Sony Atrac3/MP3 CD Walkman D-NE300

Sony Atrac3/MP3 CD Walkman D-NE300 ... single disc with eight new ATRAC CD Walkman players, all with the ability to playback ATRAC3plus and MP3 encoded CD-R/RW discs. The ATRAC3plus format is a high-quality audio compression technology developed by Sony that effectively reduces the size of audio files while preserving more of the sound quality. With ATRAC3plus compression, more audio files can be burned to a disc using a PC's CD-ROM drive. Music can be burned and compressed to 256, 132, 105, 66, 64 or 48 kbps (kilobits per second), allowing consumers to store more music or record at higher fidelity. By compressing at 48 kbps, users can enjoy up to 490 songs on one disc.

The D-NE300 model is a great way for just about anyone to take his or her music off the PC and with them anywhere. Offered in an ice-cool shade of blue, this introductory player looks great while achieving more than 80 hours of continuous ATRAC playback on two "AA" batteries.