This is the first of what we'd like to be a weekly roundup of prices for the most popular MP3 player models. For each player we'll also be tracking how prices are changing week to week.
| Player | Capacity | Brand | Price | Change | Vendor |
| iPod | 15GB | Apple | $294 | --- | Buy.com |
| iPod | 40GB | Apple | $494 | --- | Buy.com |
| iPod Mini | 4GB | Apple | $239 | --- | Adorama |
| Nomad MuVoČ | 4GB | Creative | $195 | --- | Buy.com |
| Nomad Zen Xtra | 30GB | Creative | $237 | --- | Buy.com |
| DJ-20 | 20GB | Dell | $269 | --- | Dell |
| iHP-120 | 20GB | iRiver | $302 | --- | Comp-u-plus |
| Nitrus | 1.5GB | Rio | $153 | --- | Comp-u-plus |
| Karma | 20GB | Rio | $234 | --- | Comp-u-plus |