Upgrade my Palm TE with a bigger SD card or buy an MP3 Player?

Question

I've started using my Palm TE as an mp3 player. I'm reasonably content with it, but I need more storage. I've been thinking of a 1gig SD card to replace my 128meg card. That'll cost between $30 - $50, I think, if I shop around.
But I've been wondering if a true mp3 player in that price range wouldn't be a better buy. True, it won't have as much storage, but some come with radios (nice, but not essential) and have other features, such as working more easily with MusicMatch Jukebox, which I like a lot, and functioning as a flash drive (useful) and voice memo device, (not so much).

If I'm otherwise happy with my Te as a music player, does buying a larger SD card make more sense than a dedicated music player?

Answer 1

I'm more of a conservative so I would just upgrade the Palm TE. ( I still use my SIEMENS SX56 as a mp3 player. Got that for $50 just after they went out of style.) But for $30 to $50 you won't get much of a quality player. You'll have to do research. Most of the good players play every format, fixed rate and variable rate mp3's, mp4's ect. The cheaper ones you will give you problems. That's where I started! So far I have found that the most decent of players will cost between $90 - $130. Hope that helps.