Need to buy a pocket MP3

[ramie2400]

Hi friends,please help me out to buy a portable very small mp3 player,for me a 1GB storage capacity will do the job,as my pocket is also not very big.

Any of the mp3 players you guys using kindly post your reviews.
I have locked upon the following:
Apple Ipod Shuffle (old or new model)
Sony S2

Any idea how much will i get these for.

Thanx
Ramie

[Steeroid]

May I suggest something totally out of the way? I bought this thing today - its a phone, its an organizer, its an mp3 player and its an FM radio. And its no bigger than a large-sized car key!!!!!

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Its also a very hand voice recorder. And did I say it has built-in memory of 128 mb (which is more than your Nokia 9300 communicator!!!) and expandable upto 1 GB?

And yes it has bluetooth.

Its so much fun!

[abhibh]

OMG what a cool thing... such a small phone.. how much does it cost ?

[ramie2400]

ohh man that is a cool thing,actually i was looking out for some player where i can even connect to my ICE and use while travelling.

[dipen]

Transcend T.Sonic 610 1 GB fits your requirement perfectly.
Costs approx 2600/- in Mumbai with Bill/ Warranty
Size : 70mm x 34.5mm x 15.5mm
Sound quality is really good. Its on par with the Apples with half the price.

Features:::
- MP3 Player that supports MP3, WMA and WAV music formats
- FM Radio (FM Radio recording and the ability to preset 20 FM radio stations)
- Digital Voice Recorder
- Karaoke-type lyrics display
- A-B repeat function allows you to continuously replay a designated section of a track
- Supports 12 user languages including the display of song and artist titles
- USB Flash drive capabilities for data transfer and storage
- Self-luminous Color OLED Display produces a vibrant clear display, easily viewed at any angle and in any light
- 6 Equalizer effects, including a customizable USER EQ setting
- Joy-pad control
- Rechargeable Li-ion battery is powered via the USB port (full charge supports over 14 hours of continuous operation)
- Auto-powers off after 5, or 10 minutes of no use
- Automatic screen saver runs if the unit is idle for more than a few seconds, this acts as a battery saving measure
- 2-year Warranty

Feature Source : Welcome to Transcend Website - Standard Memory,Flash Card,USB Flash Drive,Portable HDD,Multimedia Products,Accessories,Proprietary Memory ,T.sonic Series

[tsk1979]

Get either a Creative Nano Plus 1GB, or the transcend. I almost picked up the transcend, but then selected creative because transcend uses a propritery USB cable. I lose things. So if I lose my creative cable I just have to spend, 30Rs., and buy a new one, and USB cables(standard) are lying dime a dozen, but transcend with its proprietary cable thing is a headache, lose it and you are toast!

[sammyboy]

Bro , check out the mobiblu , its really cute , and very nice for the price ... 5500 i think ..had bought one a few months back ...it rocks .BTW i got my first iriver mp3 player from the US in 2003 jan ..and i have an Ipod too .

[abhibh]

Originally Posted by tsk1979

Get either a Creative Nano Plus 1GB, or the transcend. I almost picked up the transcend, but then selected creative because transcend uses a propritery USB cable. I lose things. So if I lose my creative cable I just have to spend, 30Rs., and buy a new one, and USB cables(standard) are lying dime a dozen, but transcend with its proprietary cable thing is a headache, lose it and you are toast!

How much is creative nano 1GB for ? I need to buy one for sis. and i am not really in the mood to buy iPod

[tsk1979]

I got it for 70$ in the US.
It has all the feature of the transcend(excluding image viewer).
You can check out the website for all the bells and whistles.
Don't know about india price, but should be around 4000 Rs.

[khanak]

Originally Posted by tsk1979

I got it for 70$ in the US.
It has all the feature of the transcend(excluding image viewer).
You can check out the website for all the bells and whistles.
Don't know about india price, but should be around 4000 Rs.

If your spending that much you might as well get the new Ipod Shuffle. I bought one for my mom and im really happy with it. Its got excellent battery life, is well designed, well built, good sound and really easy to use. Cant think of too much wrong with it. Plus it will be really easy for you to use with your ice as you can jsut clip it on the cloth which surrounds the gear lever.

[tsk1979]

Originally Posted by khanak

If your spending that much you might as well get the new Ipod Shuffle. I bought one for my mom and im really happy with it. Its got excellent battery life, is well designed, well built, good sound and really easy to use. Cant think of too much wrong with it. Plus it will be really easy for you to use with your ice as you can jsut clip it on the cloth which surrounds the gear lever.

OK I pay similar amount and I get something which
1. Does not have a screen, so until the song starts I don't know which one it is
2. Comes with a proprietary batter, instead of the AAA which creative uses(expensive replacement)
3. Does not have Radio, hence no FM recording too
4. Does not have line in recording
5. Does not have voice recorder

I am stickler for VFM, and shuffle does not give me any add-on value. Other mp3 players with similar feature list as shuffle cost 40-50$.

[Steeroid]

Originally Posted by ramie2400

ohh man that is a cool thing,actually i was looking out for some player where i can even connect to my ICE and use while travelling.

This comes with a standard 3.5 in jack so you could connect it to a cassette adapter.

[ramie2400]

hey you all guys thanks for your suggestios, so i am going to check upon the transced,ipod and creative zen series,hear the clarity and pick one for me.
My budget is around 4-4.5k at the max.but looking something for drool-maal.Thanks you all

Ramie

[SohailPistawala]

hey ramie... which one did you manage to buy?? any reports on the same... let us know... with pics Please...

[ramie2400]

hey sohail,i am carrying the vitamin M from past 2days,but i am not able to reach to the market,as lots of work happening now days.I didnt even get time to check the models and listen to them,suerly will be going in a day or two for it.will post the pics.