MP3 player Tests (P. 4/27)

"iRiver Lplayer 8GB"

Published on: 7/2008

On test: iRiver L-Player 8 GB

With almost the entire front section of the Lplayer being taken up by the LCD screen casual observers will be left wondering where the controls are. In fact, the whole of the front section is mounted on a four-way rocker to replicate iRiver's traditional D-pad interface. However, if, as seems to have been the case, this forgoing of the more voguish touchscreen interface has resulted in the player's attractive asking price, it can't be all bad. → More

"SanDisk Sansa Clip MP3 player"

Published on: 7/2008

On test: SanDisk Sansa Clip (9/2008)

With a new firmware looming on the horizon and promising to boost the street cred of the diminutive Sansa Clip player by adding in support for perennial audiophile favourites OGG and FLAC plus, now that the units are manufactured inside the EU, the FM radio, which was previously disabled for European consumers, has been given the green light. So, has this made the Clip even more enticing? → More

"SanDisk Sansa Fuze"

Published on: 6/2008

On test: SanDisk Sansa Fuze

Bearing more than a passing resemblance to Apple's 3rd generation iPod nano, the Sansa Fuze is a small, squat MP3 player with a bright 1.9in LCD screen. Where it trumps Apple's product however, is in its expandable storage wherein its internal flash memory can be augmented by up to 32GB of extra space via Micro SDHC cards. → More

"iRiver E100 MP3 player"

Published on: 6/2008

On test: iRiver E100

iRiver's E100 is an affordable MP3 player with support for video and two internal speakers for use on public transport. But has iRiver's pleasure cruise downmarket been a successful one? → More

"Sumvision Ice 1000"

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On test: Sumvision ICE 1000

Slim and small seems to be a common feature with multimedia players. Sumvision have another one to add to the list. So is the Ice 1000 as cool as it looks? → More