I'm shipping out this summer to basic, (Marines) and I'm looking for a good mp3 player to take with me. Needs to be flash memory and at-least 5 gig. Since i wont have access to a computer at all times, it will need to hold a good 1500+ songs. It needs to be rugged.
I've been looking at Ipods, but i don't like what I've seen with my friends. (Freezing, Crappy battery life - non replaceable battery by end user). I looked at Microsoft's one for about 2 sec, and then laughed. I'm leaning mostly toward a creative zen.
I like this one cause of the color, (a black and orange one.)
Newegg.com - Creative Black/Orange 5GB USB 2.0 Zen NEEON Model 70PF123000003 - Retail
I'm also leaning toward this one too,
Newegg.com - Creative Zen V Plus Black/Blue 8GB USB 2.0 Portable Player Model 70PF2073001Y1 - Retail
But, I'm not sure.
Google, for once, doesn't help, because EVERY mp3 player calls its self durable... I need something that will take my diving into the dirt, 150+ pounds on it as i role, and can take a couple hundred miles of jogging/jeep riding.
Anyone know of anything. Price means noting to me, (well.. noting over 1000 on a mp3 player I'm most likely going to break)
Oh, needs to be usb 2.0...
any help would be appreciated, cause i don't trust the advertisements for products anymore...
I've been looking at Ipods, but i don't like what I've seen with my friends. (Freezing, Crappy battery life - non replaceable battery by end user). I looked at Microsoft's one for about 2 sec, and then laughed. I'm leaning mostly toward a creative zen.
I like this one cause of the color, (a black and orange one.)
Newegg.com - Creative Black/Orange 5GB USB 2.0 Zen NEEON Model 70PF123000003 - Retail
I'm also leaning toward this one too,
Newegg.com - Creative Zen V Plus Black/Blue 8GB USB 2.0 Portable Player Model 70PF2073001Y1 - Retail
But, I'm not sure.
Google, for once, doesn't help, because EVERY mp3 player calls its self durable... I need something that will take my diving into the dirt, 150+ pounds on it as i role, and can take a couple hundred miles of jogging/jeep riding.
Anyone know of anything. Price means noting to me, (well.. noting over 1000 on a mp3 player I'm most likely going to break)
Oh, needs to be usb 2.0...
any help would be appreciated, cause i don't trust the advertisements for products anymore...