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MP3 Player for personal and professional use

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4 Dec 1st, 2000 

6 Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful

Advantages:
Good value for money, convenient, durable

Disadvantages:
Small disk space, uses up batteries quickly

Recommendable Yes:

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MP3 Players are becoming ever more popular in today's modern world, and so it can often be difficult to see what kind of player you want, whether it be for personal or professional use.

However, this is one that I think would suit the needs of most people for whatever use. It really is a very good player for all kinds of reasons.

Firstly, it is not overly complicated. It is easy to use, durable, and, although it does use up the batteries quite rapidly, is very good as it is just right for personal use. It does not have an overly large capacity on it (32MB to be precise, which holds about 8 or 9 songs) but this is all that is necessary.

Secondly, it is the present. Currently, it is a very convenient and simple way to listen to your favourite music, whatever it might be, and it is always easy to obtain. It is also exceptional quality when recorded onto.

Finally, it is the future. Experts think that CDs may be no longer used within 5 to 10 years, and they will be replaced by none other than MP3s.

This player is one that I got free with my computer, and I would strongly recommend it to anyone. Although it cannot store too much information, it can store enough, and is good value compared with some others available on the market which are a lot more expensive and less value for money.

This really is a good player, and if you are looking for it for professional or personal use then I would really choose this one. After all, it is the one that has sold the most in the world (according to Guinness World of Records). 

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