"Raymond RUSSELL" wrote in message
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Hello Keith, Malcolm, Rich, Deeza, Graham, et al

Thanks for all the information.

Keith recommended
Grab a laptop off eBay (there's over 2000 listed atm from 99p....) and
get
an external soundcard. I use this one xxx and can recommend it for the
money!
Does a laptop not have a sound card - or does it need
special functions ?



Sorry, thinking with my feet - I use an external soundcard and suggested one
because early (eBay) laptops might benefit from one. Modern laptops might of
course not need one.

Despite having discovered this morning that laptops might not be ideal for
recording, the reason I think they are good for MP3 playback is they have
superior filehandling/titling facilities etc., there are any number of
'players' and editing programs available and it is easy to make up (and
save) playlists even while playing music. File types will not be a problem
and if you have one which is also connected to the Net you can access
information about artists and track information while listening....

(Or play Spider Solitaire...!!?? :-)