Sony Walkman NW-A808 8 GB

Advantages Looks, battery, size, weight, quality, features, sound, everything
Disadvantages None

...First impressions Apple should be worried with this as a serious competitor. This sony mp3 player is as good as they get at present, plays music and sounds brilliant, stores photos and movies which can be played on a brilliant large colour display. As with all sony mp3 players it has a superb battery life lasting 30hours which outdoes all its rivals especially apples nano's. It looks great being ultra slim stylish and lightweight and has a massive 8gig flash memory. The build quality is second to none with an excellent surface finish which so far seems pretty scratch resistant. It is simple to use and comes complete with in ear headphones which sound excellent and are very good at blocking out background noise.... Read review

Advantages Control, battery life, big screen, sound quality, superior headphones
Disadvantages A little light in terms of weight but the purchase of a skin eleviates this

...I recently spent 2 weeks working in London and commuting to my office using the tube. Everywhere I looked, people were listening to Ipods. It sort of reminds me of the mobile phone market where Nokia were/have been seen as market leaders and their phones as being "must haves" on people's lists, despite the emergence of other brands such as Sony and Samsung. Up until recently I owned a 30 gig Ipod video. Don't get me wrong, it was ok in terms of sound quality. I thought the battery life (up to 14 hours) sucked and Itunes was the most user unfriendly software I've ever used. So, one day, I read a magazine review of the NW A808, and I bought one. The first thing that strikes you is the size of the screen which is bigger than the Ipod Nano's. The other noticeable thing is its' weight, which sort of makes it feel "flimsy... Read review

Advantages Dynamic playlists, high quality audio, great headphones, cool design, easily fixed and calendars/dates.
Disadvantages Dodgy sound-toggler, headphones can break in heavy usage conditions.

...This MP3 player is THE BEST MP3 player I have ever had. The sound quality is crystal-clear, it can support over 2MBit/s audio AND it's a fancy design :) However, it does come with its flaws. The sound-toggler on the side of it comes off quite easily, and does hook back on but becomes a nuisance. This problem was resolved easily by Sony through Argos (where I purchased mine.) The headphones (Beautiful!) unfortunately broke due to heavy-usage, however they also resolved that when I sent it back. On a brighter note, it can store 5 Playlists, and lots of DYNAMIC playlists (You can create dynamic playlists on the computer, and they have functions such as "Play for 2 hours" or "Play 20 songs"). There is a calender on it which is very convenient to use, and you can play music through it when it's on charge. Overall, fantastic and I... Read review