Sony Core
Yesterday I was downloading Winamp Lite and noticed that bundled with the free full player are 50 free downloads from emusic.com. I normally dont go for these gimmicks because theres normally something attached, and I don’t even own an mp3 nor do I listen to music on my PC on a regular basis.
However, both Megan and I have had our eyes peeled for a reasonably priced mp3 player, and I think I’ve found it.
Walkman Core™ MP3 Player
NW-E505BLUE
(See the larger version, here)
- 512MB Built-In Memory/Stores 345 Songs
- Built in FM Tuner
- 3-Line EL (Organic Electroluminescence) Display
- Super Quick Battery Charge (3 min charge = 3 hrs playback)
That’s $99 dollars you can’t shake a stick at. Look at the larger image to see the display, which is impressive for such a small jump-drive-like unit. For those of you who want more space, you can jump to the 1Gb version for $30 more which is a steal too. I for one though think 345 songs is plenty, especially considering the flexiblity of what you can put on it and take off it at any time. That means you can use it for your existing library of mp3s, or jump over to a site like emusic and get them for .22 cents a pop (20 bucks up front for 90 songs) versus the iTunes .99 cents.
Hopefully Megan can talk her dad into one of these for her birthday which is coming up soon. She really deserves it as hard as she’s worked this semester, and for everything she’s done for me post-op. Maybe I can throw in on it or something..