$20 - $50 MP3 players

The Bottom Line: The SanDisk Sansa Clip+ is an excellent successor to the line, offering a fitness-friendly design with a built-in belt-clip, a simple interface, solid sound quality, and plenty of handy features--all for an ultralow price. It's an unbeatable value.

Specs: Digital player / radio, 4 GB, MP3, WMA, FLAC, Audible, Ogg Vorbis, Protected WMA (DRM), Rechargeable Player batteryInternal

The Bottom Line: The SanDisk Sansa Clip+ is an excellent successor to the line, offering a fitness-friendly design with a built-in belt-clip, a simple interface, solid sound quality, and plenty of handy features--all for an ultralow price. It's an unbeatable value.

Specs: Digital player / radio, 2 GB, MP3, WMA, FLAC, Audible, Ogg Vorbis, Protected WMA (DRM), Rechargeable Player batteryInternal

The Bottom Line: The SanDisk Sansa Clip+ is an excellent successor to the line, offering a fitness-friendly design with a built-in belt-clip, a simple interface, solid sound quality, and plenty of handy features--all for an ultralow price. It's an unbeatable value.

Specs: Digital player / radio, 4 GB, MP3, WMA, FLAC, Audible, Ogg Vorbis, Protected WMA (DRM), Rechargeable Player batteryInternal

The Bottom Line: The SanDisk Sansa Clip+ is an excellent successor to the line, offering a fitness-friendly design with a built-in belt-clip, a simple interface, solid sound quality, and plenty of handy features--all for an ultralow price. It's an unbeatable value.

Specs: Digital player / radio, 4 GB, MP3, WMA, FLAC, Audible, Ogg Vorbis, Protected WMA (DRM), Rechargeable Player batteryInternal

The Bottom Line: The Haier America Trainer is a suitable option for fitness fanatics who want to kill multiple birds with one stone, as it's an MP3 player, a pedometer, a heart rate monitor, and has fitness-tracking software in one handy package.

Specs: Digital player / radio, 2 GB, MP3, WAV, WMA, Lithium polymer Rechargeable Player batteryInternal

The Bottom Line: If you're looking for a small, practical MP3 player to throw in your gym bag, the Samsung U5 is a great option that won't break the bank.

The Bottom Line: The Sony W-Series Walkman is a great option for active users who want an all-in-one music device to use while working out.

Specs: Digital player, 2 GB, AAC, MP3, WMA, Protected WMA (DRM), Lithium ion Rechargeable Player batteryIntegrated

The Bottom Line: The Sony W-Series Walkman is a great option for active users who want an all-in-one music device to use while working out.

Specs: Digital player, 2 GB, AAC, MP3, WMA, Protected WMA (DRM), Lithium ion Rechargeable Player batteryIntegrated

The Bottom Line: In the world of budget MP3 players, the Philips GoGear Spark is a diamond in the rough, offering an attractive balance of features, style, and usability.

Specs: Digital player / radio, 2 GB, MP3, WAV, WMA, ADPCM, 2 GB, 1 x Rechargeable Player batteryInternal

The Bottom Line: The SanDisk Sansa slotMusic Player is a reasonable option for those who still haven't made the switch from CD to MP3, and there's no computer required, so even technophobes can use it.

Specs: Digital player, MP3, WMA, 1 x AAA alkaline AAA type Standard batteryInternal