Posted by Andrew White on 01/15/06 21:40

"Kalos" <z900y@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I was curious if anyone has bought either the Sandisk m260
>4GB player or the m250, who can possibly comment on its
>audio quality. I have heard that the iPod is the gold standard
>(if you don't mind the controversial scratching problem)
>however I would prefer a device that has FM radio and
>voice recorder built-in. I have seen the m260 on sale only
>at Circuit City but for a low price, something like US$180.
>
>Thanks for any info-
>Kalos

Kalos, I've been a skeptic about claims that iPod is way superior to
other MP3 players until I tried them for myself. I bought and returned
two highly rated non-iPod MP3 players (iRiver and Creative) before
deciding to try the iPod nano. In my view nano to all the other
non-Apple MP3 players is like Lexus is to Ford.

Do you REALLY need the FM radio and voice recorder functionality? Or
you think those might be nice to have? I honestly can't imagine why
anyone would want to listen to numerous commercials on FM while they
have commercial-free music that they definitely like in the palm of
their hand. And in my personal and professional lives I've never met a
person who used a voice recorder.

I suggest you sit down and think hard about the reasons why you're
buying an MP3 player and figure out what's truly important to YOU.

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