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There are so many small MP3 players on the market today, most of which are pretty nice. This makes it hard to decide which one to choose, however, the good guys at Generation MP3 recently offered up a nice comparison chart to offer some comparison between four players that are currently on the market. The four MP3 players being compared include the iPod Shuffle, Samsung’s new S2, iriver’s MPlayer, and the Creative Zen Stone. All of these MP3 players are really good and they all come with their own unique features. Let the battle begin!

So far, the lightest music player is Samsung’s Pebble, or the S2, weighing in at 13.6 grams. The next lightest being the iPod Shuffle. In terms of battery life, Samsung’s S2 wins again, with a long battery life of 13 hours, however, the iPod Shuffle isn’t too far behind again, coming in with 12 hours of battery life. iriver’s MPlayer only offers a 9 hour battery life, and the Stone comes in the middle with 10 hours, of course these times are all under optimal use.

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MP3 players sure have dropped prices in the past few years, and this model of the Stone may only have 1GB of memory, but 30 bucks is still pretty impressive. Nearly 2 months ago, Creative Zen announced the 4GB model of the Stone which at that time sold for $90. That is probably the better deal, but if you’re just looking for a nice, simple MP3 player, you might want to consider purchasing the 1GB model.

If you want to buy this MP3 player, you can head over to Newegg.com, where it is selling for $29.99 with 3-day shipping for free. Newegg will even give you a free universal MP3 case. The Zen Stone only comes in black, but it looks to be a serious competitor to Apple’s iPod Shuffle, which retails for $79 for the same storage capacity.

Via [Crave]