[izacus]

I don't understand the question, Sony still sells a product line of both premium and cheaper mp3 player devices?

Although FiiO is probably the company to look at for these kind of products.

[trencedamp]

Show me the cheaper one please. The lowest price Walkman I can see is 400 bucks for 32gb

[izacus]

That is the decent player you're looking for. (It has an SD card slot.)

iPods weren't cheap either.

[dijit]

Fourth gen ipod was $399 new.

(the one with the touch wheel and colour display, usually what people think of when they think “classic ipod”.)

It released in 2005, so adjusted for inflation thats $668.91

Yowza!

[Melatonic]

Fiio has been making these for many years at every price point and size. Quality seems very high

They're very well known and have several competitors

[steve1977]

That is the cheaper one.