Mp3 Player - Help To Buy One

Post by **Clingy** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 4:39 pm

For the kids, I have bought cheap MP3 players which dont last 2 minutes and I have bought iPOD minis which kept breaking and having to be replaced. Now one of them has gone again, but it's now out of warranty....so I want to replace but not sure with what. Can't see the point of anything bigger than 4GB to be honest and want to limit price to less than say Â£75. I would prefer to avoid iPODs and anything Sony. I see Sandisk do them now and they look OK....also Creative and what about teh Zen?

What do you lot recommend with particular emphasis on reliablilty.

Fri Apr 20, 2007 5:50 pm

I'd suggest one of these m8e, small and very reliable as they've had a few centuries to perfect the design and they won't be over 4Gb and I'm pretty certain it won't be a Sony or iPOD

Post by **Jase** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:29 pm

My Boss bought a Creative Zen for his daughter and has had it for some time now, she changes her phone every 6 months to be with the "in" crowd at school and he says this thing works like a dream!

Post by **Claw** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:43 pm

Give them some bonus pocket money and let them choose one... they'll look after it better.

Alternatively, get them something like <a href="http://www.eglobe1.com/word/wp-content/ ... player.jpg" target="_blank">this...</a> it will always be nicely protected inside their jacket pockets somewhere... 'specially if you have lads.

Post by **Clingy** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:45 pm

Myocardial Infarction wrote: I'd suggest one of these m8e, small and very reliable as they've had a few centuries to perfect the design and they won't be over 4Gb and I'm pretty certain it won't be a Sony or iPOD

Reliable, me a***...when I had one it made an awful noise and the shop wouldn't take it back