Dell Music Player to Compete With Apple’s

Dell Inc. began shipping a digital music player that can hold 15,000 songs to tap into consumer demand for a device that Apple Computer Inc. helped popularize.

The $299 Digital Jukebox 30GB has 30 gigabytes of storage and 12 hours of battery life, Dell said. Dell offers two other players, a $199 model that holds 2,500 songs and a 20-gigabyte, $249 player that stores 9,900.