mp3 player memory???

Question

So many amounts of memory...512mb, 1 GB, 2 GB, 60GB, etc.
I want an mp3 player but can't figure out about how many songs these hold? Anyone answer me? Thanks. Any models to avoid, or are they all pretty much the same? I want to stay away from Apple though. Thanks.

I'm not sure how much an ipod costs compared to an mp3 player....don't have a "huge" budget.

wow...I am a moron...I didn't realize that ipods were mp3 players!! WOW!!!

Answer 1

Hey thts fine U r not a moron ....many ppl don't knw tht an i pod is an mp3 player!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok now a 512 mb mp3 player stores 120 songs & dh 1 GB(1024 mb) player stores 250 songs so thts double of 120 songs in a 512 mb mp3 player.........
I suggest u buy a I pod nano of 8 gb memory....its sleek & gud lookin & comes in 5 different colors......but U said U don't like apple products so If U hav a decent budjet then go for dh Samsung k5....its music & functions r Xcellent....or dh Creative Zen or Sansa mp3 players .......they all R I POD KILLERS
the Microsoft Zune comes in 30 GB 60 GB models tht can store a Breath takin 15000 songs so U can carry dh whole music world around with u ^_^
If U do a little research then u can buy a mp3 player easily
C Ya

Answer 2

A 128kbps mp3 file occupies about 4MB of space, give or take half an MB.
A GB is 1024MB, that'll help do the math.
I've always liked the iRiver players, never used the Sonys but I don't have much faith in them.
Get something above 2GB, that'd be ideal.
Also make sure you pay attention to formats, WMA will be fine for space saving(I'd take mp3pro or AAC instead anyday) and if you stoop to that level remember you'll have a hard time getting the tracks back as mp3s or anything else for that matter.
Creative is worth checking out, the midrange Zens have some spunk, but be sure to read some reviews first. CNet and Tomshardware.com are often reliable enough.

Hope this helps!!

Answer 3

Hi Angie.
If you are going to store songs only of Mp3 format then read this:
1 song may require 3 to 4 MB of space on an average [128kbps].
512MB Player can hold a max of up to 130 songs.
1GB can hold up to 260 songs.
Similarly multiply and come to a conclusion. If you want to have huge collection of songs then look at players with capacity of above 5GB.
Players from Apple are very good. They provide good sound reproduction, reasonably priced and have good looks. Also you can look at players from Sandisk, Creative, Sony...

Cheers,
Jay

Answer 4

use between 4 and 5 Mb for a song. Of course it depends on the song (also the sample rate can be higher). Therefore your 1Gb model will 200-250 songs.

Obviously the bigger you can afford will be better depending on how much you plan to use it and how often you want to plug it in to your pc to change the songs.

Whats wrong with ipod? mine's great.

Answer 5

hi, the main suitable makes of mp3 participant are imaginitive, Archos and SanDisk. Are you searching for a clean sort or basically a stable reliable participant? i will reccomend the imaginitive Zen comfortable photograph, Archos 204 and the SanDisk Sansa View. you're desirable to maintain faraway from iPods, they're complete sh*t in each way. those i discussed (i'm uncertain with regard to the SanDisk) are drag and drop, so which you do not could desire to place in any utility. you ought to use them with living house windows Media participant too I belive.

Answer 6

you can calculate the following if want to know how many mp3 data can store in your mp3 player.

average bites of one mp3 is 3.5 mb so if you have 512 mb, you can now calculate 512 mb divided by 3.5 mb.