# Please recommend a portable mp3 player based on this criteria **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 28, 2002, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-portable-mp3-player-based-on-this-criteria/116468 "2002-06-28T22:24:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-portable-mp3-player-based-on-this-criteria/116468/1 "2002-06-28T22:24:40Z")
It’s not easy to find good reviews on the internet. They are either old or poorly organized. Oh well. I need a PC based mp3 player, not cd because i don’t have a burner. So that leaves hard drive or flashmemory based. I want to be able to navigate through the songs and not have to go in order like with the Bantam 350. Portability is key, as is durability. Im not sure if flashmemory necessarily means you can use those cards or whether they sometimes only use internal memory. If not, then I want one that has the option to use those cards. Any ideas would be appreciated. Money isn’t too much of an object. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-portable-mp3-player-based-on-this-criteria/116468/2 "2002-06-29T03:50:06Z")
[MP3 players: the next generation- Ipod Nomad Rio](http://www.zdnet.com/products/stories/reviews/0,4161,2862825,00.html) > [@](#): > > April 26, 2002 > > Hard drive-based MP3 players, which allow you to store massive amounts of MP3s and other files on a portable device, have been around for a few years. But recently, three new players have taken the concept to a new high, with impressive advancements in design, functionality, and interface. Each has its unique strong points, but they’re all groundbreaking in their own way. Check out our hands-on reviews. ---
**Author:** ![Baraqiyal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@Baraqiyal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baraqiyal)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-portable-mp3-player-based-on-this-criteria/116468/3 "2002-06-29T05:43:34Z")
You might consider the Toshiba Gigabeat. It’s similar in size and functionality to Apple’s iPod, but uses the faster USB 2.0 interface, and plays WMA files in addition to MP3. [http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-937893.html](http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-937893.html) ---
**Author:** ![dalstew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/82dd89/32.png) [@dalstew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalstew)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-portable-mp3-player-based-on-this-criteria/116468/4 "2002-06-29T11:16:44Z")
I have the Creative Labs Nomad, it’s great. I have almost 1,000 songs on there. It was quite pricey, but well worth it. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2002, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-portable-mp3-player-based-on-this-criteria/116468/5 "2002-06-30T07:49:18Z")
If portability is key, the iPod wins, hands down. Try sticking a Nomad in a shirt pocket sometime. 😉 [Nomad, Lyra can’t match iPod: Clumsy but cheap digital jukeboxes](http://newsobserver.com/business/technology/story/1490993p-1521745c.html)