10 Best MP3 Players for Beginners
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Out of thousands of reviews for 260 products, over 3,000 people recommended MP3 Players specifically for Beginners. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Zune 80GB
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$250 - $350
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307 People Recommend
"the zune has a massive screen very easy menu layout tons of little things that make it such a great product.…" - Bestbuy.com User "the software seems streamlined and simple, but it seemingly randomly decides when it feels like syncing my media.…" - sim at Circuitcity.com "it is easy to use, easy to sync with (very easy for video off of media center), and screen is big.…" - JDUBBZ from WV at Circuitcity.com |
Apple iPod shuffle 3rd Gen. 1 GB
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$59 - $79
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195 People Recommend
"it is not ideal for a first time mp3 buyer - but great for a second one.…" - "Ellie" at Abt.com "i like this product because it is easy to use and to carry with you were ever you want to be.…" - Amazon.com User "it is the only mp3 player i've ever owned, and i found it easy to use and the buttons are very intuitive.…" - Amazon.com User |
Creative Technology ZEN® 2 GB Player ZEN2GBBK
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$68 - $85
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175 People Recommend
"i just use windows media player 10 to sync it with no problems and iriverter (free software just search for it) to convert videos:(easy just select options/ device/ 2 creative zen vision/ and then…" - Wolfe from Hickory NC at Circuitcity.com "it is easy to load books from windows media player to the zen.…" - A Customer from Topeka, KS at Buy.com "it's my first media player and it was so easy to start using.…" - Amazon.com User |
Apple iPod Shuffle third generation
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$39 - $90
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175 People Recommend
""i love how small the product is, just wish it was capable of carrying more songs - simple to download songs - will buya larger i-pod next time…" - Bestbuy.com User "easy to use and holds an amazing amount of songs for the size of the product.…" - Bestbuy.com User ""great product for the price, easy to use and compact so easily totes while working out.…" - Bestbuy.com User |
Creative Technology ZEN 4 GB
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$60 - $110
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169 People Recommend
"it is extremely lightweight, and it is easy to incorporate media directly from windows media player.…" - Amazon.com User "it is easy to transfer music to this mp3…" - Amazon.com User "i would reccomend this over any mp3 player as it is very sleek, easy to use and multifunctional.…" - Amazon.com User |
Creative Technology Zen 33 GB
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$199 - $304
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164 People Recommend
"as a "novice" in the mp3 player arena, i was worried that it would be too complicated-not so!…" - Amazon.com User "i'd never used an mp3 player before purchasing this unit; i found it to be very easy to set up and use.…" - Amazon.com User "instead of burning copies of my cds and amazon mp3 downloads, i now load albums and songs onto this in windows media player (it's very easy), and sometimes create playlists in the supplied zen media…" - Amazon.com User |
Apple iPod Touch 8 GB MA623ZO/B
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$190 - $290
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154 People Recommend
"it has the polish of an apple product with their legendary ease of use.…" - Amazon.com User "it's an amazing wireless device...easy to use and a great mp3 and video player.…" - Amazon.com User "this product is incredible, its functionality is very easy to understand, and the posibilities are infinite.…" - Amazon.com User |
Apple iPod nano green 8 GB Player
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$125 - $199
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149 People Recommend
"it is very easy to use, affordable compared to some mp3 players and is very compact - great for traveling!…" - stephlillie22 at Shopping.com "the ipod got delivered fast and it was all that i expected, a good, small, easy to use apple product.…" - Amazon.com User "it was easy to order from amazon and the product arrived promptly.…" - Amazon.com User |
Apple iPod nano Silver 8 GB
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$129 - $250
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141 People Recommend
"the ipod got delivered fast and it was all that i expected, a good, small, easy to use apple product.…" - Amazon.com User "it was easy to order from amazon and the product arrived promptly.…" - Amazon.com User "i like the design, it's very small and light easy to carry...wonderful product from apple....just one more thing....they should give more thing inside the product...because it a little expensive that…" - Amazon.com User |
Apple iPod classic Black 80GB
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$200 - $249
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131 People Recommend
"i am a first time buyer of a ipod and this product is excellent i am only fair with computer skills but this ipod is so easy to in terface anyone can do it.…" - scooby from santa cruz ca at Circuitcity.com "its years at the top of the mp3 player market have resulted in a great-looking, mature product that's not only wonderfully easy to pick up and use but is also packed with features and, most…" - Jonathan Bray at Trustedreviews.com "getting the media on it is just different from the way i do it with my other mp3 player but the ipod itself is easy to use.…" - Shelman from North Las Vegas, NV at Circuitcity.com |
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