Why Are Cassette And CD Players So Big Now?
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The early 2000s were the halcyon days of physical media. While not as svelte as MP3 players became, why are those early 2000s machines smaller than all the new models popping up amidst the retro au…
    • tehfishman@lemmy.world
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      8 days ago

      They mean physically large compared to players from 25 years ago. The answer is economies of scale for engineering work to slim them down.