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Certain, a number of. How a few Rio Cali 256? It’s an MP3 participant that’s designed for outdoorsy use, with an armband strap so the very compact gadget (it’s the scale of a fats wristwatch) can trip together with you. It’s digital, so storage is extra restricted than an iPod—60 MP3 songs in its normal configuration, as much as 120 if extra storage is added. The benefit of this participant is that it has flash-based reminiscence, that means no built-in playback delays and no skipping as you bomb down some scree subject. Plus, it has an FM tuner so in the event you can hit a sign you continue to have one thing to take heed to when you’re bored with the on-board tunes. Better of all, on your functions, the Cali performs for as much as 18 hours on one AAA battery. That’s fairly good—only a few little batteries ought to final you on a weeklong journey. And the value ain’t dangerous at $140 (www.rioaudio.com).
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Look additionally at Rio’s Forge 256, one other sports-specific flash-based unit with the identical straightforward packability, promoting for a touch pricier $170. With that you simply additionally get the capability to document radio recordsdata to your participant, although. Need to catch that Terri Gross interview you missed with Philip Roth as you’re exploring the Adirondacks? No downside.
An identical unit to the Rio Cali is the Inventive Nomad MuVo TX FM 256 ($169, www.nomadworld.com), which is a digital unit that runs off a single AAA battery (Inventive payments one battery pretty much as good for 15 hours). Storage capability is principally on a par with the Cali. It appears to be like extra like a mini tape recorder (or iPod, for that matter), whereas the Cali or the Forge have extra stylin’ traces.
Lastly, SanDisk’s slimline MP3 ($200) has a slightly substantial one gigabyte of storage, so you’ll be able to load as much as 16 hours of MP3 tunes on it, which is within the order of round 240. And it runs on a single AAA battery, so it’s simply re-powered. So, robust selection—Rio’s snappy, compact types, SanDisk’s storage… I believe it’ll come right down to your price range—the above price lower than the iPod Mini ($249), all are extra trail-worthy, but they may even pack much less of your CD assortment with you on the path.
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