MP3 player...

[feebal]

My brother wants an Itronics MP3 player for christmas (Argos) but it seems too cheap to be any good (�49.99 for 512Mb). Does anyone have any feedback on them, good or bad? Thanks

[fo3nix]

not sure about that particular one, but generally they seem to be pretty good, work ok, but sometimes you can have problems. shouldn't be too much though, as they're only simple devices.

note: that doesn't seem too cheap; for �80 you can get the iPod shuffle 1GB (twice the number of songs), and while it doesn't have a screen, i'd argue that its probably more stylish, and definitely easier to use with iTunes.

[vehelpfulguy]

I have read a few reviews for cheaper MP3 players and Creative come out well every time.

Try the Creative Zen Nano Plus 512Mb at about �63.

This comes with an FM radio and can record the radio (and voice) in MP3 format.

I have seen it in Dixons and other shops.

I THINK they may have dropped the Nano bit from the name to avoid confusion with Apple (although Creative had it first). May now be called Zen.

Here is a picture.

http://www.lasthardware.com/images/44.325.jpg