What is the difference between a mp3 and a flash mp3?

Answer 1

"Flash" doesn't refer to the MP3 music file itself, but rather the storage medium used by the MP3 player. A flash player has no moving parts, as opposed to a hard-drive player (like the iPod Classic or iRiver H300 series) that uses a spinning drive like a computer.

Flash memory is the type of memory used for memory cards in cameras, cell phones, etc.

When buying an MP3 player, many people consider how they will use the player and what features are more important to them. Hard-drive players offer more storage for the price, but are larger, while flash players are more resistant to dropping and vibration and can be quite small (the Sansa Clip, for example). If you plan on listening to your music at the gym or while jogging, for example, you should buy a flash player.

Note: Many manufacturers are moving away from MP3 players with moving parts. It is speculated that soon all MP3 players will have flash memory.

Answer 2

You can buy a solid state hard drive which is the same as a flash drive.However most hard drives are mechanical and