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Portable MP3 players are all the craze these days. It is rare to find somebody that either owns one or knows somebody that owns one. They come in many flavors from players that have built in memory to players with hard drives. Many have very portability factors and some don’t. They also have lots of different price ranges which I will also cover. I’m going to go over what you should look for when trying to purchase a cheap portable MP3 player.

Should you pick an mp3 player with a hard drive build in or memory built in? If you go for a memory based player then you will get a very light and compact player but it is limited to the amount of songs you can store. Most will only store up to 250 songs. So that is something to keep in mind when shopping. But what if you have a ton more songs than that?

If you have more songs than that you could always get a player that has the hard drive built in. Most of these allow 500 songs and more and also allow you to use them for personal data storage devices so you can take you data from one computer to another.

Which are more portable? Well that also depends on you. If you want something that will clip on your clothing while you are running then I would go with a memory based mp3 player. Because these players don’t have moving parts they can make them much much smaller then you run of the mill hard drive based player.

Now if you want to be able to put you mp3 player in your pocket then the hard rive based mp3 players are perfect. Most of these are very compact now and will easily fit in your pocket. Some of them include the IPOD and Zune. Both of these players are great because you can find old models that are some of the cheapest portable mp3 players on the market. And it just because it is last years model.

Another thing to keep in mind when looking for a portable mp3 player is the weight. If you are primarily looking for a memory based player then this will not be a factor at all. Most of the memory based players are less then half a pound. Some just weigh a few ounces. When looking at a hard drive based player their are quite a few of these that can weight over a couple of pounds. Just keep that in mind when searching for one that you check the weight because if you are trying to run and you have a player that weights a few pounds in you pocket you could end up running out of you pants literally.

Next you should look at the size of the player. Almost all memory based player are made to be compact in size and are light in weight. You can fit them almost anywhere on you clothing without losing you pants. If you have the room though hard drive players could be an excellent choice for you. Make sure you check the size of the player before purchasing so you know exactly how big it is.

In closing the cheapest portable mp3 player for you depends on you. There are tons of different kinds of player available today. If you want to use it for exercising and the like then go with a memory based player. They offer more portability than any hard drive based player available today. But if you just want to take you tunes with you then a hard drive based player is your best option.