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KillerGremlin · 12-04-2004, 07:57 PM

I had a low storage MP3 player (128mb), and my portable CD player eventually won it over. But that is because I have over 500+ albums on actual CD, and I didn't feel like ripping album after album onto the PC just to temporarily keep it on my MP3 player. Personally, I think any flash-based MP3 player that does not store more then 5gigs of music is a complete waste of money. You are going to be constantly moving music around, and it's going to be a hassle. But, if you're the type of person that has hundreds of CDs on your computer, and you don't mind using your MP3 player as a CD player, getting a 256mb MP3 player might be the right choice for you. Albeit, the math that Null did is scarily accurate, 400 dollars is considerably higher then however much you will be spending on a 256mb MP3 player.

What I advice you to keep in mind is: Apple is already facing competition. There are MP3 players that are coming out, and already on the market, like the Iriver, that have more features and are of higher quality then the Ipod - and many of them cost less then the Ipod. Grant it, the Ipod still has a very slick design, but it comes with a hefty price tag and I've heard more then my fair share of mediocre reviews for the Ipods software.

I have personally been holding out on purchasing an MP3 player, just because I think by the end of next year the price of a high-space model will be considerably down from what it is now. Paying 400 dollars for 40gigs of space is expensive. I have over 500cds that I will be ripping to my PC to put onto my next MP3 player, and that's not even taking into account the 10+ gigs of music on my computer right now.

If I was you, I'd put together another one or two hundred dollars and consider buying a 10 or 20gig MP3 player. But if you don't mind constantly having to move your music around....then I guess the 256mb MP3 player might work for you.

12-04-2004, 07:57 PM	#6
KillerGremlin No Pants KillerGremlin is offline Location: Friggin In The Riggin Now Playing: my ding-a-ling Posts: 4,566	Re: MP3 Players I had a low storage MP3 player (128mb), and my portable CD player eventually won it over. But that is because I have over 500+ albums on actual CD, and I didn't feel like ripping album after album onto the PC just to temporarily keep it on my MP3 player. Personally, I think any flash-based MP3 player that does not store more then 5gigs of music is a complete waste of money. You are going to be constantly moving music around, and it's going to be a hassle. But, if you're the type of person that has hundreds of CDs on your computer, and you don't mind using your MP3 player as a CD player, getting a 256mb MP3 player might be the right choice for you. Albeit, the math that Null did is scarily accurate, 400 dollars is considerably higher then however much you will be spending on a 256mb MP3 player. What I advice you to keep in mind is: Apple is already facing competition. There are MP3 players that are coming out, and already on the market, like the Iriver, that have more features and are of higher quality then the Ipod - and many of them cost less then the Ipod. Grant it, the Ipod still has a very slick design, but it comes with a hefty price tag and I've heard more then my fair share of mediocre reviews for the Ipods software. I have personally been holding out on purchasing an MP3 player, just because I think by the end of next year the price of a high-space model will be considerably down from what it is now. Paying 400 dollars for 40gigs of space is expensive. I have over 500cds that I will be ripping to my PC to put onto my next MP3 player, and that's not even taking into account the 10+ gigs of music on my computer right now. If I was you, I'd put together another one or two hundred dollars and consider buying a 10 or 20gig MP3 player. But if you don't mind constantly having to move your music around....then I guess the 256mb MP3 player might work for you.