TOP 10s

MP3 players

01 Apple iPod Classic from £160

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The 6G iPod is not the 6G iPod – it’s the iPod Classic. Will this aluminium-clad mega-player be able to live up to its heritage?
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02 Creative Zen X-Fi 16GB £150.00

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Can X-Fi sound enhancement tech and a smattering of Wi-Fi elevate Creative’s latest portable media player beyond its contemporaries?

03 Sony NWZ-S639F £130.00

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Sony's latest iPod Nano competitor is better specified and cheaper than its rival. Can it outperform it, too?

04 Apple iPod Nano 4g from £110

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Apple’s latest iPod Nano features some new tricks, plus its been overdosing on Slim-Fast

05 Sony NWZ-A826 £145.00

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Sony's Bluetooth-toting, big-screen Nano botherer is here to build on the success of its NWZ-A810 sibling. And build it does…

06 Samsung YP-S2 £30.00

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Samsung has carved out a new MP3-playing pebble. Should you slip it into your pocket or skim it into the ocean?
Apple’s smallest ever iPod is already a design classic. But can its buttonless frame and reliance on shonky headphones make it a winner?

08 Sony NWZ-W202 review £60.00

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This nifty Walkman packs 2GB storage into some rather large headphones. So, has Sony come up trumps or made itself look a chump?

09 Nu Dolphin £70.00

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Bored with swimming to a soundtrack of splashing and echoes? This waterproof MP3 player could deliver some underwater Doves…

10 iRiver L-Player 8GB £100.00

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Good old iRiver’s back with another Nano-baiter. Can the titchy L Player charm our eyes and ears?