SanDisk may be better known for its wide range of memory keys but it’s increasingly getting involved with MP3 players through its Sansa line.
This small and palm-sized player is aimed as a direct rival to the iPod Shuffle and the Creative Zen Stone but tries to bring a little flair of its own.
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"Samsung YP-P2 personal media player"
Published on: 1/2008
On test: Samsung Yepp YP-P2
Believe it or not, 'yepp peetoo' is Samsung's preferred pronunciation of the name of their new media player. Thankfully a coterie of Yepp Girls were on hand at the launch of the peetoo a month or so back and they had such lovely thighs, sorry, smiles, that we instantly forgave Samsung its assault on the English language.
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"Veho VMP-008 portable audio player"
Published on: 1/2008
On test: Veho VMP-008
The VMP-008 music player, from new distributor Veho (we reviewed the company's VFS-001 film scanner recently) is an impressively tiny device that includes 1GB of storage space.
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"Creative Zen"
Issue: 2/2008
On test: Creative Labs Zen (4 GB)
Creative's 4GB Zen has a 2.5in screen and costs less than the equivalent iPod nano with the same capacity and a smaller 2in screen. It can play audio in WMA, WMA-DRM, MP3, Wav and - for the first time - AAC formats, which is great news for iTunes fans. unfortunately, it can't handle the protected AAC files bought from Apple's iTunes Store.
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"MP3 players under £70"
Computing Made Easy
Issue: 120
On test: Apple iPod shuffle 3G (1 GB),
SanDisk Sansa Shaker (512 MB),
Philips GoGear SA6025
So you're looking for a cheap and cheerful MP3 player as a Christmas present for the kids, but you don't want to spend well over £100 on one of the high-end models. here's our pick of the best of the rest ...
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