I'm leaving the country for a while, and I really, REALLY don't want to carry 500 CD's with me. The problem is, I'm on a budget, thus me starting this thread. Anyone?

 

PS: I don't care what kind.

 

you can use your student ID to get a discount (5-10%) @ any apple store.

have you looked @ dell's mp3 players? pretty cheap and good.
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/prod...=19&l=en&s=dhs

Dell DJ 15 Digital Music Player
15 GB storage
$199

or

Dell DJ 20 Digital Music Player
20 GB storage
$279

 

u can get it for like $235 at schools with ID. I know somebody that works for a computer shop and sells them for that price as well. But with what soundwave said, I'd also look into the Dell Jukebox player. Holds 15 GB and has a long battery life than the ipod.

 

dbl post sorry

 

The dell spiel looks really cool, but I don't think I'd recieve it in time... I leave on July 12th, and their website says "Usually ships in 1 - 2 weeks".

 

ebay maybe?

 

Amazon has some good prices... the Creative labs MP3 player (20gb) is $269... anyone know about it?

The 15gb Ipod after shipping is $289... what schools sell Ipods? I know mine doesnt!

 

Actually, the Creative lab Zen Xtra is 30GB and it's 250 on sale at amazon. People say the headphone jacks break... anyone have experience with this?

 

you can always buy one of those cheap MP3 CD players. then burn like 5-10 CDs full of songs...

 

Yeah, I thought about that... I know target sells them for about $40-50... I guess its better than spending $300...

 

besides.. the ipod battery wont even last the entire flight if you leave the US! haha. i got my gf a 15 gb ipod.. that ish only gets 6-7 hours playing time. its HORRIBLE battery wise.. the user interface is off the hizzle though

 

So your taking off just after the Mt. Ham. meet eh? ;D
The creative labs are cheap, but they are not that good of quality and the UI SUCKS (couple different friends have nomads, old and new)!

Check http://www.craigslist.org since its local for ipods.

Other great alternatives are the sony minidisc player, but you get around 50 hours on a single AA battery. Check it out:

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTE...SKU=MZNE410KIT

You may also want to take a look at what Archos has to offer, they are kind of big and bulky but are pretty inexpensive.

I would also recommend checking on some review sites to see what people are saying about different players.
Cnet:
http://google-cnet.com.com/Music/452...tml?tag=dir.tp

epinions:
http://www.epinions.com/MP3_Digital_...ous_max_price=

I for one do not own an mp3 player other then my home brew PVR(www.mysettopbox.tv) and the Alpine deck in my car. If I were to get one I would probably try out an ipod. If I were on a budget I would probably go for the dell player since it has great bang for its buck.

Good luck making your decision!

 

Thanks for all the info guys.

 

Weird. When I read this topic, my first thought was, "hm... i-pods? Rally light pods for an Impreza? Maybe try Sube Sports."