MP3 player Tests (P. 27/27)

"Creative Zen Nano Plus (1GB)"

Published on: 9/2005

On test: Creative Labs Zen Nano Plus (1GB)

Given the recent launch of Apple's iPod nano, the Creative Zen Nano Plus -- which came out first -- has been pushed into the shadows. This is unfair, because they're aimed at different markets: the Zen Nano Plus is half the price, has only 1GB of memory and a small black-and-white screen. → More

"Philips ShoqBox (PSS110) MP3 player"

Published on: 8/2005

On test: Philips PSS 110 256MByte

You like your MP3 player and no doubt the music on it. Trouble is, chances are, unless you’ve already gone out and bought a bolt-on speaker system, when it comes to sharing the music you can’t. → More

"Archos Gmini XS 100"

Published on: 8/2005

On test: Archos Gmini XS100 (3 GB)

Watch your back, iPod Mini -- the Gmini XS 100 is nipping at your heels. Archos's new svelte, eye-catching music player is like a smaller, lighter version of Apple's colourful and popular portable. → More

"SanDisk Sansa e140 MP3 player"

Published on: 8/2005

On test: SanDisk Sansa E140 (1 GB)

Here at Gizmogirl, SanDisk is the logical company to buy an mp3 player from. It is the Tupperware of the digital world, with a huge range of tiny containers for storing your digital junk. The company's latest storage device is an mp3 player with some nice features and a few drawbacks. → More

"iRiver H10 (20GB)"

Published on: 8/2005

On test: iRiver H 10 20GB

The 20GB iRiver H10 outclasses most of the high-capacity competition in the features department, with a built-in FM tuner, a voice recorder and a photo-friendly colour screen. Plus, it's compatible with Janus -- it's PlaysForSure enabled -- out of the box. → More

"Samsung YH-925 (20GB)"

Published on: 8/2005

On test: Samsung YH-925 20 GByte

If you thought the Samsung YH-925 was little more than a colour version of the Samsung YH-920, well, you were right. It's somewhat less, having lost key features such as an FM radio, a docking cradle and a wired remote. → More

"Cowon iAudio X5 (30GB)"

Published on: 8/2005

On test: Cowon iAudio X5 (30 GB)

Take one look at the Cowon iAudio X5's feature list and you might peg it as an iPod killer. On paper, the 30GB, iPod-size X5 has everything that Apple's ice-white wonder does -- including music playback, a photo viewer and on-the-fly playlists -- then it piles on video playback, an FM radio, voice and line-in recording, and even the ability to read and save images directly from a digital camera without an adaptor. Sounds like a no-brainer, right? → More

"Sony Network Walkman NW-HD5"

Published on: 7/2005

On test: Sony NW-HD5 20 GB

You've got to hand it to Sony. The iPod may be the portable music boss, but it's not stopped trying to take Apple's baby out. → More

"Sony Network Walkman NW-HD5"

Published on: 7/2005

On test: Sony NW-HD5 20 GB

Sony's MP3 stock has shot up mercurially since introducing native MP3 playback to its Network Walkman franchise. Its latest hard drive-based player, the supercompact Network Walkman NW-HD5, has 'winner' written all over it. → More

"Rio ce2100 (2.5GB)"

Published on: 7/2005

On test: Rio Audio CE2100

Nearly everything you need to know about the Digital Networks Rio ce2100 can be found in our review of the Rio Carbon Pearl except for this: the ce2100 shouldn't be your next audio player. → More

"Adamond ZK1 2GB Flash MP3 player"

Published on: 7/2005

On test: Adamond ZK1

Asian-made MP3 players are more than ten a penny these days, all compact, feature-packed and, generally, offering decent sound quality. Finding a stand-out feature is hard, but Swedish supplier Adamond has managed it: the ZK1 is the first Flash-based music player to ship with 2GB of storage capacity, the company claims. → More

"Samsung YH-820"

Published on: 6/2005

On test: Samsung YH-820 (5 GB)

Impressively, the Samsung YH-820 is smaller than the iPod Mini and weighs in at a mere 85g. The player's 41mm (1.6-inch) colour screen is also a theoretical step up from the iPod Mini's monochrome effort. But, as we'll see later, the YH-820's screen is not necessarily any more practical than its enemy's. → More

"SanDisk Sansa e140 (1GB)"

Published on: 6/2005

On test: SanDisk Sansa E140 (1 GB)

SanDisk's first MP3 player, the Digital Audio Player, amazed everyone by quickly becoming number two in market share, though still well behind Apple's iPod. → More

"Sony Network Walkman NW-E507 (1GB)"

Published on: 6/2005

On test: Sony NW-E507 (1 GB)

Glittering like a sacred jewel, the NW-E507 is a 1GB flash-based MP3 player capable of storing around 700 songs -- that's approximately 45 albums. → More

"Rio ce2100 mp3 player"

Published on: 5/2005

On test: Rio Audio CE2100

When Rio launched the ce2100 at CES in Las Vegas this year, the internet was awash with excitement. A 2.5Gb hard drive-based player in a small casing that offered 20 hours of playback, what was not to like. Despite that buzz, five months in the world of the gadget industry is a long, long time. So does the player still hold the same levels of excitement? We don the headphones and find out. → More

"Creative Zen Touch (40GB)"

Published on: 5/2005

On test: Creative Labs Zen Touch 40GB

Creative has a long history of delivering decent, hard drive-based MP3 players. Its latest flagship model, the Zen Touch, takes the Creative name to new heights. → More

"Apple iPod Mini 6GB"

Published on: 4/2005

On test: Apple iPod Mini 6 GB

In a hundred years' time, if there one object was to be chosen to represent the Western world of the early 21st Century, the iPod would be a strong contender. → More

"Sony NW-HD5 MP3 player"

Published on: 4/2005

On test: Sony NW-HD5 20 GB

With the announcement from Sony yesterday of its new 20Gb hard drive MP3 player, Pocket-lint was given an exclusive chance to get a hands on play with the new player. So does it have what it takes to challenge the wonders of Apple and have Sony final cracked the form factor to make this player something worthy of being seen with. Read on to find out. → More

"Sony NW-E507 Flash mp3 player"

Published on: 3/2005

On test: Sony NW-E507 (1 GB)

Like it not, Apple has long set the bar for MP3 players; the iconic iPod, the smaller iPod Mini and then the new iPod Shuffle. Across the industry companies are trying to copy, emulate and outdo the computer companies efforts. → More

"Olympus m robe 500i - First Look"

Published on: 3/2005

On test: Olympus m:robe MR-500i 20GByte

Olympus is a camera company isn’t it? Well not if its latest product can help it. Deciding that perhaps the MP3 player market is the place to make a quick buck, the imaging company that has in the past brought us gems like the One system and the Mju is now trying its hand at the MP3 player market as well. Pocket-lint flew to Germany to find out what its all about. → More