Jammin' in your pocket: 5 music players with serious street cred
Words Andy Leuterio

Gee, I wanna have my own MP3 player! Those guys walking around with earphones look so cool. I bet they never get bored. I can't wait to rip my own CDs already!"

Hold on a minute there, tiger. Before you go out and burn your hard- earned paycheck on the coolest, latest mobile thingamajig that catches your eye, check out the stats. What's got enough capacity for the thousands of CDs you collected back from high school? Which one's got enough juice to party with you all night? Which one has the savviest interface? Press "Play" then?