Top Mp3 Players Under $100

Mp3 players can be a lot of fun to have for exercising and traveling. With so much music available online to download carrying around an mp3 player can often be easier that carrying CDs. Mp3 player attachments make it easy to play music off your mp3 player in your home through speakers or even through your car stereo system.

Buying a mp3 player can often be quite an investment however with many models having price tags of two and three hundred dollars. Can you get a great mp3 player when you're on a budget? Sure you can! Here are some great mp3 players that are all priced under $100.

Napster 128mb MP3 player

This mp3 player by Napster is about the size of a pack of gum and will hold around two hours of your music. While the music holding capacity isn't very high it is enough to hold enough songs for a jog around your neighborhood or a in-state road trip. This 1.3 oz mp3 player also only costs around $30 making it a bargain against other mp3 players on the market. This particular mp3 player is compatible with only PC computers so Mac users won't be able to use it. In addition to mp3 files it will also play WMA, WAV, DRM, AND WMA files.

SanDisk 512MB Player

One unique feature of this mp3 player by Samsung is that it can be used as an external hard drive as well as an mp3 player. Not only can you take your music on the go with this mp3 player you can take your documents and other important files along for the ride as well. This particular mp3 player is loaded with a lot of pretty cool features. The mp3 player has an FM tuner in it as well, so if your song list starts to get a little boring you can stray away and listen to one of your twenty pre-set stations. This mp3 player also has a voice recorder built in, complete with microphone so you can record important notes to yourself and play them back later on. This mp3 player works with USB 2.0 to transfer your songs and files instanatenously, or can work with USB 1.0 at a slightly slower rate. The mp3 players runs on one AAA battery and can last over 19 hours before having to switch out your power. The mp3 player comes with a carrying case and an arm band for when you are taking your mp3 player on the go. Like the Napster mp3 player this mp3 player is PC based and will not work with Mac computers.

512MB iPod Shuffle

Mac users will enjoy using the iPod Shuffle. The shuffles claim to fame is it ability to shuffle your music randomly giving you a new play list every time you tune it on. The shuffle can also be programmed with a particular play list and play through a list of songs in order. A huge drawback of the shuffle is that there is no display so you have no way to navigate through your play list or know what song is currently playing. The shuffle is extremely lightweight however and is smaller than a pack of gum in size. The shuffle comes with a lanyard included so you can wear your music around your neck while you are exercising or traveling. The shuffle is Mac and PC compatible and will play Audible, AAC and WAV files in addition to mp3 files.