The Sansas are good mp3 players.  Another one to consider may be the Sansa
Clip.  These come with built in clips on the back and can be purchased at
2 and 4 GB increments.  They are very small as well.  The only downside is
that the interface is an LCD screen, so videos cannot be played.  I
imagine that their size would make them more prone to theft as well.  Good
luck with your search.

Daniel Bish

> I bought Sansa Fuzes for our gallery podcasts and have been quite happy
> with
> them. I bought refurbished 4 gig versions from newegg.com for $40 each,
> which was a darn good price. The sound is good, the controls make sense,
> and
> it can even handle video if we ever decide to go that route. We haven't
> been
> using them long enough for me to evaluate long-term survival, but I
> personally have an older model Sansa which has chugged along wonderfully
> for
> several years with no problems. The one annoying thing is that there is no
> lanyard attachment on the Fuze-what I ended up doing was buying silicone
> covers on Ebay (about $1 apiece) and then attaching neck lanyards to the
> covers.
>
>
>
> Kathy
>
>
>
> P.S. If you end up buying Fuzes, let me know and I can e-mail you the
> little
> flyer of directions we give out at the front desk when we loan out the
> device.
>
>
>
> Katherine Haas
>
> Curatorial Assistant
>
> Rosenbach Museum & Library
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> Hi All,
>
>
>
> We are in the process of producing a gallery podcast for our permanent
> collection. We would like to make this available to patrons at the museum
> via a mp3 player. Can anyone give some recommendations for (relatively
> inexpensive) models?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stacy
>
>
>
> Stacy Slavichak
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> Collections Manager
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> Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
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