Editors' top micro hard drive MP3 players

Anyone who has watched technology for a while knows that, in general, everything portable gets smaller with time. MP3 players are no exception; thanks to one-inch (and now smaller) hard drives, it's now possible to put a hard drive in players that are almost as small as their flash counterparts. Micro hard drive-based MP3 players currently hold up to 12GB, so they're suitable for people who want to bring along a decent selection of music but prize portability over the ability to tote every song in their collection. With smaller flash-based players increasing in capacity (now up to 8GB), the microdrive-category is slowly shrinking, though you can get great deals on 6GB, 8GB, or even 12GB models.