mini-USB plug, can play OGG or Flag files, FM radio w/ recording, voice recording, can be used for storage, and very small.

 

[Loop2kil]

another vote for the Sansa...2gb c250 for $15 shipped...works and sounds fantastic.

 

[LordMaul]

Pick up a Zune. Best shit/puke colored device you'll ever own.

/sarcasm

 

[CRXican]

Originally posted by: Loop2kil
another vote for the Sansa...2gb c250 for $15 shipped...works and sounds fantastic.

refurb?

 

[Capt Caveman]

fwiw - I just picked-up a Sansa 8gb Fuze for $59 at Costco ($99 - coupon you get at the door going in). Plan to pick-up a 8gb microSDHC card to get 16gb out of it.

Also, you can get the Sansa 4gb Clip at BB or Amazon for $35 this weekend.

 

[The_Dude8]

Don't forget to get a great set of iem headphones:

amazon has the etymotic research er6i headphones for $49.99 with free shipping:
http://www.amazon.com/Etymotic...r=0ER0HQM57PBT8VCSKK9F

best bang for the bucks headphones under $50.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: CRXican

Originally posted by: Loop2kil
another vote for the Sansa...2gb c250 for $15 shipped...works and sounds fantastic.

refurb?

Sansa refurbs are quality.

 

[CRXican]

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage

Originally posted by: CRXican

Originally posted by: Loop2kil
another vote for the Sansa...2gb c250 for $15 shipped...works and sounds fantastic.

refurb?

Sansa refurbs are quality.

good to know

I have yet to own any mp3 player. Hard to believe.

 

[darkxshade]

not sure what's best bang for the buck but I bought this 2 years ago and still using it. It's only 1gb but what I really loved is the clip. I wish there was another one like it.

 

[Flammable]

Originally posted by: dbk
sansa?

this or ebay some bootleg ipods