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Once upon a time there were MP3 players, and now they're Digital Audio Players. There were lots of them. Most importantly, there were Sansa players, and they were little awesome beasts. They'd play forever and a day on no charge whatsoever.
Sadly, Sansa no longer makes their players.
I tried finding a use Sansa Clip, and there were almost no new old stock. The one that did appear, for $300, was identical to the one that I'm using now.
The use case, for me, is falling asleep to an audiobook. I need a player that is operable at night, will play for a while, and will then shut down of its own accord. If I can do all of this while not wearing glasses, that's all the better.
This new generation of MP3 players out of China don't have the same impressive lineage. It's hard to find one that plays for 20+ hours. None of them are meant for the English speaking audience, and I have a healthy suspicion about anything running a battery that's not guaranteed to meet US standards. Lousy batteries cause fires.
I may try using my old Android phone as an MP3 player. It's not my preference, as I'll roll over it, guaranteed, but it's free, has a good battery life, and meets US standards.
If I wanted a higher end player, that would be easy. There are enough of those, but I don't want to sleep on a high end player, only to find that my toy is now kaput.
Sadly, Sansa no longer makes their players.
I tried finding a use Sansa Clip, and there were almost no new old stock. The one that did appear, for $300, was identical to the one that I'm using now.
The use case, for me, is falling asleep to an audiobook. I need a player that is operable at night, will play for a while, and will then shut down of its own accord. If I can do all of this while not wearing glasses, that's all the better.
This new generation of MP3 players out of China don't have the same impressive lineage. It's hard to find one that plays for 20+ hours. None of them are meant for the English speaking audience, and I have a healthy suspicion about anything running a battery that's not guaranteed to meet US standards. Lousy batteries cause fires.
I may try using my old Android phone as an MP3 player. It's not my preference, as I'll roll over it, guaranteed, but it's free, has a good battery life, and meets US standards.
If I wanted a higher end player, that would be easy. There are enough of those, but I don't want to sleep on a high end player, only to find that my toy is now kaput.
