MP3 player reviews

Creative Muvo V200

Creative's latest update to its Muvo range of players should provide a fitting riposte to the fuss Apple has made about its iPod Shuffle (April 05, page 52). Like the…

05/07/2005

£90 inc VAT

Samsung YH-999 PMC

The arrival of the Samsung YH-999 PMC (portable media center) provides the first serious challenge to Creative's well-received Zen PMC. Many industry analysts…

19/07/2005

£399 inc VAT

Creative Zen Vision

Creative was one of the first companies to back Microsoft's Portable Media Center standard, with its Zen PMC (see Nov 04 issue). Now it's back with a new addition to…

31/10/2005

£300 inc VAT

Apple iPod nano

Nano nano. Once a comedy catchphrase in Mork and Mindy, it now adorns, bizarrely, a pair of audio players by Creative and Apple. The coincidence is utterly shazbut.

04/11/2005

£179 inc VAT

Creative Zen Nano Plus

The Nano Plus follows in a long line of Creative USB memory stick MP3 players, so the Nano Plus has an impressive pedigree to live up to – something it does a pretty…

22/12/2005

£99 inc VAT

Creative Zen Vision:M

Creative isn't new to the portable media player market – the Vision:M represents its third model with video playback capabilities, while arch-rival Apple is still on…

27/01/2006

£250 inc VAT

Philips GoGear HDD6320

Philips' original 20GB music player, launched in 2003, really caught our imagination. Its sleek lines and distinct black casing made it stand out from the iPod crowd…

16/02/2006

£229 inc VAT

Sony NW-A3000

It'd be a slight overstatement to say there was a round of applause when we heard that Sony was going to break the habit of a lifetime and start selling music players…

22/02/2006

£229 inc VAT

Zicplay SlideKey

The inexorable march of technological titchiness sometimes seems to have gone too far, as text-message virgins and the large-fingered generally observe when…

23/02/2006

£35 inc VAT

iPod Radio Remote

Apple's iPods are undisputed kings among portable digital music players. So popular are they that a market has sprung up supplying add-ons and adaptors.

19/04/2006

£35 inc VAT

iRiver U10

If small, ultralight media players are your bag, iRiver's U10 could be right up your street. The flash-based device weighs just 70g and is the size of a stack of…

22/04/2006

£140 inc VAT

Samsung YP-Z5

The YP-Z5 from Samsung offers a similar chassis, storage capacity and price tag to the iPod nano. So what makes it stand out? Plenty.

12/06/2006

£120 inc VAT

SanDisk Sansa e260

Another day, another iPod imitator. This time around it's SanDisk doing the honours.

21/07/2006

£140 inc VAT

Creative Zen V

At last: someone has come up with a navigation system for an MP3 player that doesn't involve a control wheel or four-way directional buttons.

19/08/2006

£100 inc VAT

2nd-generation iPod nano

How else can you describe the second-generation nano but as the resurrection of the iPod mini?

26/10/2006

£99 inc VAT

Packard Bell Vibe 360

Say it quietly, but this is the most attractive audio player we've reviewed.

11/11/2006

£120 inc VAT

Apple iPod 80GB

Once again a new iPod range looks set to cruise past the competition.

23/11/2006

£259 inc VAT

Microsoft Zune review

The timing of the Zune's appearance in the UK remains shrouded in mystery. Are European consumers missing out on a gadget that's, well, unmissable? Not exactly.

15/12/2006

Philips GoGear SA9200

The GoGear SA9200's exterior, all glossy black and brushed-metal silver, lends the device an aura of classic elegance.

27/12/2006

£110 inc VAT

Sony NW-S703F

A superb battery life, attractive looks and neat controls make the Sony NW-S703F one of the stand-out offerings in its market.

08/02/2007

£80 inc VAT