anyone here know the different type of palm pilot type thingies and mp3 players?

[Azriel_LittleHawk]

i am doing a bit o research into the cost of these 2 items, at this point i carry around all my cd's and a personal cd player. the battery life sucks, and it's way to bulky..hence going shopping for MP3 players. mind i won't be getting the items for several months to a year, but..better start now so when i SEE a decent price i can jump on it.
so..an mp3 player. now 20gb seems a bit much for me, i would be ok, say 500mg or 5 gb on the lil beast, , so, what is the best out there? and the best price? (cheap ~vs~ quality ) if i can find both? i'll be in heaven! :D

now, the only reason i am looking into a palmpilot/pocket pc, is that i want to be able to take it with me to read books. yeah, geek central i know, but i read so much, and i'd like to be able to download my fave fan fic, and put em into sommat like this to take with (least till i get a printer) now, i used to have microsoft reader an loved it, on my pc here at home i use Ybook, love that program because i make the background black, and the print larger and electric blue color as well as my personal fave font Tahoma! :D. so much less stress when reading.
so..any sugestions on what's out there? once again cost VS quality.
thanks for your time!!
Ciao !
Az

[adorkablex]

Er Dell has an MP3 player called a "DJ" they're really cute.. couldn't tell you on the cost though. My boyfriend has an old MP3 player he offered to give to me.. if you want I'll ask him about it.

[Quaker_Parrots]

Dh has a Sony atrac that I won from a contest($199) but they do sell different ones for less (cheapest I have seen is $55) you can put up to 490 songs on one disk. I think you would be better going that route than an ipod.(he loves his atrac, and says he is glad I won that instead of the ipod, cause he can still play regular CD's on it too) here is the link to all of the Sony's http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_BrowseCatalog-Start?CategoryName=pa_connect_portablecdplayers&Dept=pa

So far as a Palm, you want to get one that has expandable memory, and a rechargeable battery. (color optional, depending on your preference) but definately get one that is backlit, that is a main priority in my book.

[Azriel_LittleHawk]

sure. i just need something smaller, better/longer battery life. cuase no offense to folks's personal taste in music? but um, why must they have the base going so loud i can hear the rattling fo teh bolts holding the vehicle together? is that healthy? wise? considerate of others? nope. <--*LOL* pet peeve of mine.*
when picking up my daughter , i do my homework in teh car while i wait, it is so distracting to have someone go down the street stereo blaring....totaly derails my train of thought but, put the headphones on? and i am so very good ta go! the music helps me get the work done faster because i have less/fewer distractions. :D ty. any an all help is appreciated. could you ask him what he consideres to be the best for the $$? for either item? *HUG* thanks for your time!
Ciao!
Az

[Azriel_LittleHawk]

expandable mem, backlit *brilliant!!* & rechargable batt. gotcha! TY for the link, i looked at walmart.com, and while they looked nice? 2 million hours of music nonstop, just isn't what i need! y'know? and frankly the ipod commercials have annoyed me to no end.. so..not realy looking to invest in one of them.
well, i looked at the site(Sony), and they look awesome, decently priced as well. i shall have to think onnit. i mean i was rather hoping to get away from carrying sommat large like a cd player.. wonder how big it actualy is? i mean i could see using the minidisks...that
d be smaller...yeah?
well, ty for the info once again folks!
Ciao!
Az