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Buying guide for Cheap MP3 Players and iPods
What is an MP3 player?
An MP3 player is a digital device which can be likened to a
Walkman (personal cassette) except because the music is
digitally stored the quality is excellent.
What is an iPod ?
An iPod is a similar device to an MP3 player, although most
new iPods offer a lot more than just music.
Which MP3 player or iPod ?
Your choice of MP3 player or iPod will depend on the
intended use, the first thing to decide is how many
songs/files you want to store in your MP3 player or iPod at
any one time. They come with different capacities measured
in Megabytes (MB) and Gigabytes (GB):
Estimated MP3 player capacity (MP3 bitrate
dependant)
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64MB |
20 MP3s |
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128MB |
40 MP3s |
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256MB |
80 MP3s |
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512MB |
170 MP3s |
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1GB |
250 MP3s |
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4GB |
1000 MP3s |
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10GB |
2500 MP3s |
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20GB |
5000 MP3s |
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40GB |
10000 MP3s |
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60GB |
15000 MP3s |
The figures above should give you a rough guide as to how
much storage you will need. For instance if you were just
using it to commute to work, then you wouldn't need as much
storage as you would need to make your entire music
collection mobile.
Also bear in mind any particular features you want in your
MP3 player or iPod.
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