[JK1]

I have the Clip+ and Fuze. They sound the same, although it seems like the Fuze has  slightly more power. The Clip Zip and Fuze+ are said to have the same sound quality as the Clip+ and Fuze. The Fuze+ should be avoided though, as its controls are horrible. There may be a new Fuze released at the end of August.
 
The 2GB Clip+ at $30 seems like the best value. Add a $22 class 4  32GB microSDHC card and you have a great $52  34GB player.

 

[Achmedisdead]

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I have the Clip+ and Fuze. They sound the same, although it seems like the Fuze has  slightly more power. 

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[Karl H]

Got the Clip+ today & loaded up Rockbox. Can't fault it for the money, £26 from Amazon. Bargain.

 

[JK1]

If you find the battery life on the Clip+ to be too short, you could buy a usb battery pack to use with it. The Veho Pebble XT 5,000 mah is only $30 on Amazon. This seems like it may be the smallest, lightest, and cheapest of the decent quality 5,000 mah usb battery packs. The Tekkeon mp1580 usb battery pack($17) uses 4 AA nimh batteries(not included). This allows for more flexibility if you get a few sets of AA nimh batteries. Many already have several sets of these. The MP1580 will charge nimh batteries in it via usb, but it takes up to 6 hours. The mp1580 is also listed as being able to use alkalines or lithium AAs, although some reported that it gets too hot with alkalines. I use only nimh batteries in my Tekkeon charger, and it never gets hot.

 

[MetalHealth30]

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If you find the battery life on the Clip+ to be too short, you could buy a usb battery pack to use with it. The Veho Pebble XT 5,000 mah is only $30 on Amazon. This seems like it may be the smallest, lightest, and cheapest of the decent quality 5,000 mah usb battery packs. The Tekkeon mp1580 usb battery pack($17) uses 4 AA nimh batteries(not included). This allows for more flexibility if you get a few sets of AA nimh batteries. Many already have several sets of these. The MP1580 will charge nimh batteries in it via usb, but it takes up to 6 hours. The mp1580 is also listed as being able to use alkalines or lithium AAs, although some reported that it gets too hot with alkalines. I use only nimh batteries in my Tekkeon charger, and it never gets hot.

Just curious: approximately how much of an increase in battery does this provide? Thanks.

 

[JK1]

I think the Veho Pebble could probably give the Clip+ at least 10 full charges, which is at least 120 hours of playing time for mp3 files. Just a guess though. The Clip+ battery is 290 mah.