Small, clip-on .mp3-player recs?

[blnchflr]

My old .mp3-player is a bit heavy and cumbersome to run with, so I'm thinking of getting something smaller/lighter, and preferably clip-on. IPod shuffles look to be within my pricerange, but I don't know anything about them. Any of you run with them - or have alternate recs?

Comments

[cofax7]

I've been running with an iPod shuffle, the clip-on one without a screen, for several years now. I like it a lot. Although I just started downloading the Podrunner podcasts, and I'm not sure if those will work with my shuffle, because the filesize is so big and there's no way to pick a particular song on a shuffle.

My one complaint about the shuffle is that mine can only be recharged by plugging it into the computer, and the computer cannot be in sleep mode. So that's kind of annoying.

[lydiabell]

I listen to lots and lots of podcasts on the Shuffle. One important tip is to select your podcasts in iTunes, go into Get Info -> Options, and turn off "Skip when shuffling." Now, I use straight-through and not shuffle mode. Even so, if it's set to skip when shuffling, I can't get to the next podcast by double-clicking the center of the control thingy on the headphones.

[blnchflr]

The shuffle is definitely a serious contender, it sounds like it'd work ok for me, for running.

I'm on the computer a lot, so I imagine recharging won't be a big deal?

Thanks for commenting!