Creative Jukebox Zen Xtra 60 GB

Advantages Massive storage, easy to use and solid build quality
Disadvantages Headphone jack on early versions can be broken easily

...I've had my Zen Xtra for about 3 years now, and so far had no major problems with it. I managed to snap the headphone jack off, which is a common problem with the earlier models but this only cost me around £10 to fix at a local phone shop. The menus and controls are extremely easy to use, and personally I much prefer the roll wheel to the I-pods touch pad. The build quality is excellent, and feels extremely solid (I've managed to drop mine quite a few times and it still works 100% - not that I recommend throwing it on the floor to test this!). The sound quality as with the rest of the Zen is outstanding. It's extremely clear on the treble, and punchy on the bass. It's also easy to tailor the sounds to your personally preference with the onboard equaliser, or simple use one of the preset options (rock/pop etc.) Storage... Read review

Advantages cheeper than ipod, LCD screen,
Disadvantages still expensive

...This 40GB model connects to a computer with USB 2.0 which means that you can upload about a song a second. However if your computer only has USB 1.0 then you will get reduced upload speeds. Like i did, to remedy this it is possible to buy a PCI card with 2 or 4 USB 2.0 ports! And it is also Firewire compatable. 40GB is a huge space, considering most MP3's are only a few megabites large! If you can't fill all the space you can also transfer data files from your pc for safe keeping using it a bit like an external hard drive. The LCD display is a fair size, making it far easier to read than some of the cheeper MP3 players The software that is supplied with the jukebox is very impressive, i found it a pleasure to use. I am very impressed with the jukebox as a whole, however it is still not as nice looking as the Ipod... Read review

Advantages small, looks good, long battery life
Disadvantages no radio and prices can be high depending on where you buy it from

...ive tryed to think of so many ways to store my music and when i heard that mp3 players came out i thiught my prayers had been answered, because im a musician i make music and listen to alot of music. i must have about 600 albums on mine now and stilll adding new stuff on each week, its crazy, there is so much space on this player. i used to have an i-pod but it kept going wrong and now i have one of these beatuites all my friends have started to get them aswell and getting rid of there i-pods because theres something bout them that keeps going wrong. i use this player every day of my life and the battery lasts for ages, sometimes i use it for just over a day when im constantly using it and its nice and small and easy to use, idiot proof... Read review