I want to buy myself an MP3 player but don't want to pay IPod prices, I just want something simple.
Does anybody have any recommendations or any suggestions for particular features to look for?
Cowon iAudio > *
have always used the creative zen range myself and always been happy
Quite happy using my phone....
don't know if it's the kind you're after but ASDA do a small one for a price that you wouldn't notice in amoungst your groceries.
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Originally posted by locogeoff
don't know if it's the kind you're after but ASDA do a small one for a price that you wouldn't notice in amoungst your groceries.
How about a PSP Slim.
Bulky I know, but plays games and movies.
I use one, but if I had a half decent computer at home, Id use it more
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Originally posted by WanchaiWarrior
How about a PSP Slim.
Bulky I know, but plays games and movies.
I use one, but if I had a half decent computer at home, Id use it more
For Xmas I got my boys each + one for the wife and I to share "sansa e250" s
I bought online as refurbs 2 gig with room for a 2 gig expansion card. Basically the same as the nano but at $39.00 Canadian or 18 pounds or so.
Quite nice little units - also has fm, voice record, video playback.
Forgot to ad - made by sansdisk
Dale
[Edited on 16/1/08 by Dale]
I bought my mum a Sony Walkman "stick" type MP3 player last week from Argos.
2 Gb
Colour display
etc.
£25 in the sale.
I'd recommend it, it's not drag-and-drop, you need to use the supplied software to stick music on it, but it's so simple my Mum can use
it without ringing me every 5 mins to sort it out 
Keep an eye out on UKhotdeals for bargains.
[Edited on 16/1/08 by UncleFista]
Another vote for creative zen. My longest lasting mp3 player ever. Half the price of the equivilent ipod and it has survived the washing machine a
couple of times 
Creative and iRiver make some really neat MP3 players. The Chinese ones are very variable in quality, some are good value, other are junk.
I bought this one as a Christmas present for my sister-in-law and
she's been very pleased with it. Has an FM radio built in and a micro SD memory slot to expand the memory if you require it. £14.95 +p&p
from the marketplace sellers (also available in black but quite a bit more expensive).
It is a Chinese device AFAIK but you wouldn't think so from the build quality and packaging.
It's worth making sure there is a way to navigate through folders. I've got a 512Mb mp3 USB-stick style MP3 player but you have to put all the files in main folder. You have to press "next" each time you want to skip a track. Finding a specific file can take quite a while...