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The answer to the question “who makes the best mp3 player” is actually a lot more complicated than you think. There are quite a number of manufacturers that have produced good mp3 players that come with a lot of high end technology features that you would have never expected to see on an mp3 player a couple of years ago. If you want our opinion on who makes the best mp3 player our answer would be Apple.
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The 3^rd generation iPod Touch can be found with 2 different storage capacity options. First, there is the 8 GB player that comes at a price of $199, then there is the 32 GB version that comes at a price of $299 and the 64 GB mp3 player costs $399. This is one of the most expensive mp3 players currently available on the market but I can assure you that you are playing for a high quality device.

When it comes to the design, I find this mp3 player to be very similar to the iPhone both in terms of shape and the fact that there is a huge touch screen covering almost the entire surface of the player. As for the dimensions, this unit measures 4.3 x 2.4 x 0.33 inches so it is quite slim and could fit into almost any pocket. The 3.5 inch display comes with a native resolution of 480 x 320 pixels. On the left side of the player you can find a volume controller while on the top there is a hold switch plus hold button on front of the player. On the bottom side you will notice the headphones jack and the universal dock port.

This player has a lot of excellent features like a Safari Web browser, an e-mail reader, video playback capabilities and photo viewing plus a ton of other cool features. OpenGL and Voice Control and a lot of other advanced features can be found on this mp3 player. Voice Control is one of the coolest features on this player. Using the included earbuds you can simply call out the name of the song or artist that you want to listen to. Using Voice Control, you can also control the playback features of this player, using simple command like PLAY, PAUSE or NEXT SONG.

When it comes to the performance of the system, there are no mp3 players that can actually represent serious competition to the Apple iPod Touch. The OpenGL graphics processing system is something not commonly found on audio playback devices and it plans on taking this player to a whole new level. Have you ever imagined an mp3 player which you can actually use to play Spore? Not only that, but it takes about 14 seconds to load the games and the gaming performance is something fit to the iPhone. The speed has improved a lot, making us believe that the Apple iPod Touch is worth every single penny of that spicy price tag.audio playback battery performance you ask? I think 30 hours of listening to music is enough.

The Sony Walkman mp3 player offers quite a large range of products which are considered to be some of the best that the market can offer. In fact, one of the best and the most expensive Sony Walkman mp3 player is the NW-HD1, a player that come with 20 GB of internal memory for you to store all your favorite music tracks and even music videos. With 3.5 x 2.5 x 0.6 inches in dimensions and 3.9 ounces in weight, the 20 GB Sony HD1 comes at $400. One big disadvantage of this player is that in order to listen to music, you have to convert all audio files from MP3 to ATRAC3 because this is the file format supported by the HD1.
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This is why I would like to redirect your attention to the Sony NWZ-A720 mp3 player that comes is a beautiful and girlish pink color. The 4 GB version of this player costs $149 while the 8 GB version is $199. If none of these 2 storage capacities manages to meet your needs, you can go with the 16 GB version which costs $299. The dimensions of the player are 3.75 x 2 x 0.4 inches and it features a nice 2.4 inch display. Even so, it still manages to fit into almost any pocket. The four way pad comes with a play and pause button located right in the middle. On the right side of the player you will find most of the other buttons like the hold switch or a volume rocker. On the bottom of this Sony Walkman mp3 player you can spot the headphones jack and the USB port. Aside from being a regular music player, this Sony player can also support video playback and it also come with an image viewer.

The audio files formats supported are MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC and DRM. Even if the video formats accepted are quite limited, this Sony Walkman mp3 player will accept MPEG-4 files and H.264 as long as they are resized at a 320 x 240 ratio. Audio playback is something you can never get tired of as this Sony Walkman mp3 player manages to deliver great sound output to satisfy the most pretentious of users. As for video playback, there is nothing to complain about here either. In fact, the display of the A720 is 0.4 inches bigger than the one found on the iPod Nano.



As for the battery performance, the Sony Walkman NWZ-A720 certainly manages to deliver! After different tests, we have discovered that this Sony Walkman mp3 player manages to support 36 continuous hours of audio playback and 10 hours of video playback. This means that this is some serious competition to the iPod Nano as there is no reason why one should not spend $400 for this unit. Aside from being a competitor of the iPod Nano, this Sony Walkman mp3 player also competes with the Creative ZEN mp3 player which also comes with some cool features. Tough decision, isn’t it?

The thing we love about the Insignia mp3 player is that it is more than an mp3 player. In fact, an mp3 player is no longer that widely appreciated for the audio functions that it offers, but people also care a great deal about the extra features like Bluetooth of the image and video viewers. Well, the truth is that the Insignia mp3 player may not be the best one that money can buy but it surely a quality device which has some aces up its sleeve.

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With 3.9 x 1.8 x 0.6 inches in dimensions, this Insignia mp3 player should fit into any tight pocket. With a $160 price, some people will find in affordable since it comes with 4 GB of memory and both audio and video playback capabilities. It also comes with an integrated Bluetooth and a large screen. The display measures 2.2 inches in diagonal and it occupies the majority of the front side. The rest of the front side was reserved for the playback controls.

There is a 5 way control wheel and in the middle rests a play and pause button. On the top of the player you will notice the placement of a micro SD card slot and a hold switch and on the bottom you will spot the rest hole plus the line in jack.  On the right side there is a headphones jack plus the small USB ports. There is definitely nothing spectacular to speak about when it comes to the Insignia mp3 player design but since design is not one of the key features, everything is just fine.



