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Chapter 1
The majority of MP3 player manufacturers are offering product lines that use two
dif
ferent memory formats: HDD and Flash memory. Flash-based, digital audio players
are shockproof, dustproof, immune to magnetic fi elds, and very small. While some
products have embedded Flash memory, some also have expansion slots to accommodate
extra memory. The leading Flash card formats include: CompactFlash, SmartMemory,
MultiMemory Card (MMC), Secure Digital (SD), and Memory Stick. HDD products
offer users high capacity, portability, and versatility. Another advantage the HDD
products have is they are capable of storing multiple ...