It sure took long enough, but Bantam’s BA1000 MP3 player (which we first reported on way back in January) is finally, finally going to see the light of day. But don’t get too excited. While it does have a few nice features like an FM tuner which you can record from using its built-in MP3 encoder (it can also connect to a stereo to make MP3s out of LPs and cassettes) and USB 2.0 for file transfer, the BA1000 only comes in two woefully small sizes: 2GB and 5GB. If you’re going to shell out several hundred bucks for an MP3 player, it should either have a lot of capacity or be incredibly light; the BA1000 comes up short in both areas.
