If I remember my first mp3 player correctly, it had 16MB onboard + a 16MB smartmedia flash card (and uploading was via PIO parallel, and the software would occupy the whole system until finished), I needed to experiment with my comfort level between low bitrate and a worthwhile amount of songs. I must have ended up around 46-64kbps.
As soon as I had the funds I quickly moved onto a variety of CD/HDD based players, although I've only recently bought (and modded) an iPod - there's definitely reasons they were so popular. I can appreciate why they went to the common platform with the phone and were later phased out entirely, but as a task-dedicated non-smart device they would be last-man-standing.
As soon as I had the funds I quickly moved onto a variety of CD/HDD based players, although I've only recently bought (and modded) an iPod - there's definitely reasons they were so popular. I can appreciate why they went to the common platform with the phone and were later phased out entirely, but as a task-dedicated non-smart device they would be last-man-standing.