Most reliable mp3 player brand?

[spheroyds]

I've gone thru too many mp3 players in the last few years - frozen, fall apart etc.

I've had ipods, crappy creative...any recommendations?

 

[The Bandit]

Maybe your just too rough, or abuse them. All my electronic stuff looks like the day I bought it.

 

[Garrett]

Avoid internal hard drives and get one of these:
http://www.pelican.com/cases_detail.php?Case=i1010

 

[Berlin]

Maybe your just too rough, or abuse them.

Was wondering the same.

I have had no problem with both apple and Creative MP3 players in the last 3 years. Both my vision W and Flash Zen V run very fine, nothing to complain.

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Now that the newer iPods are out, you can get the older 80GB iPod classic 15 bucks off at FS, about $ 220 a pop.

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10092770&catid=

Fairly good price IMO for a decent large storage size pod if you don't need their bigger 120 GB drive which comes standard for the new iPod classic.

BTW the older iPod touch 8GB is 50 bucks off , $ 230 @.
New 8GB touch will be $250 @.

 

[shapeup1]

I've had an Rca and a ipod mini...never problems.....I must dropped the ipod hundreds of time on the floor still works....

 

[basketcase]

Avoid internal hard drives and get one of these:
http://www.pelican.com/cases_detail.php?Case=i1010

I agree, if you're rough on them, get a flash drive since there are not moving parts to break down. On the down side, flash drives usually have less capacity.

 

[WoodPeckr]

I agree, if you're rough on them, get a flash drive since there are not moving parts to break down. On the down side, flash drives usually have less capacity.

How much flash drive do you need?
16GB flash drives are pretty common now.

 

[basketcase]

I'm happy with my 4G nano but some always want the top of the line.