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New to mp3 players

Jul 22, 2005 12:18AM PDT

Hi, Im new to mp3 players and I want to know what you think about the sandisk digital audio player. It has 256 mb, "all I need for songs" light size, slim, bat & sound "are ok for me" flash player, "what I want" and Its not to hard on my cash. Id also like it if someone could recommend other 60-90$ flash players.

Thanks for your help and please dont diss any mp3 players in this topic.

Digitaldevicedude

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Just me.
Jul 22, 2005 1:19AM PDT

I'd pass on any 256MB MP3 player and head right for the 1GB players by either Apple or Sandisk. I've seen both and frankly the 256MB mark is a little slim for everyone I've encountered. It's not much more than a few CDs so you end up spending a lot of time managing what's on the player.

Bob

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New to mp3 players
Jul 22, 2005 2:13AM PDT

Ill trust you on that and save for a gb mp3, thanks for warning me.

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another question
Jul 22, 2005 5:23AM PDT

Can the sandisk mp3 player im thinking about use the same brand memory sticks? If yes, then I think ill still get it instead of a 1 gb because I dont have much favorite songs anyway and will get sick of ones repeated over & over.

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Re: Sandisk.
Jul 22, 2005 9:47AM PDT

If you read the reviews, they all wished you could use other than Sandisk sticks. What the good news is however is the prices keep shrinking. Maybe a 256MB today would hit your price point and you can price out a 1GB for later if you want to expand it.

Bob

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New to mp3 players
Jul 22, 2005 10:17AM PDT

I see, well thanks for you help bob its been very helpful in finding the right mp3 player for me.


Digitaldevicedude

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I might have the one for you...
Jul 22, 2005 1:02PM PDT

It's Sandisk's new player, the Sansa, which comes in 512MB and 1Gb sizes. The 512 can be had for around $95 if you look around on newegg.com or ebuyer.com, for example. I would recommend this model because they include a slot for SD cards, which can support from 512-2GB extra memory, depending on which card you buy. I own the 1gb one, which can be had for about $135. I reviewed it here:

http://www.epinions.com/content_186478988932