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PC Magazine January 26, 2006 Michael Kobrin |
Creative Zen Vision:M The Zen Vision:M is our new favorite iPod alternative and should appeal to lots of people, but we have a feeling it's still not going to sway the iPod-loving masses... The new iPod... Cowon iAudio X5... |
PC Magazine August 2, 2006 Mike Kobrin |
Find an MP3 Player Dedicated audio players are far from obsolete... Apple iPod 30GB... Archos AV 500... Cowon iAudio X5... Creative Zen MicroPhoto... Toshiba gigabeat S... Samsung Yepp YP-Z5... Optio WP digital camera... Turbo Charge cell phone charger... etc. |
PC Magazine June 28, 2006 Mike Kobrin |
Toshiba gigabeat S The short battery life and the lack of a voice recorder is disappointing, but you get your money's worth with a high-quality, elegant audio/video player... Apple iPod nano... Cowon iAudio U3... Creative Zen V Plus... |
PC Magazine May 30, 2007 Tim Gideon |
Buying Guide: The Best MP3 Players Today's "MP3 players" recognize a variety of music file formats. In fact, it is more appropriate to call them portable media players, or PMPs. |
PC Magazine March 6, 2007 Gideon et al. |
Archos 704 WiFi Multimedia Player This player has loads of functions and options and though its capabilities can overwhelm, it's worth all of its $550 price... Microsoft Zune... iriver Clix... |
PC Magazine October 11, 2005 Michael Kobrin |
Archos Gmini 402 Archos has upgraded its pocket-size portable media player to include a few of the latest technologies... Cowon iAudio X5... Creative Zen Micro... iriver H10... Rio Carbon Pearl... |
PC Magazine September 9, 2005 Michael Kobrin |
Apple iPod nano The new iPod nano boasts an unsurpassed interface, a color screen, excellent sound quality, and an undeniable cool factor... MobiBLU DAH-1500i... Samsung Yepp YP-T7X... Cowon iAudio 5... |
PC Magazine August 28, 2006 Mike Kobrin |
Archos 604 The Archos 604 is a very good portable media player, but it doesn't quite live up to its predecessor's high standard of sound quality... Creative Zen Vision: W... Archos AV700 digital video recorder... |
PC Magazine October 11, 2006 Mike Kobrin |
Hard Drivin' MP3 Players These pocketable MP3 players have roomy hard drives plus excel at different tasks. Apple iPod... Creative Zen Vision: M... Toshiba gigabeat S... Philips GoGear HDD6330... Archos 404... Cowon iAudio X5 & X5L... |
PC Magazine June 28, 2006 Mike Kobrin |
Creative Zen V Plus Overall, this MP3 player is a very satisfying and reasonably priced device for mainstream consumers... Samsung Yepp YP-Z5 MP3 player... SanDisk Sansa e260... |
PC Magazine September 28, 2006 Mike Kobrin |
Creative Zen Vision:W (30GB) This is a solid product with lots of features, good audio/video quality and a decent price, but its bulk and somewhat disappointing battery life keep it from shining... Cowon A2... Archos AV700... |
PC World January 2006 Richard Baguley |
Now Playing: Video on the iPod For occasional video viewing, Apple's 5th Generation iPod 30 GB is a great choice. |
Macworld March 30, 2007 Christopher Breen |
Apple TV Apple TV offers a capable, easy-to-use hardware link between iTunes and TV. |
PC Magazine May 11, 2006 Mike Kobrin |
SanDisk Sansa e260 The e260 has an excellent combination of features, style, ease of use, and price, but the overall user experience still isn't quite as smooth as that of the iPod nano. |
PC Magazine October 28, 2005 Michael Kobrin |
Creative Zen Vision With a big, beautiful screen, the Zen Vision offers a compelling audiovisual experience, but it's not without its drawbacks. |
PC Magazine April 10, 2006 Mike Kobrin |
Cowon iAudio U3 Despite a few shortcomings, the tiny Cowon iAudio U3 is about as versatile an MP3 player as they come. |
AskMen.com |
The Apple iPod Family Album The Apple iPod has come a long way since the introduction of the first 5GB model more than three years ago. |
PC Magazine December 28, 2005 Dan Costa |
Watch As You Go Now, thanks to a new breed of palm-sized portable video recorders (PVRs), you can take your video with you. Archos AV 500... Cowon A2... Datexx Pavio PVR30T... |
PC Magazine December 14, 2005 Michael Kobrin |
iriver U10 If you're really hot on the design, love silly Flash games, and don't really care about video playback, the U10 is a good, but expensive, choice... Philips GoGear HDD1630... |
PC World November 2005 Tom Mainelli |
Big Is Beautiful Apple iPod Photo 20GB MP3 Player... Cowon iAudio X5L 20GB MP3 Player... IRiver H10 20GB MP3 Player - Remix Blue... Samsung YH-925GS 20GB MP3 Player... Archos AV 700... |
PC Magazine April 11, 2007 Sullivan et al. |
Canon PowerShot SD1000 The Canon PowerShots are still the cameras to beat. And at the top of the mountain sits the PowerShot SD1000... Adobe Photoshop Elements 4... Canon Pixma iP4300... BlackBerry 8800... 80GB iPod nano... HP TouchSmart IQ770 PC... |
PC Magazine September 6, 2007 Tim Gideon |
Apple iPod Nano (3rd generation) Apple's new video iPod nano is wider than the old version and has increased capacities. Even so the player still remains very thin and sleek, with an excellent widescreen display, a beautiful interface, and (finally) video. |
PC Magazine April 7, 2006 Mike Kobrin |
Pioneer Inno The device itself is extremely cool, and the service is top-notch and integrated beautifully with the XM + Napster client. But the price may scare off those on a budget... Apple iPod Hi-Fi speakers... Think Outside BoomTube H 20 1 speakers... Casio Exilim EX-P505... |
