What is the purpose of syncing your mp3 player with your computer and why do some players need to do this? Can I choose NOT to sync my mp3 player and still have it work?

Note: I am in the market to purchase a new player, I will not buy any Apple products, and I don’t want to have to use any Windows Media Center programs to upload music. I want to just drag and drop.

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