1GB Samsung YP-C1Z

Pros: Stylish, good sound quality, excellent battery life, solid construction.

Cons: Some parts feel amateurish, proprietary cable for Line-In recording, poor recording quality.

The Bottom Line: This MP3 player can run in the big leagues, and, if battery life is paramount, look no further.

Review: Prior note : I owned this product for only four months and I have since replaced it with the Transcend T.sonic 520 2GB, which I review elsewhere in this site. Samsung has been at the forefront of technology for the last few years, and it comes as no ...

Pros: 1 gig, lightweight, very good sound, numerous settings and options.

Cons: Earphones not very good. Software difficult to use

Review: I bought this as a replacement for my old Rio. It comes with one gig internal memory, Earphones, Software and a neck strap. The memory is not upgradable, but the firmware is. It has an FM receiver, a voice recorder, supports direct MP3 recording and ...

Pros: - quick file transfers - battery life 42 hrs - bright display

Cons: - software useless, use Windows media player - No case - no expandable memory

Review: Purchased this from Walmart for $110. Great sound quality and reasonable headphones. Recording from radio / fm to mp3 is a plus. Converting from old tapes to mp3 works well except that you have to set the volume level correctly to avoid distortion ...

Pros: Small size. Great "AA" battery life, and features such as FM tuner and voice recording

Cons: Average sound quality, weak pre-out(output)

The Bottom Line: It does it all, it just doesn't do it all as well as it could. Better sound quality would have made the difference.

Review: There is good and bad about this MP3 player. First the good. The best thing about this unit is its size. It is very compact for 1 gig of memory, and still manages to incorporate a single “AA” battery so it has very good battery life that is ...