MP3 players: What is the difference between flash and card storage?

I was thinking of buying a cheap MP3 player so I could experiment with one and see if I like the whole concept before I spend heaps and get a super dooper one. However I have noticed that on the smaller size MP3's (1GB) there seems to be only "flash" memory.





Perhaps you can tell me what that means.

MP3 players: What is the difference between flash and card storage?
Well, a flash drive is one of those portable usb sticks, that acts like a portable drive. I have had mp3 players that are like that, you just open the drive, drop your music in. Flash drives are really easy to work with. I recently bought a sandisk sansa clip, for 45 dollars, and it has 1 GB, and a screen to sort by artist, song, or playlists, etc. and it is tiny, with a little clip to attach it wherever...I bought it on bestbuy.com. I here ZUNEs are pretty good MP3 players too though. Good luck.
Reply:Just wanted to let you know, the sansa clip is actually 2 GB, not 1.... Thanks! Report Abuse

Reply:I don't know about a lot of other kinds of MP3 players, but I have two iPods: a shuffle and an iPod classic. The shuffle has flash memory and the classic has a hard drive.





The hard drive has been around longer, has larger capacity, is bigger in physical size, is heavier, and is more prone to breakage.





The flash memory is the same technology as used in flash drives and camera cards -- newer technology with no moving parts. Small in size, light, very reliable. That technology's changing rapidly -- capacity growing and prices dropping every year.
Reply:Memory cards are flash memory. Unless you have some basic electronics classes you probably won't understand what flash memory is.





Flash memory is popular now because it is very cheap to make and it requires no moving parts. I have a great mp3 player that I still use to work out with (I don't want to go biking with my iPod). I never had any problems with it and it is very durable. And you can add additional flash memory to it.





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