MP3 player Tests (P. 10/27)

"SanDisk Sansa Clip MP3 player"

Published on: 1/2008

On test: SanDisk Sansa Clip

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. → More

"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. → More

"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. → More

"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. → More

"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 ... → More