Looking for a good bargain MP3 player

[AlbinoNinja]

Im looking for a relaible MP3 player, able to carry at least 100 songs. I don't want to spend a ton of money (less than 150, 60-120 would be ideal) and I would prefer a rechargable battery

Does anyone have any recommendations?

PS: I KNOW ABOUT THE FREE IPODS OFFER!!! I specifically ask that no one post up their referral link, as I am already signed up, but I am also curious of anyones suggestions for a cheap alternative (I'm finding it hard to find referrals)

[mst3k_stud]

100 songs for less than 150? probably not man. maybe for 200.

[AlbinoNinja]

o well

[Murcielago77]

impossible. no such thing as a MP3 player that holds 100 of songs that has a rechargable battery. Only hard drive based MP3 players have rechargeable batterys

[AlbinoNinja]

yeah, after i wrote this i started searching. I guess ive got a better chance at the ipod offer than at this

sorry

[swetooth9]

yea, i agree....i dont think you'll find many (for cheap at least) taht will have a rechargable battery :(

[yeahokthenfu]

Go to Pricetool.com, and search for mp3 players, they have a few that under $150, Im not sure about a rechargeable battery. They have a 1.5 GB rio one for like $130, Im in the market for a cheap reliable Mp3 player myself, and they seem to have the best prices.

[buttonmasher]

100 songs at 128kbps encoding is about 400MB, if you figure about 4 minutes per song. You can get flash based players that have 512MB storage. The ones from iriver are good; they use AA batteries, you can find plenty of rechargeable AA batteries easily. But unfortunately for you their 512MB flash MP3 players start at $250.

[Pure Apathy]

The Rio Nitrus would be your best bet, it is a 1gig mp3 player. It was selling for $140.00 at my Wal-Mart. I believe that Rio is going to discontinue it so you may want to hurry up and pick one of these up. The device is all black and has a blue back lit screen. I hope you can get one of these, they are nice for the price. :D

[AlbinoNinja]

http://www.pricetool.com/pr-Lexar_JumpDrive_128MB_MP3_Player

this one looks pretty promising (thanks for the help everyone) sure it may not have all the features I want, but the reviews are all positive, i can get it for cheap at a reliable site (amazon.com), and, like buttonmasher said, i could just pick up some rechargeable batteries.

[yeahokthenfu]

I see you went to Pricetool.com did you see the Rio one I was talking about

[swetooth9]

yea, just buy rechargable batteries...but i dont think you can hold 100 songs on that...on mine, i only have about 30-35 songs b/c i usually get tired of old songs quickly..so i delete them and replace them w/ new ones...so..you really dont need space for 100 songs :)

[AlbinoNinja]

internet... moving... sooooo.... slowly

oh well ill continue my search later. Right now im leaning to the lexar, but im looking for the Nitrus. keep getting error messages.

gotta eat, later

[punqsux]

ok heres some good options on the cheap:

http://www.simplycloseouts.com/product.asp?0=55&1=144&3=1958

http://www.pcmall.com/pcmall/shop/detail.asp?dpno=444315&store=pcmall&source=pwbfroo gle&adcampaign=email,pwbfroogle

youll want to pick up a 512 compact flash card

http://store.yahoo.com/justdeals/sdcfb512.html

[yeahokthenfu]

Here $117 for the Rio Nitrus with 1.5 gb space
http://www.broadmarkets.com/store/mp3players/rionitrusr.htm?engine=Shopping&amount=.50
O yeah I think it even has a rechargeable battery. HMM guess you can get one for less than 150 :lol:

[punqsux]

Here $117 for the Rio Nitrus with 1.5 gb space
http://www.broadmarkets.com/store/mp3players/rionitrusr.htm?engine=Shopping&amount=.50
O yeah I think it even has a rechargeable battery. HMM guess you can get one for less than 150 :lol:

good find!

[Theenternal]

you can get a little rio 64/128, and then get a good deal on a 256 card, which should put you close to your needs + cost

[morpheusxp]

I picked up the Creative MUVO NX 256 MB at Amazon for $74.99. It holds about 4 hours of MP3s and it also doubles as a USB thumb drive.

[hero_icon_rolemodel]

Here $117 for the Rio Nitrus with 1.5 gb space
http://www.broadmarkets.com/store/mp3players/rionitrusr.htm?engine=Shopping&amount=.50
O yeah I think it even has a rechargeable battery. HMM guess you can get one for less than 150 :lol:

good find!

Just in case it matters to anyone, this is refurbished

[hcamacho]

why all the fuss about mp3 players, just go to wallgreens and get a portable cd mp3 player for 60$.

[Murcielago77]

dude mp3 players

A. can usually carry more songs
B. they are like half the size of a CD
C. you dont need to carry a case of CDs