| The idea of a having a portable audio player dates | | | | and others, all add up to a bigger size. And price too! |
| back many years ago, when the option then was a | | | | 4 - The way an mp3 player connects to a computer |
| fairly big cassette-tape-playing two-speaker audio | | | | is a also very important feature. Latest model may |
| system. Eventually these devices got smaller and back | | | | support high speed USB 2.0 transfer. Some others |
| in the late seventies a hand size cassette-tape audio | | | | may even have Firewire support. |
| player was made available. Now as electronics | | | | 5 - Some mp3 players even may accept other audio |
| evolved and with the mp3 audio format, one can | | | | format besides mp3, such as WMA format. Check the |
| satisfy his needs for a portable audio device thru the | | | | player's specification if this feature is going to be used. |
| use of mp3 players. | | | | 6 - Also mp3 players may have other features |
| Mp3 players became very popular and it is very | | | | besides of mp3 playing. Features such as FM tuner |
| common to see people using it while doing many | | | | and audio recording capability, may be of some |
| activities such as jogging, commuting to work, traveling, | | | | interest to some users. |
| buying groceries, computer related tasks and others. | | | | 7 - As for the price just make sure the mp3 player |
| For those who intend to purchase an mp3 player, one | | | | you are buying has just the features you are looking |
| might consider the following tips: | | | | for. Why pay more for features you are not going to |
| 1 - The internal memory size of an mp3 player will | | | | be using anyway? Mp3 players can be purchased for |
| determine the amount of mp3 songs the device will be | | | | prices from fifty up to several hundred dollars. Brand |
| able to hold. Some models may even have an internal | | | | name players will cost even more. |
| hard drive to store songs, however the size and price | | | | Portable mp3 players have become a must have |
| may go up a little bit and it is not recommend to be | | | | product of desire among the younger population. After |
| used by someone doing intensive physical activities. | | | | all almost everyone has one of them. So if you don' |
| Also some models may the have the option of flash | | | | have one yet, it's about time to keep yourself updated |
| memory. | | | | with modern time. |
| 2 - The battery life is a very important feature, | | | | Roberto Sedycias |
| because it will determine how many hours the mp3 | | | | IT Consultant |
| player will function properly. Make sure the mp3 player | | | | This article is under GNU FDL license and can be |
| comes with an AC/DV adapter for quick battery | | | | distributed without any previous authorization from the |
| charge. | | | | author. However the author´s name and all the |
| 3 - There a lots of sizes of mp3 players. Features | | | | URL´s (links) mentioned in the article and |
| such as a larger screen, video capability, hard drive | | | | biography must be kept. |