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  • DarkFuture@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    People look at me weird when I tell them I have a dedicated MP3 player instead of using my phone.

    No, I don’t want to run down my phone battery for music. Yes, I want a device I can leave sitting on the counter playing music that isn’t my phone I have to keep walking over to check.

    That being said, SO many of the dedicated MP3 players out there are TRAAAAAAAAAAASH. My last one’s 3.5mm jack broke after a couple years. My new one’s SD card slot broke after 4 months. I guess the best method is just buying the cheapest one so when it breaks you don’t feel too bad about it. They’re all made by Asian companies that have no website or contact numbers or any kind of presence at all other than the Amazon page they’re selling their garbage on.

    • toddestan@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      You might as well just buy a cheap Android phone to use as a music player. A number of the MP3 players out there are pretty much that anyways, except they actually delete the cellular modem.

      The cheap phones are also more likely to have a 3.5mm jack and an SD card slot too.

    • FreeAZ@sopuli.xyz
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      9 hours ago

      I mean, just buy a bluetooth speaker and leave that on your counter. Then you dont even need to walk back to change your music. Playing music doesn’t drain your battery that much.