anyone have/ know of, a nice, portable MP3 player that they'd like to recommend? i'm not looking for one with a HD in it, just a small, compact one to replace the one i have now...
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Bantam BA350



Lightweight, credit card-size to take anywhere
Works as a USB removable drive for storage data
Stores up to 4 hours CD quality sound with built-in memory, plus an expandable slot
No interface software, just drag and drop files
Built-in Li-Ion rechargeable battery lasts up to 12 hrs
Charges while downloading files through USB port
5-band customizable digital EQ
Two games included- Black Jack and Matching
Premium backwrap headphones
7-interchangeable color faceplates
USB cable
Car cassette adapter
Neoprene carrying case with belt clip
3" x 2.1" x .6" / 71mm x 54mm x 16mm
2.25 oz / 64 g (including battery)
Supports MP3, WMA®, and future formats
128 MB built-in memory
Expandable MMC® or SD® memory slot*
Backlight display
5 band customizable digital EQ
Built-in Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery
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ipod mini is buisness card size with 4gigs of space....nice battery life and works as an external drive for files....check it out.... at http://www.apple.com/ipodmini/

i think mp3 players are a waste of money.

im in my room....i got my computer to listen to music. when im in the car...cds

i never would have a place to listen to mp3s

I'm thinkin of gettin one myself, Smer.

I still have a portable CD player, but I've had it for 3 years now and the shit skips when I walk fast and the sound quality is turnin crappy.

Only thing is that I don't wanna fork out $100 for an MP3 player.

i was looking for a Sony MP3 player but those bitches are expensive and i think they only have 2 of them

and it's hard to carry around a clunky cd player while running without having it skip.

the mp3 player i have now is smaller than a credit card length and width wize but the depth is a little thicker than a bic pen.... but the highest amount of storage it can have is 256 mb

i can convert my mp3's to WMA's with about a 96 bitrate (which is a little less than cd quality) and fit a shitload of songs on it but i want MORE!

The new Samsung lineup was uncovered today, some of them look pretty sweet..

Special made for training, comes with a wristband, Samsung YP-60:



Specs:
256 MB
15 hours playback with recharge. batts.
Ca. $280-320




Samsungs YP-T5, their smallest player with 256MB and radio:




Don't know the specs on this one, but it looks cool:




Samsungs "Ipod" model with 20gig hdd:

http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=46195;start=msg521572#msg521572


This is what I have...it's 20 bucks cheaper now.

20GB
MP3, WMA, WAV
Rechargeable Li-Ion battery (included) 10 hour Battery life  

$249.95

This is what I'm gonna get with Christmas money I got today   ooo yeah

http://www.circuitcity.com/detail.jsp?c=1&b=g&catoid=-8721&qp=0&bookmark=bookmark_14&oid=79300

i got a sony cd player that plays mp3's.  You have to burn them onto a disk tho.  But the battery life is like 85 hours.  And i run to an it doesnt skip at all.  It was 80 or 90 bucks i believe. dunno if that helps any