Music Downloads Comparisons

Music download service and price*	Features
Comparison Chart - Music Downloads
Napster Where to Buy (*est. 99¢ per track; $10 unlimited PC streaming; $15 monthly Napster To Go; free limited PC streaming)	WMA format. Audio bit rate is 128 kbps for paid service. Uses Napster plug-in. You can listen to every track in Napster's song catalog up to three times for free. Windows Media DRM 10.0 allows unlimited transfers to your portable device, as long as your subscription is up to date. Songs must be purchased individually in order to burn to a CD. Features 3,000,000+ tracks.
Yahoo! Music Unlimited Where to Buy (*est. 99¢ per track; $9 monthly/$72 yearly unlimited PC streaming; $15 monthly/$144 yearly Yahoo! Unlimited To Go subscription)	WMA format. Audio bit rate 128 kbps. Uses Windows Music Player or Yahoo! plug-in. Subscription service allows you to download unlimited tracks to your computer, but not to music players or to burn to CDs. Yahoo! Unlimited Music To Go allows uploading to MP3 players via Yahoo! Music Jukebox. Features 2,000,000+ tracks.
iTunes Where to Buy (*est. 99¢ per track)	AAC format. Audio bit rate 128 kbps. Uses iTunes plug-in. Unlimited CD burns (only seven burns of a single playlist), authorized on five computers, unlimited transfer to iPods. Features 3,000,000 tracks.
eMusic Where to Buy (*est. $10 monthly for 30 downloads; $15 monthly for 50 downloads; $20 monthly for 75 downloads)	MP3 format. Audio bit rate ranges between 128 kbps and 320 kbps. Compatible with Windows, Mac, Linux. Independent and emerging labels. No restrictions on music purchases. Features 2,000,000+ tracks.