8GB Cowon Systems iAUDIO 7

Pros: Great sound quality and volume, transparent to your computer, plays OGG files

Cons: No case or charger, after-market cases are lousy, navigation can be confusing

The Bottom Line: Stop looking. The best 8GB flash-based player for audio files.

Review: I've always been partial to the Cowon iAudio players, especially my M3 player, and this 8GB flash-based player has turned out to be no exception. Though it is only slightly larger than an iPod Nano, it is far superior in virtually every respect. ...

Pros: Incredible audio format support, audio quality, battery life, folder-based playback, radio, alarm, voice recorder

Cons: Small screen, sensitive controls, difficult to use one-handed, video must be converted, lack of accessories

The Bottom Line: Highly recommended for tech-types who like to tinker, have their music organized, and who like to be in control. Audio quality and format support are the best available.

Review: This is an incredible player. It has a few quirks, but it didn't take me long to make the adjustment. I didn't buy the unit for video, and don't plan to watch video on the device. The screen is too small to be effective, and files must be converted to ...

Pros: Battery life
Sound quality
Media formats
Voice recording

Cons: No AM radio
Controls are too sensitive
Recording only stores as WMA

The Bottom Line: I recommend this DAP to anyone that doesn't need more than 16 GB for storage.

Review: Reasons I bought this player over others in the market: 1)I only look at DAPs that can handle OGG and MP3 formats and there aren't too many of them around. iAUDIO tends to be pretty solid in the number of formats that it plays. 2)I ...

Pros: Battery life!, line-in recording, FM radio/recording, voice recording, sound quality

Cons: Only one playlist! No iTunes, only available by order

The Bottom Line: Make sure what you want: features and battery life (iAudio 7) or ease of use, iTunes and accessories (iPod). I recommend for features/battery life.

Review: I had researched the iAudio 6 over a year ago and decided if they added flash memory and dropped the price I would buy one. They did and I did. The iAudio 7 was introduced and I took the plunge. I was looking for an MP3 player that was more than an ...