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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.





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.