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Hey LTT'ers. I decided to buy my partner a new mp3 player for Christmas as she left her iPod in Australia (derp).

She doesn't want a new iPod as she has since seen the light and doesn't want to be tied to iTunes/Apple Ecosystem so can you guys help recommend me an alternative?

 

I'm sorting of looking at devices like this:

http://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/walkman/nwz-f886

 

I have around £200 is about give or take £50 depending how good the device is.

Side note: she doesn't like using her phone as an MP3 player as I have suggested countless times. She wants a dedicated device, so that's what she'll get haha.

 

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated :)

 

This is ancient territory to me as the last MP3 player I owned was a Creative Zen Touch 20gb back in like 2005.. so yeah.

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Out of curiosity why is she against using her phone? O_o

 

Can't help you with your problem since I've been using my phone as my music device for years. :P

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Hey LTT'ers. I decided to buy my partner a new mp3 player for Christmas as she left her iPod in Australia (derp).

She doesn't want a new iPod as she has since seen the light and doesn't want to be tied to iTunes/Apple Ecosystem so can you guys help recommend me an alternative?

 

I'm sorting of looking at devices like this:

http://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/walkman/nwz-f886

 

I have around £200 is about give or take £50 depending how good the device is.

Side note: she doesn't like using her phone as an MP3 player as I have suggested countless times. She wants a dedicated device, so that's what she'll get haha.

 

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated :)

 

This is ancient territory to me as the last MP3 player I owned was a Creative Zen Touch 20gb back in like 2005.. so yeah.

Pretty much anything by a reputable brand will work fine these days. Sony makes good ones.

 

Out of curiosity why is she against using her phone? O_o

 

Can't help you with your problem since I've been using my phone as my music device for years. :P

This is my question. Unless she doesnt have a phone, I would highly reccomend using the money towards a new phone that does have MP3 capabilities, even if it's just a more basic phone. 

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Amen, I too have only used my phone as my primary music device for the last forever.. however, she only has a Moto G first gen phone so it has no expansion card for tons of music.

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Amen, I too have only used my phone as my primary music device for the last forever.. however, she only has a Moto G first gen phone so it has no expansion card for tons of music.

:o Shoulda got the 4G model. :\

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Out of curiosity why is she against using her phone? O_o

 

Can't help you with your problem since I've been using my phone as my music device for years. :P

 

 

Amen, I too have only used my phone as my primary music device for the last forever.. however, she only has a Moto G first gen phone so it has no expansion card for tons of music.

 

Meh, I don't like Apple products but their Ipods are the one product I will always buy. I'm getting a new touch on the unfortunate day that the Gen 3 I have now dies.

 

A separate music player is an absolute must for anyone who listens to music for more than 50% of their day. My phone's battery drains fast enough as it is without me using it to feed my music addiction.

 

@OP give the Sandisk Sansa Clip a look.

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:o Shoulda got the 4G model. :\

It wasn't availble when she bought the phone :(

 

 

Meh, I don't like Apple products but their Ipods are the one product I will always buy. I'm getting a new touch on the unfortunate day that the Gen 3 I have now dies.

 

A separate music player is an absolute must for anyone who listens to music for more than 50% of their day. My phone's battery drains fast enough as it is without me using it to feed my music addiction.

 

@OP give the Sandisk Sansa Clip a look.

Yeah I whole heartedly agree with you there, my music is on constantly when I am out and about and generally it rinses my phones battery life.

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Does Zune still make good MP3 players? If so, go with Zune...

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Hey LTT'ers. I decided to buy my partner a new mp3 player for Christmas as she left her iPod in Australia (derp).

She doesn't want a new iPod as she has since seen the light and doesn't want to be tied to iTunes/Apple Ecosystem so can you guys help recommend me an alternative?

eeh, Zune, Sansa, stuff like that

 

My mom doesn't like using her daily driver phone to listen to music for whatever reason, but her friend gave her an HTC Desire C to use for music and she's perfectly happy with using that.

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The Sansa Clip is a great choice. Another good option is the Fiio X1: http://www.amazon.co.uk/FiiO-X1-Hi-Res-MP3-Player-Silver/dp/B00MWWE6WW

 

Fiio is famous for making good quality budget audiophile products like amplifiers and music players. 

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That walkman is a good one...

 

It's also running android so it's more than a music player...

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This reminds me, do they still make the Galaxy Player? I remember when it came out, there was a somewhat sizeable amount of hype about it but outside of Best Buy, I have yet to see one.

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This reminds me, do they still make the Galaxy Player? I remember when it came out, there was a somewhat sizeable amount of hype about it but outside of Best Buy, I have yet to see one.

No not anymore. At this point it'd be quite a bit cheaper to get a Moto E + a MicroSD card then if they were to continue making the Galaxy Players

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