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Portable MP3 Jukeboxes
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Why is it when you travel somewhere, you take your portable player and a couple of your favorite CDs with you to listen, but suddenly what you really start missing is the music you left on your shelf back home? And you can’t take your whole collection with you, can you?
Well, actually with the new MP3 players you can. Unlike most players that store music on solid-state memory cards, jukeboxes, built just like portable CD players, store it on hard-disc drives. The capacity of those hard disks varies and the biggest ones are capable of carrying hundreds of CDs worth of music. Not bad for a music-buddy…
However, these MP3 players come at a price. Don’t be surprised to see price tags up to $500 – you buy 5 to 20GB of hard-disk storage players, after all, and it sure costs those who can’t go anywhere without their whole music collection.
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Apple’s iPod MP3 player packs up to 2000 high-quality music files on its 10GB drive. It comes at a cost of $499 (the lighter 5GB version goes for $399). Blazingly fast FireWire connection capable of downloading an entire CD in just 10 seconds and the rechargeable lithium battery that comes with a player provides up to 10 hours of continuous playtime. Although a bit pricey, iPod with its features and irresistible design is very worthy of mentioning. |
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A 20GB giant from Archos Technology will bring together 500 CDs in the palm of your hand for only $299. Together with outstanding battery life (eight hours) you can store not only your favorite music, but all your personal files as well (documents, photos, etc.) In case you want to save the player only for music – you can store up to a mind-blowing 5000 songs.
Archos Jukebox Studio is available with 5, 6, 10 or 20GB and works on 4 AA NiMH batteries with any type of computer. |
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For the price of 5GB Apple iPod MP3 player, you can get an 8X-roomier
Neo Jukebox player with 40GB hard-drive. It’ll cost you the same $399. Sometimes not even the biggest music fan has a collection of 800 CDs Neo Jukebox is ready to accept. On the other hand, with Neo you really don’t need to count the files and worry about running out of space. It is also a portable hard-drive, which allows you to take any type of files with you just like Archos Jukebox Studio. Large LCD screen (128x68 pixels) makes finding music easy; and, with many features such as Random and Playlist you have total control over how your music is played. |
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You can’t ignore Rio Riot, the production of SonicBlue Inc, one of the largest MP3 player manufacturers when talking about MP3 technology. Rio Riot holds over 400 complete albums on its 20GB drive. Its exclusive, Rio LogiTrack interface makes it incredibly easy to manage your whole music collection and Rio DJ (one of the features) remembers your favorite songs and creates custom mixes. The new price was recently set to $350. |
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The last one on our list of MP3 Jukebox players is the new
Nomad Jukebox 3, which looks like a conventional portable CD player. The right question we should be asking is: Do you have 660 hours (40GB version) of music-to-go this player promises to store? If your answer is yes, then look no further – Nomad Jukebox 3 is the next-generation player from Creative Technology and will suit every demanding MP3 fan. Portable Nomad Jukebox 3 features massive storage, faster transfers, easier navigation and unsurpassed audio quality. To use one of the best MP3 players on the market you’ll have to pay $500 for a 40GB version or $400 for a 20GB-drive player, which still is a lot of money even for the best player. |
Related web sites:
Apple
Archos Technology
Nomad World
SonicBlue Inc.
SSI America
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