i wanna mp3 player

loopy_lou_6

hi everyone i've gotta daughter (11) who wants an mp3 player for xmas, where do i start, i just want a pretty much bog standard one, although not necessarily cheap as chips, also what accessories do i need if any? i know this may sound daft to most people but to me this is really hi-tech, i still have trouble navigating the net sometimes! thanx

cheekymole

Have you seen the £99 one in argos

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5133312.htm

I would say that was a bargain

Bargainbabe_2

Hi Loopy,

It might be worth posting in the Techie forum too. The guys in there know their stuff and will give you a better idea on what to look for

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.html?f=29

windym_2

Hi loopy lou, I just bought one for my son. It only holds about 40 tracks but I figure thats enough to be going on with. It cost £21 delivered, albeit I could have got cheaper but figured on a slightly better make.

As far as I see it, there are two kinds. The ones with storage cards (allowing you to store more tracks on the cards which you can interchange) and the ones without (which just rely on the memory and you changing the music). The main thing for my son was a little display telling him what track he was listening to.

I bought the latter here http://uk.europe.creative.com/shop/product.asp?prod=608 but also saw cheapies at http://www.tesco.com/electrical/product.aspx?R=8251756.

Hope this helps.

llol_slim

a little insight :

You can basically spend as much as you want on an MP3 player these days.

If you can stretch to it, get one that has "removable media" which is basically a memory card allowing you (as windym rightly said) to store more tracks.

There is also the "harddisk" route, which allows massive amounts of music to be stored, such things as Ipods have these.

As your daughter is 11, you might want to invest in one which is small, this would allow her to keep it easily in little pockets, meaning people wont know what kind it is, and are less likely to try to steal it.

It should come with everything you need, including a USB cable (to put songs from your computer onto the player), headphones, and maybe batteries, depending on whether its a rechargable battery or takes standard ones.

my advice would be get one that is atleast 256mb of memory, that should be ample for everyday use - about 150 songs.

You may also want to ask your daughter if she has one in mind, as she might be thinking along a different line to any advice, or she may only want a certain one etc.
I like this one on the iwantoneofthose.com website. includes radio and is pretty small.

Hope this helps a little

LLol_slim

Oh also check here for an explanation of what an MP3 is
and here for an explanation of different types of player.

LLol_slim

Quackers

This has been discussed here :

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=99250

A few good prices I reckon. I ended up buying them for my girls from Aria. This is the link: http://www.mp3superstore.co.uk/ I got the 512mb Arianet value for £35.19 in VAT. Ordered on Sunday, Delivered today & they are really nice. Not that I know too much about MP3 players

loopy_lou_6

gee thanks you guys its still such a novelty for me when somebody replies to my posts, i get really emotional, and i'm not exagerating!ok will start doing my research tomorrow methinks its too late to start getting technical on the techie forum!

laurmurph

I bought an MP3 player from Eclipse Computers online for my 12 year old daughter. It was £29 including VAT. Here's the link:


Eclipse were quick to deliver, good customer service too.
I've looked at lots since, including the one for sale in Argos in the Christmas Gift Guide - it's the same generic MP3 player, just with different badging, only Argos is charging £49.99! Don't buy it from them!

My daughter has copied ALL of the Harry Potter audio books, two Terry Pratchett books, AND a couple of albums onto it already! I was 'allowed' to borrow it for a long, boring, journey and I downloaded some Radio 4 programmes to listen to - there was still space for them!

Good luck with your hunt!

Quackers

laurmurph wrote:

I bought an MP3 player from Eclipse Computers online for my 12 year old daughter. It was £29 including VAT. Here's the link:

Noooo, you cant be telling me about cheaper ones now I've already got mine

Never mind - Welcome to MSE

Bargainbabe_2

loopy_lou wrote:

gee thanks you guys its still such a novelty for me when somebody replies to my posts, i get really emotional, and i'm not exagerating!ok will start doing my research tomorrow methinks its too late to start getting technical on the techie forum!

Awww bless your cotton socks! Welcome to the forums I hope you find your item.