[at-l] MP3's, here we go...

[rbenhameda@comcast.net (Rami)]

I just did a quick search on www.cnet.com for mp3 players.
My criteria were:
1. AAA or AA batteries
2. removable flash (or similar) memory card
3. compact or ultra compact.

here are the results (no particular order) and the URL of the actual results:
http://electronics.cnet.com/electronics/1,10708,0-6342420-1323-0,00.html?id=8338249&id=4935502&id=2382395&id=6969503&id=7788389&id=7788305&tag=txt
(you'll probably have to cut and paste---sorry)

Audio Otis - around $119
Daisy Diva mp3064vp - around $99
First International Digital FID irock! 520 - around $99
Compaq Ipaq pa-2 - around $150
Compaq Ipaq pa-1 - between $109 - $249
Nike Psa Play 120 - around $200

I didn't include any major details but these will all take regular batteries and you can record all (your whole collection) of your music onto memory sticks or flash cards which are about the size of a stick of chewing gum.  Most come with arm bands for holding the player and all are in the range of a few ounces in weight.

have fun!

-r


----- Original Message ----- 
From: joseph dunville 
To: Rob ; at-l@mailman.backcountry.net 
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 2:27 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] MP3's, here we go...


At 01:56 PM 3/20/02 , Rob wrote:
>Kahley sez... I didn't check out the links that someone posted for the
>music downloads for the MP3 (?) so if someone would repost? The idea of
>carrying a library of music...in the same space as a sleeve of crackers
>is very exciting. Vivaldi by a stream. Zeppelin up a hill. The pure
>harmony of the Dixie Chicks. The complete works of Janis....all on
>little teeny disc. Yes, very exciting.
>
>
>Rob will say... Don't get too excited. A player with significant
>storage capacity(say, 1000 songs) is still the size of a paperback, and
>eats batteries faster than a GPS, or a cell phone with no
>reception.(what's everyone glaring at?) My current MP3 jukebox burns a
>battery in 4 hours. Which is why it's mainly used for road trips and at
>work. Of course, it holds my entire CD collection, as well as that of a
>few friends ;) Most larger players use cell phone type batteries, not
>AA or AAA's. No way to swap on the trail unless you buy(expensive)
>extras. Recharge in town. You can get players that are the size of a
>deck of cards, and hold about 2 hours of music. Some have FM tuners as
>well, and at this size run on 1 AAA. The only weather-resistant one I
>know of holds a max of 30 minutes of tunes.
>
>-Rob, Technoman
>

Apples Ipod will house up to 10 hours of continuous music, FWIW.

Joe
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