Portable MP3 players are all the craze these days. It is rare to find somebody that either owns one or knows somebody that owns one. They come in many flavors from players that have built in memory to players with hard drives. Many have very portability factors and some don’t. They also have lots of different price ranges which I will also cover. I’m going to go over what you should look for when trying to purchase a cheap portable MP3 player.
Should you pick a cheap portable mp3 player with memory built in or a hard drive? Well that really depends on you. Most memory based mp3 players only have a limited amount around 1GB or less. Which in terms of the amount of songs you can fit on it will range from 200 to 250. If that amount of songs is good with you then I would recommend that you go for it because you will find the cheapest portable mp3 players in this model range. But what if you have more songs than that?
You can go for a player that has the hard drive built in. Most that are on the market today have at least 2 GB of storage which will allow you at least 500 songs. And they also go way up from their.
Want portability? To get the mp3 player with the most portability really depends on your needs more than anything else. If you want to use the player to run with then I would pick a memory based player because most of them are very small and compact and allow you to clip them to your clothing.
Now if you want to be able to put you mp3 player in your pocket then the hard rive based mp3 players are perfect. Most of these are very compact now and will easily fit in your pocket. Some of them include the IPOD and Zune. Both of these players are great because you can find old models that are some of the cheapest portable mp3 players on the market. And it just because it is last years model.
Keep in mind when you are looking for the cheapest portable mp3 player is going to have to be the weight. If you have some big 4 pound player hanging off the side of you pants you will literally run out of you pants.
Next you should look at the size of the player. Almost all memory based player are made to be compact in size and are light in weight. You can fit them almost anywhere on you clothing without losing you pants. If you have the room though hard drive players could be an excellent choice for you. Make sure you check the size of the player before purchasing so you know exactly how big it is.
In closing to find the cheapest portable mp3 player available is up to you because of all the different options that are available today. If you want a small very cheap mp3 player I would go with a memory based player such as the iPod nano. If you are looking for a hard drive based player then the IPOD touch or Microsoft Zune are very good options and have tons of space for that music collection of yours.