If you don't have an mp3 player, you should look into all the new stuff that's coming. I'm hoping this article will give you some ideas of what type of mp3 player you want and some tips on what to look for in an mp3 player.

Maybe you work out and need something small and skip-proof for spinning or lifting. Maybe you have an 6 hour (or longer) plane ride when you go on a business trip and need to pass the time. Maybe you want a new one just for the sake of having a new one. Whatever it is, this article may help you select.

First, for those of you who want something for working out: The two most important things to look for are size/weight and solid state memory, things CD players don't have. You want something that you can clip to your shirt or strap to your arm that won't interfere with your training, and you want it to be so light that you don't even notice it. (Tip: Get a lithium ion battery to save even more weight.) To be sure that your player will not skip if you move too much or too fast, get one with solid state internal Flash memory, which has no moving parts so it can't skip. These are available as 1GB to 16 GB models, with a 1 GB model holding several hours of music. Prices typically range from $20 to $600.

On the other side, you may want to store all 12.000 songs in your collection on your mp3 player so you never hear the same song twice. Then you need a hard drive based mp3 player, commonly known as an mp3 jukebox, for which you could pay up to $800 . It will be a little bigger and heavier than and not quite as durable as a RAM (flash RAM) mp3 player, but that is not an issue if you just want to sit around and listen to your music. And they are far more portable than the old CD player.

Torn between a small, light, flash RAM mp3 player and a hard drive based player that holds thousands of tunes? Well, the iPod Mini may be your choice! The iPod Mini is just one model in a breed of small hard drive mp3 players. They are a little lighter and smaller than other hard drive players, and hold more songs than the average solid state mp3 players. (Did I mention the iPod Mini comes in blue, green, gold, and pink?) That's it for the main differences, but here are some more issues you should look for when making a purchase: long battery life, with or without a radio, voice recorder, an easy to read screen, and compatibility with your PC.

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