MP3 Players with SD or MMC Card Reader capability

and USB Mass Storage function

My search for a USB jumpdrive-like MP3 Player for around $100

Most people don't start the day saying to themselves, "I want to buy an MP3 Player today." After my morning coffee, I hopped onto ebay and began browsing around. I mindlessly typed "mp3 player" into the query field. Up came more than 6000 results. I decided to narrow it down a bit. "SD card mp3 player" narrowed it down to over 600 results. Too much of a good thing...

Trying to narrow it down a bit

With over 600 results in my narrowed search, I wanted to find out what devices had the best features and weren't going to break my bank. I started Googling. After a good 3 hours of searching, wading through spam sites and reading countless reviews, I present here my findings:

MP3 Players I looked at (all have SD slots):

Most of these players are available on eBay or from online retailers. Out of all of these, I finally decided on the Lexar LDP-600 (512MB) as it had themost internal memory and a lot of cool features (among them an FM Transmitter so I don't have to get a tape adapter or an external FM transmitter to listen in my car).

Ultra ULT31103 128MB

Manfacturer: Ultra Products
Product webpage

Pros True Plug and play - no cables needed USB Extension Cable included Rechargable Battery charges through USB connection - no charger needed Cons SD Slot is not protected from dust

Ultra ULT31576 256MB

Manfacturer: Ultra Products
Product webpage

Pros True Plug and play - no cables needed USB Extension Cable included Rechargable Battery charges through USB connection - no charger needed Cons Headphones are a disaster

Rave AMP256 (256MB duh!)

Manfacturer: GoVideo
Product webpage

Pros Stylish case Cons Need a USB cable to connect to PC

LDP-600 (256MB Model MPA256)

Manfacturer: Lexar
Product webpage

Pros Built-in FM transmitter (Allows you to stream your MP3s to any FM radio. Mulitcolor backlight, you can change depending on modd or taste. SD Slot has cover to keep dust out (why doesn't everyone have this?) Sennheiser Earbuds (Very good brand) Rechargable Battery charges through USB connection - no charger needed Cons Can't connect to PC without USB extension cable (Not a big deal, sine most mp3 players would be at risk if you bumped them while plugged in)

LDP-600 (512MB Model MPA512)

Manfacturer: Lexar
Product webpage

Pros Same as 256MB Model Cool Black color 512 MB of internal storage Cons Same as 256MB Model