[Fergz]

The Sony NWZ-A10 series is rated at 40 hours, and the newer A20 series is supposed to have that upped to 50 hours.

Those Sonys are pretty sweet players, but $300 a pop hard to compare with the M3

 

[JK1]

 
I never owned a Zune had some friends that really liked theirs especially with win7 but they are hard to find now

Not at all hard to find on Ebay. The problem though is that these old players probably need a new battery to get decent run time. Finding a battery that is compatible and installing it is probably not so easy.

 

[golov17]

Haven't compared to Z1 yet, though Z1 isn't really small form factor by any mean, so it isn't going to be a fair comparison.

Comparison of the size on the photo of the two small players, please?

 

[ClieOS]

Comparison of the size on the photo of the two small players, please?

 
iPod nano 7G, M3, and Clip+
 

 
Z1 is actually still a very small DAP. But because of its metal housing and small screen, it does weight a bit more and has a roomier internal space for PCB board. In contrast, the PCB inside M3 is tiny (yes, I did have a look inside).

 

[golov17]

iPod nano 7G, M3, and Clip+




Z1 is actually still a very small DAP. But because of its metal housing and small screen, it does weight a bit more and has a roomier internal space for PCB board. In contrast, the PCB inside M3 is tiny (yes, I did have a look inside).

Thanks a lot

 

[Parker75]

To the people waiting years for a mp3 player with hd radio under $100, why not just getting an hd radio, there are some very good ones for just $50, you can get both the m3 AND the hd radio for $100, and those are so small that is not a problem carrying both devices.

 

[JK1]

  To the people waiting years for a mp3 player with hd radio under $100, why not just getting an hd radio, there are some very good ones for just $50, you can get both the m3 AND the hd radio for $100, and those are so small that is not a problem carrying both devices.

Who makes a good pocket sized HD radio with long battery life for $50? I am not interested in the Audiovox, Insignia, or Sparc models. Does Sony, Grundig, Sangean, Philips, or Panasonic make one? I would greatly prefer having the radio together with an mp3 player and not separate.

 

[JK1]

When will the M5 with bluetooth be launched?

When?????? I guess I will probably buy an M3, however I am even more interested in the M5.
I assume the M5 has FM radio, and 30+ hours of battery life with bluetooth turned off?

 

[fourrobert13]

more battery talk...really?

 

[Parker75]

Still 40 hrs AA batteries guy...

 

[Onix]

  To the people waiting years for a mp3 player with hd radio under $100, why not just getting an hd radio, there are some very good ones for just $50, you can get both the m3 AND the hd radio for $100, and those are so small that is not a problem carrying both devices.

Indeed, which one would you recommend?,

 

[Parker75]

I don't listen to hd radio on the go dude, what would be the point of buying expensive daps with big ass drives that play 24bit flacs, ripping our records or buying from hdtracks, putting our favorite music in them, spend time creating super cool playlists, if at the end I'd just put some local radio station and listen to whatever the radio guy plays (plus the all commercials)?

 

[JK1]

  more battery talk...really?

Why not? With a portable device battery life is the most important thing. Without battery power the device is useless. Of all the mp3 players I have owned, I found that insufficient battery life has been the greatest shortcoming. When I was using portable tape players and portable CD players I never had this problem, as I carried a few spare AA batteries. Carrying a usb battery pack and usb cable is cumbersome, and using the player while it is charging off the usb battery pack is very annoying. 

 

[JK1]

  I don't listen to hd radio on the go dude, what would be the point of buying expensive daps with big ass drives that play 24bit flacs, ripping our records or buying from hdtracks, putting our favorite music in them, spend time creating super cool playlists, if at the end I'd just put some local radio station and listen to whatever the radio guy plays (plus the all commercials)?

At times people want to hear the latest news, weather forcast, or sports scores. HD radio isn't just about getting better sound quality. In some large metropolitan areas, all the news, sports, and talk stations are on AM. The largest of these though are simulcast on FM HD stations. 

 

[Parker75]

This is for the Fiio M3, it's specs has been posted already, maybe someone could open a thread to bring the aa batteries back to our players? and cassette tapes while at it?