The Best MP3 Players According To Reviews

Apple iPod Best large-capacity MP3 player. (30GB, est.music subscription services, which allows you to 'rent'
$300)music on a monthly basis. The Zen has an FM tuner
The iPod leads the market among hard-drive players,and a voice recorder, both missing on the iPod and
and it's still a strong favorite in reviews. The latest iPodiPod nano. The Zen, however, is heavier (4 ounces)
plays both photos and video on its color screen, butand bulkier than the much-sleeker iPod nano, and it's
according to reviews the 2.5-inch screen is too smallnot as easy to use as any of the iPod models. Sound
for extended viewing. If you don't need space forquality, according to reviews, is excellent. The Zen is
7,500 songs, the iPod nano and Zen Micro Photo areonly compatible with Windows XP.
smaller and lighter than the 4.8-ounce iPod. TheMobiBLU DAH-1500i Smallest MP3 player. (1GB, est.
Creative Zen Micro Photo doesn't have the iPod's$130)
easy interface, but the Zen Micro does have an FMThe MobiBLU is about the size of a caramel candy --
tuner and voice recorder, and it's compatible with theabout a one-inch cube. But remarkably, according to
latest music-subscription services. The iPod has nonereviews it's also a pretty good player, with a lot of
of these features. A 60GB iPod sells for $400. Thefeatures crammed into its tiny body. It has a tiny OLED
iPod is both Mac and Windows compatible.display, an FM tuner and a voice recorder in a
Apple iPod nano Best MP3 player overall. (2GB, est..63-ounce case. The MobiBLU is easy to use, and
$200)though sound quality is good, reviews claim it's not up
The iPod nano is only about ?-inch thick and weighs 1.5to the level of iPod and Creative. At about 8.5 hours,
ounces. According to reviews, the iPod nano tops allbattery life is a bit short. The MobiBLU works with both
other MP3 players in reference to style, sound qualityWindows and Mac computers. The MobiBLU comes in
and ease-of-use. By using flash memory instead of asix colors and is also available with 512MB (est. $100).
hard drive, it has no moving parts, making it a betterBudget MP3 player. (512MB, est. $85)
choice for the gym than the full-size iPod; The BestThe Zen Nano beats the iPod Shuffle in price and
MP3 Players According To Reviewsit also includes asounds great, according to experts. It comes in eight
lap counter. The 2GB nano, which stores nearly 500different colors (including pink and orange) and doesn't
songs, is PC and Mac compatible. Despite theskimp on features, with an FM tuner, LCD display,
widespread raves for the iPod nano, reviews andvoice recorder and line-in recording -- all features
owners say it scratches very easily, and that using amissing on the competing iPod shuffle. It runs 19 hours
protective case is a necessity instead of an option.on a single AAA battery. Experts say the Zen Nano
Creative Zen Micro Photo Most features. (8GB, est.Plus is the best inexpensive lightweight flash player -- it
$250)weighs just 1.3 ounces. Its 512MB memory holds about
The Zen Micro Photo, which comes in one of ten60 songs.
colors, is the best iPod alternative for those withGloria Ramirez is writer and administrator for
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