MP3 Players: Reviews

iLounge.com: Jeremy Horwitz at iLounge.com highly recommends the 32 GB iPod touch.

Laptop Magazine: The Apple iPod touch receives an Editors' Choice award from Laptop Magazine.

Anandtech.com: Anand Lai Shimpi says the iPod touch has made a number of improvements, including a slimmer design and new features.

CNET: CNET gives an Editors' Choice award to the new Apple iPod touch.

PCMag.com: The iPod touch also receives an Editors' Choice award from PCMag.com.

TrustedReviews.com: TrustedReviews.com gives its Recommended award to the iPod touch.

PC Pro: Jonathan Bray at PC Pro gives the iPod touch a Recommended award.

Audio/Video Revolution: Mike Flacy at Audio/Video Revolution says the iPod touch is noticeably faster than earlier models.

Wired: Wired gives the iPod touch an overall rating of 8 out of 10.

Engadget.com: Joshua Topolsky says the new iPod touch is "a product without a peer." The touch has made improvements over the previous generation, and performance is faster.

Techland.com: "Now more than ever before is the right time to buy an iPod touch," Peter Ha writes at Techland.com.

IGN.com: Scott Lowe at IGN.com says the latest iPod touch is "the greatest iPod to date" and gives it an overall rating of 9 out of 10.

CNET: The Zune HD scores an "excellent" rating from CNET's Donald Bell.

Arstechnica.com: Although he finds the interface a little frustrating and dislikes the on-screen volume adjustment, Nate Anderson at ArsTechnica.com says he thinks Microsoft has a winner in the Zune HD. Overall, he calls it an "excellent media player."

PCMag.com: PCMag.com prefers the iPod touch (it earns an Editors' Choice award), but the Zune HD gets an "excellent" rating.

Laptop Magazine: The Zune HD gets high marks for its stunning screen and HD radio, although K.T. Bradford says Microsoft has to offer more in the way of apps if it wants to truly compete with the iPod touch.

PC World: Ginny Mies says the Zune HD is a "huge step forward for Microsoft," and she praises the sexy design and video quality.

Wired: Like other reviewers, Mark McClusky is impressed by the OLED touch screen and HD radio, but he thinks the iPod touch is superior when it comes to apps and the user interface.

Electronista.com: The Zune HD gets high marks at Electronista.com.

CNET: This article from CNET is a great comparison between the iPod touch and Zune HD. Three CNET editors rate the MP3 players on multiple criteria, although they conclude that the iPod touch is a "better product for most people."

Amazon.com: More than 650 reviewers give the Zune HD extremely high ratings at Amazon.com.

CNET: The SanDisk Sansa Clip+ earns an Editors' Choice award from CNET, where Jasmine France calls it an "unbeatable value." Although France says she would appreciate longer battery life, she recommends this tiny MP3 player.

PCMag.com: PCMag.com also bestows an Editors' Choice award on the SanDisk Sansa Clip+. Thanks to its small screen and good sound, Tim Gideon says it easily beats out the iPod Shuffle in the budget MP3 category.

Anything But iPod: Grahm Skee at AnythingbutiPod.com says he is happy with this update to the popular SanDisk Sansa Clip, especially the addition of a microSD memory card slot.

Computer Shopper: The SanDisk Sansa Clip+ earns another Editors' Choice award from ComputerShopper.com.

Electronista.com: Jon Fingas at Electronista.com says the SansaClip+ is "possibly the best wearable MP3 player yet." However, he says he thinks SanDisk can lose the slotMusic and slotRadio card support for future players, because it's not widely used anyway.

PC World: Ginny Mies at PC World says the SanDisk Sansa Clip+ feels a little sturdier and more solid than its predecessor.

Gizmodo.com: Dan Nosowitz at Gizmodo.com says he thinks the SanDisk Sansa Clip+ is a better choice than the iPod shuffle, largely because it offers much better sound quality.

Amazon.com: More than 750 owners rate the SanDisk Sansa Clip+ on Amazon.com.

iLounge.com: The fourth-generation iPod shuffle earns a B rating from iLounge.com.

Laptop Magazine: Laptop Magazine gives its Editors' Choice award to the iPod shuffle.

Macworld: Macworld gives the iPod shuffle a 4 out of 5 rating.

CNET: The iPod shuffle earns a good rating from CNET. "The iPod shuffle's buttons are back, and the lightest, smallest MP3 player on the planet is now better than ever," Donald Bell writes.

PCMag.com: PCMag.com gives the Apple iPod shuffle a good rating.

Pocket-lint.com: Stuart Miles gives the iPod shuffle a very high rating of 9 out of 10 and a Hot Product award.

IGN.com: Scott Lowe at IGN.com says the iPod shuffle is much better than the previous generation, which relied on an earphone remote instead of physical controls.

SlashGear.com: SlashGear.com doesn't rate the iPod shuffle, but Vincent Nguyen has a detailed test-based review.

Macnn.com: MacNN.com gives the new iPod shuffle a 3.5-star rating.