Most new players attempt to outclass the previous generation by squeezing in increasingly more features. This does create a competitive market where price is rivaled by the optional extra, but when a color screen for pictures and video, more than enough supported formats, and an excess of memory are completely unnecessary for you, MPIO might hold the answer.
Without trying to achieve more than it should, the ML300 will playback your MP3 and WMA files for 10 hours on a single AAA battery. Besides its seven equaliser presets, FM Radio and recording, the simple monochrome display helps you navigate through your music easily. Once released internationally, the pricing of the 1GB version may be as low as $40
writer Travis Booysen
