Rave: MP3 players

[jim]

So I finally decided leap into the 21st century and bought a Sansa MP3 player for $49. 2GB + a screen. I love this thing. I've loaded a bunch of French language lectures onto it which is why I really bought it, but I might put some music on there as well someday.

I don't get the IPod thing though. My kids and wife have that, and I really don't see the value in those. For $49 I could have gotten a 1GB Ipod shuffle with no screen, or this Sansa 2GB with a screen and an FM radio built in to boot.

[ThatGuy]

The Shuffle is nice and compact, but it would drive me crazy not to be able to play a song I wanted to hear right when I wanted to hear it. Other iPods are pretty expensive, but I've had mine for about a year now and I've got no complaints.

Is the Sansa comparable to the Shuffle in size?

[jim]

The Shuffle is nice and compact, but it would drive me crazy not to be able to play a song I wanted to hear right when I wanted to hear it. Other iPods are pretty expensive, but I've had mine for about a year now and I've got no complaints.

Is the Sansa comparable to the Shuffle in size?

Pretty close. The sensa is more square in shape so you can have a screen, but it's really small. I just couldn't see why anyone would pay the same price for less memory and no screen. I don't know that the FM radio I'll use much, but it's there also.

[StatmanCrothers]

yes, but what if you want every good song that was every released on a 45-rpm record, and you want them all to fit in the palm of your hand?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

It's because iPods hate happiness. They're awful.

[ThatGuy]

It's because iPods hate happiness. They're awful.

Fail.

[ghostrunner]

They're certainly not awful. I'm on my second one in 6 years. It's durable if you get a good case, and it's easy to use.

I can't argue if someone thinks they're overpriced. But Apple's stuff doesn't feel cheaply made and outside of one iBook, every product I've ever had ran smoothly for a long time.

[Jocephus]

microsoft zune is where its at

[InvincibleCakeEater]

microsoft zune is where its at

Honestly, I haven't used it much, but I have actually been quite impressed each time I have.

[jeffbgoofy]

I love my 4 GB Sansa, me and my wife both have one and my son has a 2 gb clip, been good to us...