PC Magazine March 22, 2007 Gideon et al. |
Apple TV Moving the functionality of the iPod onto widescreen TV is a great idea... Netgear Digital Entertainer HD... Microsoft Xbox 360 Media Center Extender... Sony PlayStation 3... |
Macworld February 2005 Christopher Breen |
iPod photo The iPod photo is the first of Apple's portable music players to offer a color screen and the ability to display digital pictures and album art. |
PC Magazine September 9, 2008 Tim Gideon |
Apple iPod nano (4th generation) Apple's slimmed-down, slicker-than-ever iPod nano responds to your movements, creates playlists it thinks you'll like, and makes the competition look like a bunch of clunkers. |
Macworld May 9, 2005 Christopher Breen |
30GB iPod photo This new iPod photo is slimmer and more affordable than the previous 40GB model. This, in addition to the iPod photo's bright, colorful display, may take the sting out of losing necessary extras. |
PC World September 28, 2006 Eric Dahl |
Apple's New and Improved iPod Updated player features crisp video, added storage and a steep price. |
PC Magazine August 9, 2005 Michael Kobrin |
iriver H10 (20GB) Good sound quality, very good ease of use, and the convenient extra features certainly should put it in the running for your next MP3 player. |
Home Theater July 2007 Chris Chiarella |
Apple TV Apple's first home theater component combines high style and high-end connectivity. |
PC World February 2005 Cathy Lu |
IPod Brings Music to Your Photos Digital music and slide-show player is elegant and expensive. |
PC Magazine January 17, 2006 Michael Kobrin |
Philips GoGear HDD6330 This is an ultra-stylish MP3 player with a broad feature set but an interface that leaves a bit to be desired. |
PC Magazine September 9, 2009 Tim Gideon |
Apple iPod nano (5th Generation) The latest iPod nano packs video recording, an FM radio, a pedometer, and a larger screen -- all in the same elegant, compact package. |
PC Magazine November 16, 2006 Ulanoff & Costa |
Microsoft Zune Tight software integration, a subscription plan, and slick design make the Zune an interesting, if not compelling, iPod alternative. |
PC Magazine June 30, 2007 Segan & Gideon |
Apple iPhone The most over-hyped product of the decade is a sublime media player and a flawed phone. |
PC Magazine June 20, 2008 Tim Gideon |
iriver Lplayer The nano-esque Lplayer is a viable alternative for those not tied to iTunes... Creative ZEN Stone... The Samsung YP-S3... SanDisk Sansa Fuze... SanDisk Sansa View... |
PC Magazine August 10, 2004 Bill Machrone |
Apple iPod This friendlier-priced device still has the easiest interface to use and is still the most stylish digital music player. |
PC Magazine August 17, 2007 Tim Gideon |
Samsung YP-U3 Samsung's slick new flash player is well-designed, tiny, and easy to use... SanDisk Sansa Express... Apple iPod shuffle... Creative Zen Stone... Toshiba gigabeat U Series... |
PC Magazine September 12, 2007 Tim Gideon |
Apple iPod touch With an excellent interface and elegant design, the iPod touch is simply the best portable media player ever made. |
PC Magazine January 29, 2007 Tim Gideon |
Samsung YP-T9J (2 GB) Good-looking and tiny, the YP-T9J is a worthy adversary of the nano, especially for PC owners looking to get more bang for their buck. Nonetheless, it's not without some annoying flaws. |
PC Magazine March 7, 2008 Tim Gideon |
Cowon A3 This big portable media player does plenty of neat tricks, including recording video. It also had a big, bright screen, and its navigation feels similar to that of an Archos device, but more evolved... Sony NWZ-S718F... |
Macworld April 2005 Christopher Breen |
iPod shuffle Smallest, most affordable iPod yet is a very big deal |
PC Magazine August 12, 2005 Michael Kobrin |
Sony Network Walkman NW-HD5 Sony has taken a big step forward with native MP3 support, and the player looks and sounds very good. Its ease of use rivals even that of the iPod. But we feel that the software and DRM present too many difficulties. |
PC Magazine October 19, 2005 Michael Kobrin |
Belkin TuneStage for iPod The Belkin TuneStage... DLO Home Dock... Kensington Stereo Dock... Klipsch iFi iPod speaker system... Monitor Audio i-Deck... |
PC World August 2003 Tom Mainelli |
Slick New IPod Even Better You'll pay dearly for the best hard-disk-based MP3 player. |
PC Magazine June 22, 2005 Bill Machrone |
Portable Music Players: More Room to Rock Small hard drive players are designed for people who want little devices that can store a good chunk of their music collections. Apple iPod mini... Creative Zen Micro... Apple iPod... |
PC World December 2005 |
News In Brief Apple's new iPod does TV... Palm TX and Palm Z22... |
PC Magazine November 1, 2005 Craig Ellison & Kobrin |
Garmin nuvi 350 Excellent GPS sensitivity and function coupled with new Travel Kit features make the nuvi 350 an excellent electronic travel companion... iPod nano... iPod Hi-Fi... Think Outside BoomTube H 20 1... Casio Exilim EX-P505... |
PC Magazine June 1, 2005 Mike Kobrin |
Creative Zen Nano Plus If you're looking for an ultra-small flash player for your commute or workout, this is a good choice. |
Macworld February 7, 2007 James Galbraith & Dan Frakes |
ViewSonic VX2245wm ViewDock monitor 22-inch LCD sports integrated iPod dock and more |