MP3 Players > Protected WMA (DRM) MP3 Players

Advantages: High Quality, Equalizer, Easy to use, Slim Design, Best free Headphones around
Disadvantages: Tendency to break if dropped

The Sony Walkman NWZ-A816 is an extraordinary hand held device that allows you to play your favorite songs, watch your favorite videos and look at your pictures in High Quality. Sony has never let me down, they are the first on my list when it comes to buying products. This hand held device is a must for all those who have been waiting for a great video mp3 player. It's simple to use, and provides great quality. This is better than an Ipod. As ...
...put my music onto the Sony Walkman NWZ-A816 from a Windows 2000 Professional Laptop with Service Pack 4. It treats is like a Jumpdrive and you just take your music from your hard drive and copy paste. Remember not to unplug the USB Wire at any time when uploading. This could lead to corrupt data, and that's never good, is it? One thing I didn't really like about the Sony Walkman was that it looked as it could break pretty easily. The screen would ... Read review

Advantages: Light, stylish, GREAT PRICE, excellent sound quality
Disadvantages: 2gb capacity not enough to replace a HDD player

We get alot of gadgets through the mailbox at work and this little Sansa Clip 2GB arrived in a neat little package 2 weeks ago. Some of the first sansa players were labled as "Ipod Killers" and this functional and stylish player is no exception. Eyecatching design coupled with great features make this player one of sansa's best releases. The audio quality (Mp3 128Hz) sounded great, the volume isn't ear shattering or too quiet, they seem to have reached ... Read review

Advantages: Small and light, easy to use and transfer music too
Disadvantages: Might swallow it by mistake, scratches easily.

Really good bit of kit, lacks a screen but makes up for in ease of use and ease of transfer of music Bought one for fitness training while waiting for a suitable case for my ipod touch and was really impressed. It is so small you could possibly breath in too hard and whoops it would have been inhaled and gone. Cases come in all shapes and sizes for it and make it easy to strap to any limb or keyring while running or weight training, transferring ...
...drop into files and all is done, the best bit is that you can make "playlists" of a type by putting music in different files. Controls are easy to use on the stone as well, 4 way control dial and play/pause button. The battery life is nice and long which is one advantage of not having a screen to power. Not the largest memory but enough for a good workout in the gym and the price tag is fantastic for what you get. If you are looking for a good ... Read review

Advantages: Good sound quality
Disadvantages: Outdated OLED display, small joystick

...better off looking at another Creative player or even another brand. It does not seem to have the sleak appeal of other products on the market. Sound quality appears to be of a good standard however this does not make up for its weaknesses in other areas. The joystick is fairly small and has a cheap plastic feel to it. With the screen viewing in the sunlight would be difficult. For anyone looking for an mp3 with great sound and an average price this ... Read review

Advantages: sound quality, colour screen, multi play options
Disadvantages: rubbish headphones, poor hardware integration, rubbish software

...a creative stone, but this sandisk blew it out of the water.the thing that impressed me most was the user defined 6 band eq an excellent addition and it turned an average player into a stunning player.but throw away the supplied headphones they are utter rubbish.i replaced them with sony MDRE818LP in ear phones well worth it. don't use the supplied software though to load it up it will mess with your system instead put the hold on and hold down rewind ... Read review