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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 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
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
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 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... |
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
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
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
December 14, 2005
Michael Kobrin |
iriver U10 If you're really hot on the design, love silly Flash games, and don't really care about video playback, the U10 is a good, but expensive, choice... Philips GoGear HDD1630... |
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... |
PC Magazine
January 26, 2006
Michael Kobrin |
Creative Zen Vision:M The Zen Vision:M is our new favorite iPod alternative and should appeal to lots of people, but we have a feeling it's still not going to sway the iPod-loving masses... The new iPod... Cowon iAudio X5... |
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 World
December 2004
Sam Jemielity |
Entertainment to Go Music, video, or both? We try slick new IPod rivals, the first Portable Media Centers, and other handhelds to see which pack the most fun into a portable package. |
PC World
April 2005
Eric Dahl |
IRiver Scores With Latest MP3 Player For an additional $30, the H10 offers you more than the iPod Mini. |
PC Magazine
October 11, 2006
Mike Kobrin |
Hard Drivin' MP3 Players These pocketable MP3 players have roomy hard drives plus excel at different tasks. Apple iPod... Creative Zen Vision: M... Toshiba gigabeat S... Philips GoGear HDD6330... Archos 404... Cowon iAudio X5 & X5L... |
PC World
December 2004 |
Midcapacity Digital Audio Players Don't need to carry your entire music collection but want a player to hold more than a handful of songs? Try these. |
PC Magazine
August 18, 2005
Michael Kobrin |
MobiBLU DAH-1500i This is the smallest, most impressively full-featured flash player we've seen yet. |
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
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. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
March 29, 2004
Larry Armstrong |
Taking On iPod Lighter and less costly minis are worth a look |
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. |
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
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
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
August 30, 2004
Bill Machrone |
Creative Zen Touch The Creative Zen Touch is a high-quality portable music player with innovative touchpad scrolling, outstanding audio quality, and super battery life. Its few flaws are minor. |
PC Magazine
September 12, 2007
Tim Gideon |
Apple iPod touch With an excellent interface and elegant design, the iPod touch is simply the best portable media player ever made. |
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 World
April 2002
Sean Captain |
IPod: Coming Soon to PCs Apple's MP3 player, though spacious and easy to use, is currently limited to Mac support only. Some upcoming software will make it PC friendly... |
PC Magazine
August 10, 2004
Bill Machrone |
Apple iPod This friendlier-priced device still has the easiest interface to use and is still the most stylish digital music player. |
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
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
July 22, 2010
Tim Gideon |
Archos 3cam vision The Archos 3cam vision has a touch screen, shoots photos and video, and does a lot of things a $100 MP3 player typically can't. |
PC World
December 2004 |
Large-Capacity Digital Audio Players Apple's IPod is still a marvel, but it's not the only great device for toting large amounts of digital music. |
PC Magazine
July 13, 2005
Michael Kobrin |
RCA Lyra RD2212 (256MB) This is a very good-sounding, rugged flash player with some nice extra features. Bad navigation and controls, however, hold it back. |
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
August 2, 2006
Mike Kobrin |
Find an MP3 Player Dedicated audio players are far from obsolete... Apple iPod 30GB... Archos AV 500... Cowon iAudio X5... Creative Zen MicroPhoto... Toshiba gigabeat S... Samsung Yepp YP-Z5... Optio WP digital camera... Turbo Charge cell phone charger... etc. |
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 World
November 2005
Tom Mainelli |
Big Is Beautiful Apple iPod Photo 20GB MP3 Player... Cowon iAudio X5L 20GB MP3 Player... IRiver H10 20GB MP3 Player - Remix Blue... Samsung YH-925GS 20GB MP3 Player... Archos AV 700... |
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
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 Magazine
September 6, 2007
Tim Gideon |
Apple iPod Nano (3rd generation) Apple's new video iPod nano is wider than the old version and has increased capacities. Even so the player still remains very thin and sleek, with an excellent widescreen display, a beautiful interface, and (finally) video. |
PC Magazine
October 21, 2005
Michael Kobrin |
Apple iPod 30GB (with video) Video support is a great addition to an already excellent music player. |
Macworld
June 2004
Mathew Honan |
Flash-Memory MP3 Players Portable Audio Players Offer Music to Go, on the Cheap |
PC Magazine
January 29, 2007
Tim Gideon |
Samsung YP-T9J (2 GB) Good-looking and tiny, the YP-T9J is a worthy adversary of the nano, especially for PC owners looking to get more bang for their buck. Nonetheless, it's not without some annoying flaws. |
PC Magazine
May 4, 2004
Bill Machrone |
Interface Disappointments and Delights You would think that most of these personal music players had been created in some iPod-less parallel universe. |
PC Magazine
August 9, 2005
Michael Kobrin |
iriver H10 (20GB) Good sound quality, very good ease of use, and the convenient extra features certainly should put it in the running for your next MP3 player. |
PC Magazine
January 17, 2006
Michael Kobrin |
Philips GoGear HDD6330 This is an ultra-stylish MP3 player with a broad feature set but an interface that leaves a bit to be desired. |
PC Magazine
September 20, 2005
Cheng et al. |
Sony Vaio VGN-TX670P Stay connected everywhere with this sleek, tiny notebook... DeLorme Earthmate GPS Receiver with Street Atlas USA 2004... Microsoft MapPoint... Streets & Trips 2005... MSI Mega Player 521... RCA Lyra RD2212... Junxion Box router... D-Link DWL-G730AP router... |
Macworld
July 2004
Jason Snell |
Fourth-Generation iPods Featuring controls borrowed from the iPod mini, a simplified menu interface, and a reduced price tag, the latest generation of iPods are a fitting evolution to Apple's stunningly popular line of digital-audio players. |
