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USB MP3

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digitizen Original post #1
Nov 17, 2005 at 1:11 AM
hey guys

i live in chennai . can someone tell me the price cheapest usb mp3 player available . thanx in advance .
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h_kunte #2
Nov 17, 2005 at 6:19 PM
You can get USB MP3 players for as less as Rs. 1900 for a 512 MB player. In fact, what u shall b getting for such a price is not a branded player, but some player which has been imported from countries like Korea, from where technology is exported at very low prices. I bought an MP3 player at Rs. 2100 (for a 512 MB),[ from a customs shop]; which has the name of a BIG electronics company on it & looks very genuine though I know that it has been manufactured by a Korean company. I can say this because the manual which has been provided has been printed in some east-Asian language.

So. I will suggest, that go ask in any customs shop & I am sure u will get an MP3 player at dirt-cheap prices. As far as performance is concerned...theres always a risk in buying electronic goods from such places, as there isnt any guaranttee which is given. But, I must say that I have been very lucky & my player hasnt given me any problems yet even after 6 months of use.
M
Nov 17, 2005 at 7:15 PM
true, i friend of mine bought a mp3 for 3500...looked like a sony...was some made in china from another brand.....worked perfect though and even played video....
config: usb flash based 512 mb, color screen with 65000k
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h_kunte #4
Nov 17, 2005 at 8:20 PM
Hey know what.....I just checked out the rates here....I am getting a 1 GB MP3 player for 3000 here. It is a Sony product (Thats what the body says) & plays video (MPEG) as well....So it shall now be bbye to my old 512 Sony player.....The 1 GB player is goin to be mine within 24 hrs from now!! I must say the prices here are real cool.....1 GB for 3K!! You will never see that rate anywhere...!!
infra_red_dude
Nov 17, 2005 at 8:40 PM
and where are u located?? 1gb at 3k??? koool!!! i'll soon be ditching my transcend one then!!!
Sourabh
Sourabh #6
Nov 17, 2005 at 9:10 PM
Coimbatore :wink:
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h_kunte #7
Nov 17, 2005 at 9:35 PM
To be precise I am gettin the 1GB at 2970/- So thats even lesser tha 3K.......I am all excited!! I have reason to be...:) By the way, I am from Nagpur, Maharashtra
bala4digit
Nov 18, 2005 at 12:54 PM
u r damn lucky....hope i get 1 too in my city!!!!!.....aka Mumbai!!!


BYE!!!

-MOJOJOJO-
jay4u
jay4u #9
Nov 18, 2005 at 9:02 PM
hey what is the brand name and what extrta features does it provides
~Phenom~
~Phenom~ #10
Nov 18, 2005 at 10:33 PM
hey , please tell me that whether these USB mp3 players can also be used as pen drives or they are just mp3 players?
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h_kunte #11
Nov 20, 2005 at 7:04 AM
@~Phenom~

The mp3 players can very well be used as flash drives as well....So u cna now say bbye to floppies & CDs.

@jay4u

Please refer to the following post
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32580
vignesh
vignesh #12
Nov 20, 2005 at 7:38 AM
What is your capacity.Go for 128Mb mp3 players if you want it to be cheap.Creative is one choice.
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techgizmo #13
Nov 23, 2005 at 9:30 PM
can u tell me palces in mumbai where i can get these mp3 players this cheap.
rachitboom2
Nov 26, 2005 at 9:16 PM
64 MB => 600 to 800
128 MB => 1100 to 1200
256 MB => 1800 to 1900
512 MB => 2700 to 3000
Dipen01
Dipen01 #15
Nov 26, 2005 at 9:54 PM
Me ditchin my Transcend 256 MB Pen Drive...... :?
rachitboom2
Nov 26, 2005 at 10:04 PM
Dipen01 said:
Me ditchin my Transcend 256 MB Pen Drive...... :?

Whos talking abt Pen drive, its abt MP3 players !!!
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madman123 #17
Nov 26, 2005 at 10:43 PM
techgizmo said:
can u tell me palces in mumbai where i can get these mp3 players this cheap.

i don't know a place in mumbai, but if u know any "gray market" that sells techno...thats ur best bet....don't try hi-fi shops..the prices will knock u over ur feet
rachitboom2
Nov 27, 2005 at 3:28 PM
madman123 said:
i don't know a place in mumbai, but if u know any "gray market" that sells techno...thats ur best bet....don't try hi-fi shops..the prices will knock u over ur feet

Yaa there they sell really cheap, but at the risk of warranty !!!
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madman123 #19
Nov 27, 2005 at 7:06 PM
yep, but if u look around a bit and make sure ur getting something that looks half-ways sturdy and doesn't look like it's going to fall apart, it might hold for atleast a year..
rachitboom2
Nov 28, 2005 at 1:54 PM
But what if you have bought something yestarday only and its not working today ???
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madman123 #21
Nov 28, 2005 at 10:49 PM
i'd go give hell to the vendor :D..he might replace it at most though
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hummer #22
Nov 29, 2005 at 12:12 AM
its better 2 ask the vendor at the time of buyin whether he ll replace it or not. but grey market is not that bad i bought a dvd player 1 1/2 yrs ago. still workin fine.
jay4u
jay4u #23
Nov 29, 2005 at 11:50 AM
i fear about their quality... my friend had brought one and the gauratee was of 3 months within which he will get a new one if it gets damaged and after three months you can just throw it in the thrash.......

Who will risk with it.... better to go for branded ones...
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skrbhatt #24
Nov 30, 2005 at 11:43 PM
Hey guys,
can you please tell the place(the shop address) where i can buy the 1Gb player that plays videos for 3k.There is an offer on rediff shoping for the same thing but its 256Mb(2800/-).
I live in hubli,karnataka.You could give the address for bangalore,pune,chennai,mumbai.
is there any online shopping or a shop from whom i can get by sending a DD?
thanks in advance