[Gllug] OT MP3 personal player

[Caparo]

On Sunday 10 July 2005 12:13, Peter Grandi wrote:
> >>> On Sat, 9 Jul 2005 21:02:16 +0100, Caparo
> >>> <caparo at saltmine.org.uk> said:
>
> caparo> Hi, I know you guys are into MP3's my daughter wants to
> caparo> buy one at 29.99 for a 512Mb with FM radio. Is this a
> caparo> good buy ?
>
> Depends, but 29.99 seems a bit too cheap, but it could still
> be a bargain. A flash player with FM radio is however a quite
> delightful music playing device, as it is very small, silent,
> and the FM radio means one is never out of music.
>
> 512MB will be able to hold around 120-160 tracks, so around
> 10-15 albums, depending on a lot of factors, so it is pretty
> OK. 1GB might be somewhat more comfortable (many less reasons
> to reload it), but the FM radio makes the issue of how many
> tracks it can store much less important.

Thanks Peter and all who replied off list,
 My main worry was its very cheapness as you point out but the concensus was 
the FM makes up for lack of storage.
Thanks again
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