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PC Magazine August 17, 2007 Tim Gideon |
Samsung YP-U3 Samsung's slick new flash player is well-designed, tiny, and easy to use... SanDisk Sansa Express... Apple iPod shuffle... Creative Zen Stone... Toshiba gigabeat U Series... |
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Easy-To-Use MP3 players These MP3 players emphasize usability over all other features. |
PC Magazine May 11, 2006 Mike Kobrin |
SanDisk Sansa e260 The e260 has an excellent combination of features, style, ease of use, and price, but the overall user experience still isn't quite as smooth as that of the iPod nano. |
PC Magazine March 12, 2009 Tim Gideon |
Apple iPod Shuffle (3rd Generation) Apple has redesigned, shrunken, and added more features to the least-inspiring member of the iPod family. |
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MP3 Players For $50 Or Less It may be hard to believe, but you can actually find a decent MP3 player for around 50 bucks. |
PC Magazine June 20, 2008 Tim Gideon |
iriver Lplayer The nano-esque Lplayer is a viable alternative for those not tied to iTunes... Creative ZEN Stone... The Samsung YP-S3... SanDisk Sansa Fuze... SanDisk Sansa View... |
PC Magazine September 9, 2009 Tim Gideon |
Apple iPod nano (5th Generation) The latest iPod nano packs video recording, an FM radio, a pedometer, and a larger screen -- all in the same elegant, compact package. |
PC Magazine June 13, 2007 Tim Gideon |
RCA Opal A cheesy design, substandard display, and convoluted user interface are balanced by a low price and the best included pair of earphones I've heard. |
PC Magazine June 28, 2006 Mike Kobrin |
Creative Zen V Plus Overall, this MP3 player is a very satisfying and reasonably priced device for mainstream consumers... Samsung Yepp YP-Z5 MP3 player... SanDisk Sansa e260... |
PC Magazine March 6, 2007 Gideon et al. |
Archos 704 WiFi Multimedia Player This player has loads of functions and options and though its capabilities can overwhelm, it's worth all of its $550 price... Microsoft Zune... iriver Clix... |
PC Magazine September 9, 2005 Michael Kobrin |
Apple iPod nano The new iPod nano boasts an unsurpassed interface, a color screen, excellent sound quality, and an undeniable cool factor... MobiBLU DAH-1500i... Samsung Yepp YP-T7X... Cowon iAudio 5... |
PC Magazine June 1, 2005 Mike Kobrin |
Creative Zen Nano Plus If you're looking for an ultra-small flash player for your commute or workout, this is a good choice. |
PC Magazine April 23, 2007 Tim Gideon |
Sansa Express For a $60 investment, you get to control your music, listen to and record FM radio, record your own voice, use an actual screen, and have the same amount of storage as an iPod nano... Lenovo ThinkPad T61 Widescreen... |
InternetNews September 1, 2006 David Needle |
Samsung, SanDisk Fire Up New MP3 Players Singing a different tune than market leader Apple, Samsung's latest MP3 player is designed for sharing music. |
PC Magazine May 4, 2004 Jeremy A. Kaplan |
Play As You Go Picking the right digital music player shouldn't be too much of a challenge once you have the right information. |
PC Magazine November 30, 2005 Michael Kobrin |
Samsung yepp YP-U1X Broad file-format support and good sound quality make the lightweight U1X a solid flash-based player... Xtatix Freefone... Dell DJ Ditty... |
PC Magazine October 5, 2005 Michael Kobrin |
Oakley Thump 2 If you're into the style, have deep pockets, and aren't too concerned with things like extra features, these flash-based MP3 player sunglasses are for you. |
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Sub-$100 Music Gear. iPod Shuffle... Zen V Plus...MobiBlu Cube 2...SanDisk Sansa c250... Ultimate Ears Super.fi 3... Logitech mm32 portable speakers... |
AskMen.com November 6, 2003 |
Top 5 MP3 Players You have enough to keep track of, so an MP3 player shouldn't cause extra inconvenience. These compact flash players are a snap to operate and connect directly to a computer's USB port, so there's no pesky cable to keep up with. |
PC Magazine October 11, 2005 Michael Kobrin |
Archos Gmini 402 Archos has upgraded its pocket-size portable media player to include a few of the latest technologies... Cowon iAudio X5... Creative Zen Micro... iriver H10... Rio Carbon Pearl... |
PC Magazine April 11, 2007 Tim Gideon |
Sansa Connect The Sansa Connect is a fantastic device. Once you subscribe to the Yahoo! Music service, you can wirelessly download content onto the flash player, which also provides access to your Flickr account and Internet radio... Samsung YP-T9J... |
PC Magazine June 28, 2006 Mike Kobrin |
Toshiba gigabeat S The short battery life and the lack of a voice recorder is disappointing, but you get your money's worth with a high-quality, elegant audio/video player... Apple iPod nano... Cowon iAudio U3... Creative Zen V Plus... |
PC World November 2004 Tom Mainelli |
New Players Challenge IPod We tested three portable digital music players and discovered that Apple no longer maintains a monopoly over coolness. |
PC Magazine September 28, 2006 Mike Kobrin |
Creative Zen Vision:W (30GB) This is a solid product with lots of features, good audio/video quality and a decent price, but its bulk and somewhat disappointing battery life keep it from shining... Cowon A2... Archos AV700... |
PC Magazine May 30, 2007 Tim Gideon |
Buying Guide: The Best MP3 Players Today's "MP3 players" recognize a variety of music file formats. In fact, it is more appropriate to call them portable media players, or PMPs. |
PC Magazine March 13, 2008 Tim Gideon |