Along the mp3 function which has to be present, the player also has a built in FM tuner and you can now record your favorite tracks from the radio and store them inside the memory of the Insignia mp3 player. Aside from the autoscan option, you also have 20 preset slots which are programmable. The integrated Bluetooth was considered to be the best feature of the Insignia mp3 player when this was first launched as it was not something very common back in 2007. You have to buy your very own set of Bluetooth headphones as they don’t come in the standard package. If anyone says that this player is simply too thick, we have a good argument: the battery life. The included rechargeable battery may be hefty, but it manages to impress with its performance. Even if you turn on the Bluetooth of this Insignia mp3 player, you can still get 20 hours of continuous audio playback which is amazing. Even better, you can get 8 hours of video playback. So far, I can see no reason why someone would not choose this mp3 player. It comes with a screen that provides us users with great colors. Video may not be amazing and yes, there are mp3 player that can do much better when it comes to video playback performance, but have you any idea how much one of those player costs?

IF you want to know strictly which is the cheapest portable mp3 player we can give you a very straight answer. You can either buy the RCA TH-1011 MP3 Player (1GB) that comes at a price of $17 or you can go with the Memorex MMP8002 Clip & Play (2GB, black) that has a starting price of $19. But let us show you the cheapest portable mp3 player that actually comes with a pretty good review and a manufacturer with a reputation that has not let people down so far.

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Enough with the suspense: we bring you the best cheapest portable mp3 player out there – the Sansa SanDisk m230. This player has a starting price of only $80. In case you are wondering why it is so cheap, then you are probably used with the touch screen mp3 players that cost even $100 or above. The Sansa SanDisk m230 keeps things on quite a basic level since the player is about 5 years old. This player is a great idea for when you just want a portable device to listen to music and you don’t need any other fancy stuff like a picture viewer or a wireless or Bluetooth adaptor. The Sansa SanDisk m230 measures 3.1 x 1.7 x inches and it has a total weight of 1.3 ounces. It may seem like the player is made of cheap plastics but the player is quite solid for the price that you pay.

In the middle of the four-way control pad we have a Select button. The buttons are really big and feel pleasant to the touch. On the top of the player, the volume button and the power plus menu buttons were place and the microphone jack plus the hold switch were placed on the bottom. When you hold the player horizontally, you will notice a headphone jack on the left side, the same place where you can spot the USB jack. Inside the package of the Sansa SanDisk m230 you will notice a pair of earbuds, an armband, one USB cable, the necessary software, a carrying case and one included AAA battery.



If the $80 Sansa SanDisk m230 does not provide you with enough storage space with its 512 MB, you can always go with one of the bigger brothers. The Sansa SanDisk m240 costs $120 and it comes with 1 GB of storage memory, the Sansa SanDisk m250 comes with 2 GB of storage memory and it costs $160 and if you are really willing to spend some money , $200 is the price of the 4 GB Sansa SanDisk m260. Even with these standard prices, I can give you a tip. You can buy the 512 MB mp3 player from Amazon for as low as $20. With features like FM radio and a 5 option equalizer, you would expect to get poor battery life out of this mp3 player. The Sansa SanDisk m230 does not disappoint as even with that single AAA battery, it can stay on for 18 hours of continuous music playback.

All the Zen X-Fi mp3 player reviews that you come across are going to reveal a great audio playback gadget with the features that will satisfy a huge number of customers. But all of the updated Zen X-Fi mp3 player reviews are going to speak about the Zen X-Fi 2 which is even better and it comes in the 8 GB, 16 GB and 32 GB versions.

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Even if one would expect to find amazing touch screens on touch screen mp3 players, this is not always the case. Even in the case of the Zen X-Fi 2 mp3 player, you will sometimes find that the touch screen is not that easy to use. This is nothing that a little bit of practice can’t solve. A common thing that has users upset when it comes to the Zen X-Fi 2 mp3 player is that when you are listening to music and the player is inside your pocket, you have to take it out, unlock it and then a bubble will appear on the screen and this bubble has to be dragged off the screen in order for you to unlock the player. Since there is no accelerometer, this player will always be stuck in landscape mode. Even if we do have to deal with these minor problems, in the end, everything comes down to the quality of the sound and Creative will not let its users down because the Zen X-Fi 2 mp3 player sounds simply amazing.

When you purchase the Zen X-Fi 2 mp3 player you will receive a set of noise isolating earbuds which are the best. The “expand” option is probably one of the best features of this mp3 player. This means that the player can simulate a 3D soundstage. This means that when you put on your earbuds and listen to music, you will get the feeling that the band is there in the room with your, playing the tunes you like.



Some Zen X-Fi mp3 player reviews will even dare to say that this player sound even better than some of the iPod models and we all know that iPod is pretty hard to beat when it comes to audio quality and mp3 player features. 129 pounds is the price you must pay for the 16 GB version of the Zen X-Fi 2 mp3 player which is quite a decent price tag considering the ups and downs of this mp3 player.



Remember that even if this player has some flaws, the sound is simply impeccable and in the end, the sound quality is supposed to be the most important aspect of an mp3 player. If we compare it to the iPod Nano, it takes a lot more time to scroll though the menu and navigate through the music on your Zen X-Fi 2 mp3 player. Too bad that the touchscreen comes with so many flaws and it is surprisingly laggy for a player that costs almost $200. We do appreciate the quality of the earbuds that are found inside the package because it seems hard to get the right pair.