A player to replace a broken Clip Zip?

[stso]

So the headphone port on my Clip Zip has gone faulty (annoyingly shortly after the one year warranty has expired) and keeps losing audio on the left channel. I've tried a few different headphones and it's definitely the player at fault.

So I'm looking for something reasonably cheap to replace it. I've been looking at the Sansa Clip+, which is available on Amazon for about £35 for the 8GB model.

I was just wondering if anyone has any recommendations that may be better for around the same price (let's say £50 maximum).

Something with a micro SD card slot would be preferable (I currently have a 32GB card in the broken Clip Zip), but not necessarily a deal breaker. The ability to install Rockbox would also be a huge plus.

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[dawningistheday]

I don't know of anything in that price range that is even close. Get the Clip+. I have one and I prefer it to the Clip Zip that I used to have. They are perfect little players for the price.

[dawningistheday]

Here's a good one on head-fi classifieds right now (and comes with a 32gb micro sd card!):
http://www.head-fi.org/t/651925/sans...-32-gb-microsd

Might be worth a look...

[JK98]

For use with Rockbox the Clip Zip is much better than the Clip+, as the Clip zip has a larger screen. For use without Rockbox, the Clip+ is much better, as more song information is displayed, and the battery charge icon is much easier to see on the Clip+ when the display is set to low brightness.

I still don't understand why people would pay around $28 more for an 8GB Clip+ or Clip Zip than a 4GB one. One can buy two 4GB Clip+ players for around the price of one 8GB one. Imo two 4GB Clip+ players are so much more useful than one 8GB one. For one thing, they give more battery life. The second 4GB Clip+ could also hold a 32GB card.

[Marvin the Martian]

Originally Posted by JK98

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I still don't understand why people would pay around $28 more for an 8GB Clip+ or Clip Zip than a 4GB one. One can buy two 4GB Clip+ players for around the price of one 8GB one. Imo two 4GB Clip+ players are so much more useful than one 8GB one. For one thing, they give more battery life. The second 4GB Clip+ could also hold a 32GB card.

Now that the microsd cards are so cheap, I am starting to agree with you. With 32GB cards being around $20, I can't possibly see why anyone would buy a smaller card.

[mamamia88]

Originally Posted by Marvin the Martian

Now that the microsd cards are so cheap, I am starting to agree with you. With 32GB cards being around $20, I can't possibly see why anyone would buy a smaller card.

And I've seen deals for the 64gb cards for around $45 lately. One of the main reasons I don't care how much internal storage a sansa player comes with anymore. As long as it has enough to hold rockbox

[The DarkSide]

Yeah, prices on the cards has dropped so much it's unnecessary to buy the higher capacity devices nowadays.

[stso]

Originally Posted by JK98

For use with Rockbox the Clip Zip is much better than the Clip+, as the Clip zip has a larger screen. For use without Rockbox, the Clip+ is much better, as more song information is displayed, and the battery charge icon is much easier to see on the Clip+ when the display is set to low brightness.

I'm a bit surprised. I kind of assumed that the screen size wouldn't make that much difference (I mean, I know in lists you won't be able to see as many lines, but that seems minor) - is there something I'm missing? The Clip Zip has a pretty low res screen anyway.

Originally Posted by JK98

I still don't understand why people would pay around $28 more for an 8GB Clip+ or Clip Zip than a 4GB one. One can buy two 4GB Clip+ players for around the price of one 8GB one. Imo two 4GB Clip+ players are so much more useful than one 8GB one. For one thing, they give more battery life. The second 4GB Clip+ could also hold a 32GB card.

Here in the UK, the 8GB is £5-10 more than the 4GB. Whilst I have all my music stored on a 32GB card, I'd still rather pay a little extra for the 8GB.