Best budget MP3 players
SanDisk Sansa Clip+ (4GB, red) 
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.
Price: $34.94 - $51.40 (check prices)
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SanDisk Sansa Clip Zip (blue, 4GB)
SanDisk's tongue-twister of an MP3 player is a stupefying value and its practical clip-on design is perfect for the gym.
Price: $42.92 - $53.58 (check prices)
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SanDisk Sansa Fuze+ MP3 (blue, 8GB)
You can find smaller or cheaper MP3 players, but you won't find a better value than the Sansa Fuze+ in terms of dollars per features.
Price: $74.95 - $98.73 (check prices)
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Creative Zen Mozaic (2GB, pink)
The Creative Zen Mozaic offers great bang for your buck as far as MP3 players go: get super sound quality, a boatload of features, and a cool interface--all wrapped in a funky design at an ultralow price.
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Apple iPod Shuffle 2011 (2GB, blue)
The iPod Shuffle's buttons are back, and the lightest, smallest MP3 player on the planet is now better than ever.
Price: $49.00 - $49.99 (check prices)
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