PC Show 2004: MP3 player deals

By Farihan Bahrin
Jun 03, 2004

Learn to love MP3 players. They are stunningly small, hold tons of music and you can use them as external storage devices, too. And for a limited period of time at the PC Show, these wonderful musical gadgets will be paraded at attractive prices.

Apple | Creative | Thomson | iRiver | Samsung

Apple iPod (20GB; Windows; Mac)
Star price: S$748
Retail price: S$748
Remarks: While there's still no sign of the iPod Mini at local Apple shops, prices of the bigger iPods continue to descend into the comfortable spending zone. Get an iPod now and you'll earn yourself an accessories voucher worth up to S$70.

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Creative Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra (30GB)

Star price: S$489
Retail price: S$628
Remarks: The Creative Zen is back with a bigger screen and now it's also much cheaper, too. S$468 for a 30GB jukebox is really a no-brainer, no matter what you think about that beefy exterior.

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Thomson LYRA PDP2810 Micro Jukebox (1.5GB)
Star price: S$399
Retail price: S$439
Remarks: We finally got a glimpse of Thomson's micro jukebox at the PC Show. Though the PDP2810's hardly in the same style league as the Apple iPod Mini, it's much cheaper, just as highly pocketable and, more importantly, you won't have to wait another month to purchase it! HWM magazine subscribers, apparently, will even enjoy--cough, cough--further discounts.

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iRiver iFP-390T Digital Audio Player (256MB)
Star price: S$366
Retail price: S$460
Remarks: The price for this curvy flash MP3 player has dropped to S$366 from S$460. It's small and easy to operate so parents might want to consider getting it as a holiday gift for the young'uns--provided they aced the mid-term papers!

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iRiver IHP-120 MP3 Jukebox (20GB)

Star price: S$699
Retail price: S$699
Remarks: Another iPod alternative, the sleek iRiver iHP-120 features 20GB of storage capacity plus audio encoding via analog and digital connections. Buy this baby now and you'll be handsomely rewarded with a free extra set of Sennheiser PMX-60 headphones worth S$60.

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iRiver iFP-790 Digital Audio Player (256MB)

Star price: S$385
Retail price: S$385
Remarks: The iFP-790 is the latest member of iRiver's flash memory family. With head-turning looks, a truckload of recording features, and sound quality that will please the pickiest of ears, this compact player is poised to grab the MP3 flash memory crown.

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iRiver iFP-1000 Digital Audio Player (256MB)

Star price: S$538
Retail price: S$538
Remarks: The iFP-1090 plays a wide variety of musical formats (Ogg Vorbis, WMA, MP3 and ASF) and has a gorgeous 260k-color LTPS screen plastered across its Toblerone-like fascia for ultimate posing potential. And for those with voyeuristic tendencies, the iFP-1090's internal VGA camera even lets you snap pictures of whatever--or whoever--that catches your eye.

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Samsung YEPP YP-T5V (256MB)

Star price: S$399
Retail price: S$399
Remarks: Samsung YEPP players have tended to be small in the past, but the company now boasts new flash MP3 players that it asserts are the smallest in the world. While we can't stand behind the company's claim, we can assure you that the 256MB YEPP YP-T5V definitely ranks among the most minuscule of all the ultracompact players we've seen to date.

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Samsung YEPP YP-60V (256MB)

Star price: S$469
Retail price: S$469
Remarks: If you're the sporty or health-conscious type, you might want to consider taking this Samsung player along with you for you daily cross training. The YP-60V's heartbeat sensor monitors your pulse and a calorie checker informs you how much energy you've burnt after each workout session. Plus you can listen to MP3s, WMAs and Ogg media files while you're thumping away.

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