Vision Statement

1
Vision Statement

• One basic property of the modern media player is
  that it has some sort of storage device.
• Evolved to be smaller
• Easily transport music collections
• Generally affordable

2
Goal and Objective

• Our goal is to design a player that would be
  competitive in the modern market
• Meets given criteria
• Portability
• Economics
• Manufacturability

3
Todays Situation

• In media players today there are two main types
  of mass storage devices that are mainly used
• Flash Memory
• Hard Disks

4
Available Options

• Flash
• Solid State Circuitry
• Extremely Portable
• Low Power Consumption
• Expensive
• Small Capacity

5
Available Options (cont.)

• Hard Disks
• USB/FireWire External
• Portable
• Fast Transfer Rates
• Large Power Consumption
• Shock Resistance
• MiniDrives
• Extremely Portable
• Standard IDE Interface
• Low Power Consumption
• Designed to withstand shock

6
Cost Analysis
7
Recommendation

• MicroDrives
• Connect via IDE interface
• Lower Power needed
• Extends operating time
• Extremely portable
• Large capacity
• Select specific model
• Toshiba MK Series
• Storage Capacity
• Price
• Obtain a drive mid to late cycle 2