In the early days of MP3 players, the market was dominated by just a few (I’m looking at you, iPod) players, without a whole lot of choices being available to music lovers who wanted more options and convenience than compact discs can offer. These days, the problem is that there are often too many choices! Let’s figure out what size hard drive is right for you.
First, consider the size of your music collection. Do you find yourself listening to the same several artists or CDs over and over? If so, you probably don’t need a monster-sized 80 gb hard drive. You can save a lot of money and add some portability by going with a smaller hard drive. After all, it doesn’t make much sense to have twice the space that you really need, does it?
If you have hundreds of CDs (or even more) and you’re constantly finding new music to listen to, you might want to go for that larger hard drive, however. Most people can store their whole music collection on some of the hard drives that are available on MP3 players today, and that makes them just that much more convenient to own.
So, before you buy an MP3 player, make sure you know how much space you need. Don’t buy more than you need, because that is really just a waste of money!