SanDisk Sansa Fuze The Sansa Fuze isn't particularly innovative it's just another simple, yet solid portable media player from SanDisk. We just wish it had more robust file support... Sony NWZ-S718F... Motorola Z9... |
PC Magazine August 28, 2006 Mike Kobrin |
Archos 604 The Archos 604 is a very good portable media player, but it doesn't quite live up to its predecessor's high standard of sound quality... Creative Zen Vision: W... Archos AV700 digital video recorder... |
PC Magazine September 10, 2009 Tim Gideon |
Apple iPod touch (3rd Generation) Despite a modest upgrade, the iPod touch is still the best portable media player you can buy, bar none. |
PC Magazine August 24, 2005 Michael Kobrin |
Cowon iAudio 5 This 2GB flash audio player has a lot of features packed into it, but the controls can be a bit tedious. We strongly recommend upgrading the earphones to take advantage of the player's sound quality. |
PC Magazine June 22, 2005 Bill Machrone |
Portable Music Players: More Room to Rock Small hard drive players are designed for people who want little devices that can store a good chunk of their music collections. Apple iPod mini... Creative Zen Micro... Apple iPod... |
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6 MP3 Players With Voice Recorders Digital voice recorders may seem like the ultimate solution for taking notes in classes or meetings, but voice-recording MP3 players have taken them to the next level. |
PC Magazine September 19, 2005 Michael Kobrin |
MSI Mega Player 521 This good-looking lightweight flash MP3 player has some nice extras, but it should be louder and easier to use. |
Home Theater October 10, 2006 Darryl Wilkinson |
Buying the Best Music RealNetworks' Rhapsody music service keeps finding new partners to jam with. |
PC Magazine July 13, 2005 Jim Louderback |
Discount MP3 Players Among music players, cheap and snazzy got trumped by cheaper and solid. |
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Top 5 Affordable MP3 Players Here are several decent MP3 players that can be had for less than $100. |
PC World July 2006 Eric Butterfield |
Small Players, Big Sound We test the audio quality and evaluate the usability of flash players. Creative Zen Nano... iPod Nano... MobiBlu DAH-1500i... SanDisk Sansa e260... Dell DJ Ditty... For better sound ditch the earbuds... |
Home Theater December 2006 Mark Fleischmann |
SanDisk Sansa e280 Portable Media Player The SanDisk player is a pleasure to use and sounds great. Here, finally, is a viable alternative to the iPod. |
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Ultrathin MP3 Players When it comes to MP3 players, size matters. And thin is in -- especially "ultrathin." |
Macworld May 2001 Anton Linecker |
What? No Vinyl Version? MP3 players have gotten flashier, sleeker, and more futuristic. But only one can claim the distinction of being retro-chic. The $250 Duo-Aria MP3 player by Digisette looks decidedly nondigital... |
InternetNews April 9, 2007 David Needle |
SanDisk, Yahoo Team Up on Wi-Fi MP3 Player Sandisk and Yahoo have joined forces as the latest challenger to Apple's market leading line of iPod music players with its new Sansa Connect. |
PC Magazine December 18, 2007 David Gussman |
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T2 Sony's Cyber-shot DSC-T2 isn't the cheapest ultracompact you'll find, but good images and 4GB of onboard memory help justify its high price... Jitterbug Dial/Jitterbug OneTouch... Creative ZEN Stone... Apple iPod classic.... |
PC Magazine April 23, 2007 Terry Sullivan |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 The Lumix is stylishly compact, has a powerful zoom lens with a nice wide viewing angle, takes awesome pictures, and is affordable to boot... Canon PowerShot SD1000... Sansa Connect flash player... |
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MP3 Players For File Hoarders If you've amassed a king's share of music or have a thing for ripping your CDs to large, lossless audio formats, then you need an MP3 player for file hoarders. there are some slender, high-capacity Flash memory MP3 players coming that are finally tipping into the 30-plus gigabyte territory. |
Outside March 2005 |
Reviews of MP3 Players No longer just miniature jukeboxes, the latest portable digital media players bristle with extras: Think FM tuner, voice recorder, stopwatch, waterproof case, plus storage for text, image, and movie files. |
PC World February 16, 2001 Michael Gowan |
How It Works: Hardware MP3 Players Your digital audio is now free to roam away from your PC. Here's how MP3 hardware players work. |
PC Magazine January 31, 2006 Michael Kobrin |
Samsung Yepp YP-T7J Despite somewhat short battery life and premium price, the Yepp YP-T7J's broad feature set, cute design, and very good sound keep on our short list of super-small MP3 players. |
PC Magazine May 19, 2005 Ellison et al. |
Lowrance iWAY 500C The combination of features, large screen size, and ease of use, coupled with a low price, make the iWAY 500C a sure winner... Panasonic Toughbook Y2... Microsoft Streets & Trips... MSI Mega Player 521... etc. |
PC World April 16, 2001 Lenny Bailes |
Going Digital Tired of spinning those old LPs? Use your PC to turn your analog music into CDs or MP3s... |
PC Magazine October 28, 2005 Michael Kobrin |
Creative Zen Vision With a big, beautiful screen, the Zen Vision offers a compelling audiovisual experience, but it's not without its drawbacks. |
AskMen.com Rob Lester |
Setting Up A Digital Audio Center There are three ways to optimize the vast music library that many people now boast, each with their own pros and cons. Take a look as I lay out these options and provide examples of the top products in each category. |