MP3 players are getting more sophisticated with many models coming into the market with larger storage and featuring video and playback recordings. Here is a list of 10 best MP3 players in terms of value, features and quality.
1. Sony Walkman B Series MP3 Players
These players come in different color ranges such as green, red, pink, jet black and blue. you have a choice of either 4GB model which can store 980 songs or the 2GB model which can store 470 songs. The battery longevity supporting popular formats like WMA and MP3 is about 18 hours.
2. The âWorldâs Smallest� MP3 Player, Again
This is supposedly the world’s smallest MP3 player named Kube and shaped like a cube. Singapore company manufactured this thumb size MP3 player with a built in memory, no screen and a 2GB memory.
3. Apple iPod nano Portable MP3 Player (2011)
Apple redesigned this player with a user interface, improved built in features and added 16 new digital clock faces and larger icons. You can keep the latest track of your fitness program right out of the box with no accessory required. The voice feedback for the track program is available in seven languages, while there is a choice of seven colors like pink, green, graphite, silver, orange and blue. It is priced at the US at $129 for the 8GB model and for the 16GB model at $149 through Apple company and Apple retail stores. It requires a Mac OSxV10.5.8, Mac with a USB port, iTunes 10 and Windows XP Home, Windows PC with a USB 2.0 port.
4. SweetPea3 Kid’s MP3 Player
This is meant for the age group of 0 to 6 years and even for elderly or people with special needs who prefer basic simplicity and robustness. It has no moving parts because it uses memory chips to store music and stories on a 2GB memory, can play all the popular audio book formats and music. Stories by Jim Weiss and music by Susie Tallman comes pre-loaded. It has a round handle which is easy for kids to carry, easy user manual and the various pre-loaded children songs can be played at the push of a button.
5. Philips GoGear Spark
This comes in hard plastic, giving it a solid look and it is under 3K price range with a 1.5 inch OLED display included with the price. It comes with a lock button although it may be a little bulky and it has simple invisible controls over the four edges and is easy to use. It has a 4GB capacity and can play MP3 and WMV files and stores pictures with good sound quality. Its sound is enhanced by the equalizer settings and there is a screen saver with an image which look quite nice.
6. SanDisk Sansa Clip 4 GB MP3 Player Indigo
It has an expandable micro SD/micro SDHC memory card slot, 4GB solid state flash memory, built in microphone and FM tuner. It has a simple user interface with OLED screen which is bright and large and songs can be chosen by album, title or artist. There is a built in mic for quick recordings which is saved in the internal flash memory. It has rechargeable internal battery which plays up to 15 hours and it supports several file formats. There is a 40 station presets on the FM tuner.
7. Bear Motion 4gb Mp3 Multi Media Player
This is a durable, lightweight player with very simple interface and plays most AVI, WMV, MPEG4 and RM, FLV. It has a rechargeable built in battery with built in digital camera, FM radio, eBook, video recorder and a 4GB memory with microSD card slot for expandable memory.
8. Multi-purpose USB MP3 Digital Music Player
It can be used as an MP3 player or a flash drive, with the IGB Dane-Elec USB. You can store up to 250 MP3 songs on a 1GBcapacity, videos and photos. With a 2.5 mm Jack, you can connect headphones which are included. it is simple to operate by flicking the up and down track wheel after switching the on button.
9. Sony NWZE464R.CEW Walkman E Series Multi Media Player
This is a companionable red MP3 player having an FM tuner, voice recorder and able to play video and audio. It has an 8GB internal storage for storing large music collection and battery life of 10 hours of video and 50hours of music. You can also drag music, playlists, photos and videos with the Media Go application,. It is priced at $79.99.
10. Portable Bluetooth Speaker with MP3 Player and FM Radio
Measuring 143x56x32 and weighing 247g, this wireless speaker has a 4 ohm impedance and frequency response of 150Hz to 20KHz. Using an integrated card slot, the speaker plays music files from your memory card and has an audio input cable to any music player using a 3.5 mm Jack. It is priced at $42.
