Cheap MP3 players

[Bensfcno1]

I am looking to purchase an MP3 player, but don't want to spend too much (as going travelling for 8 months and dont want to break/loose an expensive one) so Looking away from my usual choice of an IPod. There are a few that RRP at about £45/50 but can purchase for £29.99 or there a bouts. Can any recommend a make or specific model to consider or steer clear of? Criteria would be easy to upload music, decent audio and usable during exercise.

 

Thanks in advance for advice

[CylonKing]

When we went travelling for a year we ended up buying quite an expensive MP3 (music was very important to us qwhile away) and just made sure it was protected by always having it, when not in use, in a Pacsafe. Would absolutely recommend the Cowon range of MP3 players; we ended up buying an iAudio 7 16GB which is running perfectly to this day. The only thing we didn't do was upload music as we went along as we filled it with pretty much our entire CD collection before setting off. The i7 is no longer available but as a range, I would recommend Cowon. The i9 is on Clearance at Advanced MP3: http://www.advancedmp3players.co.uk/shop/MP3_Players.1/Cowon_iAudio.15/IAUDIOI9-16GB/Cowon_i9_16GB_MP3_Player.13311.html#pClearance3567.

 

Would also recommend the Altec Lansing range of single speakers. Small, light and portable, ideal for travelling as they take up very little space.

 

For travelling in general, I would also recommend a Pacsafe. It allows you to store valuable\important items in any hostel\hotel room safely. It is a slash proof bag with a padlockable metal chain sealing the top. I had my bag slashed in Guatemala but they got nothing as I had the Pacsafe inside so could not get anything out of my travel bag.

 

I hope you have a great time away! It was the best thing we ever did!

[Bensfcno1]

Thanks for the advice CylonKing, off to SE asia in October then to Aus, NZ and finish in South America, flying home from Rio day after world cup final.

 

Will have a look at the suggested MP3 and also the Pacsafe. did you have one covering the whole bag or just your valuables?

[JPTCount]

i would suggest buying an 3/4yo android phone of a mate, putting in a 32/64GB card and using that, with all the comms tech turned off they last for hours, (my old xperia arc has done 30 days on standby with a few hours use as a media remote), would also mean u could watch movies on it too, and have an internet/phone connection when needed/if wanted.

 

you'd also get better peace of mind knowing it wont fall apart on the flight out

[CylonKing]

did you have one covering the whole bag or just your valuables?

 

Apologies for the late delay in coming back to you on this. Forgot about the thread. We had one just for our valuables. It was just lucky that it fitted in my travel bag perfectly. We used it for the MP3 player, speaker, passports, money and credit cards. Anything else could be easily replaced while on the trip.

 

Our trip took in SE Asia, Aus, NZ, Fiji, Central America and finally a few of the Southern States of America.

[CylonKing]

Oh, and our camera of course.

 

If we did another trip, we would also take a tablet of some sort (for blogging offline and posting when connected plus reading online books) and a dedicated Kindle. We found that books took up the most space in our back-packs so would invest in some technology next time.