I almost exclusively listen to audiobooks. So my ideal mp3-audiobook-player…
- …is very small in size.
- …has a clip-on.
- …has a decent battery life.
- …has a micro-sd port where I can add audiobooks in mp3 format.
- …allows me to play the files from the directories in the intended order.
- …has physical insensitive buttons, because I’m using it in my pocket while commuting.
- …has enough power to scroll through big audio files and will speed up the scrolling the longer I press the scroll button.
- …will remember where I paused the playback or shut off the mp3-player under any circumstances.
- …will start up very fast and play right away from the position the playback has been. Maybe 5 seconds before, to get back into the story easier.
- …has an equilizer to balance the voices to make up for cheap headphones.
And that’s about it.
- it doesn’t need is a lot of Internal space.
- It only needs a very basic screen, no need for visualizing colorful covers.
- It doesn’t need a radio.
- It doesn’t need a microphone. (Although I’m using this feature a lot in my beloved sansa clip+)
- The small size and the better battery life is the reason to not use my phone instead.
The result is very cheap hardware with a few specific software requirements.
