| Title |
Memory |
I/O |
Power (playback) |
Size (Weight) |
Output |
Format |
OS |
Price (Street) |
Notes |
| Creative Labs Nomad II MG |
64 MB internal, expandable with removable SmartMedia (not included) |
USB, Headphone |
2 AAA (8-10 hours) |
2.2"x3.5"x0.7" (2.7oz) |
>90dB, 20Hz-20kHz, 5-7mW, 0.05% @ 1kHz with Output : 32 ohm load |
MP3 & WMA, expandable |
PC/Mac |
$299.99 ($250)
$299.99 Direct |
FM tuner (can be recorded), voice recording, small, feature packed |
| Creative Labs Nomad Jukebox |
6 GB internal, 8 MB DRAM buffer |
USB (3.2 Mbps), Headphone, Line-In |
4 AA (4 hours) |
5"x5"x1.5" (14oz) |
>90dB, 20Hz-20kHz, 100mW, <0.1% |
MP3 & WAV, expandable |
PC/Mac |
$499 ($430)
$420 Amazon |
Line-in recording to WAV, portable CD player sized/looking |
| Good Technology SoundsGood AudioPlayer |
64 MB internal, not expandable |
USB (250 Kbytes/s), Headphone |
Utilizes the 2 AAA in Handspring Visor (10 hours) |
2.13"x2.22"x0.35" (0.9oz) |
85dB, 20Hz-20kHz, 50mA |
MP3 |
PC |
$249 ($270)
$249 Direct
$269 Amazon |
requires Handspring Visor (snaps flush into Springboard expansion slot) |
| i2Go eGo 340MB |
340 MB removable IBM Microdrive (included), expandable with removable SmartMedia (not included) |
USB, Headphone |
2 AA (n/a, probably short) |
2.75"x4.5"x1.25" (7.2oz) |
n/a |
MP3, Real Audio G2, expandable |
PC/Mac |
$599.99 ($450)
$399 Direct
$450 Amazon |
Voice recording |
| Iomega HipZip |
40 MB removable PocketZip disk (includes 2, ~$10 each), 2 MB buffer |
Mini USB, Headphone |
Built-in Rechargable Lithium Ion (12 hours) |
4.13"x2.75"x1.13" (8oz) |
n/a |
MP3, WMA & DRM, expandable |
PC/Mac |
$299.95 ($260)
$250 eCost
$267 Amazon |
stores any digital information files, inexpensive removable media |
| Nike (Rio) PSA Play 120 |
64 MB internal, expandable with removable SmartMedia (not included) |
USB, Headphone |
1 AA (10 hours) |
3.25"x2.75"x1.0" (2.7 oz) |
n/a |
MP3 & WMA, expandable |
PC/Mac |
$299.95
$299.95 Direct |
Includes belt clip and arm band, good sport MP3 player |
| RCA Lyra |
No internal, 64 MB removable SmartMedia (included) |
Parallel (450 Kbps) (USB using external memory "drive"), Headphone |
2 AA (12 hours) |
4.5"x2.5"x0.88" (4.5oz) |
>75dB,20Hz-20kHz,>0.1% |
MP3, WMA & Real Audio G2, expandable |
PC/Mac |
$279.99 ($230)
$220 Amazon |
5-band equalizer |
| Samsung YEPP YP-E64 |
64 MB internal, expandable with removable SmartMedia (not included) |
Parallel (USB at 1.3 Mbps optional), Headphone |
2 AAA (10 hours) |
2.5"x3.4"x0.68" (2.65oz) |
90dB, 20Hz-20kHz, 7mW |
MP3 |
PC |
$229.99 ($180)
$220 Amazon |
Voice recording, 7 mode equalizer |
| Sonicblue (S3/Diamond Multimeida) Rio 500 |
64 MB internal, expandable with removable SmartMedia (not included) |
USB (500 kbps), Headphone |
1 AA (11 hours) |
2.46"x0.74"x3.59" (2.7oz) |
95dB, n/a |
MP3 |
PC/Mac |
$279.95 ($240)
$179.95 Direct
$236 Amazon |
Headphones not included |
| Sony Memory Stick (NW-MS7) |
No internal, 64 MB removable Memory Stick Media (included) |
USB, Headphone |
Built-in rechargable Lithium Ion |
1.5"x4.69"x0.9" (2.5oz) |
n/a |
MP3, ATRAC3, expandable |
PC |
$399.95 ($330)
$325 Etronics
$380 Amazon |
|
| Sony VAIO Music Clip (MC-P10) |
64 MB internal |
USB (500 Kbyte/s), Headphone |
1 AA (5 hours) |
4.69"x0.91"x0.88" (1.68oz) |
n/a |
MP3, ATRAC3, expandable |
PC |
$299.99 ($280)
$280 pcZone
$300 Direct |
3 preset equalizer, slim, pen-style player |
