Best mp3 player or similar for 7yr old

naughtysmurf

Can anyone advise? She likes her songs

Needs to be reasonably robust & easy to use, as in she can easily read track / artist details, ideally cheap enough as I would have doubts about how long it lasts before it's lost or broken but willing to take a chance

Cheers

MiniNukinfuts

I'd recommend an iPod touch, and get apple care with it for an extra €60, it adds 2 years to the warranty. I'd recommend the iTouch because it's brilliant device for keeping children occupied, it has everything she could possibly need. And you could always get a strong case with it to prevent damages from drops. Link to cases

naughtysmurf

Thanks for that but wasn't planning on spending anywhere near €200 :eek::) on a gadget for a 7yr old
Was hoping for a cheaper alternative

UnknownSpecies

Get her an iPod nano or shuffle. Shuffle's are dirt cheap but pretty hard to naviagte around. Nano would be ideal, prices are from €141 and are found here.

That's admittedly pricey. An alternative to Apple prices would be something like this from Samsung for €75. She's 7 so I doubt she will need much more than 8GB. It's basic and the screen looks easy to navigate to songs. I don't know how good it is first hand however. Good luck, if you have any more questions I'll try to answer

pleasant Co.

naughtysmurf wrote: »

Thanks for that but wasn't planning on spending anywhere near €200 :eek::) on a gadget for a 7yr old
Was hoping for a cheaper alternative

For a cheap alternative and for primarily playing music check out sony's range of mp3 players, and the sandisk Sansa fuze.

UnknownSpecies

Good shout, Sony have always have cheap but reliable mp3 players.

MiniNukinfuts

naughtysmurf wrote: »

Thanks for that but wasn't planning on spending anywhere near €200 :eek::) on a gadget for a 7yr old
Was hoping for a cheaper alternative

You never gave the max you'd be willing to pay.

Have a look at this one: http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/10816082/art/sandisk/sansa-clip-zip-mp3-player.html

naughtysmurf

Thanks for those options, I'll check them all out, cheers.

K.O.Kiki

Sansa Clip is another idea.

Oh, and buy her Koss KSC75 headphones.
Really cheap BUT with very good sound quality, no band to break, and lifetime warranty on the plug.