MP3 Players > 280 GBP to 349 GBP MP3 Players

Advantages: all its features
Disadvantages: could have a bigger screen

Forget your usual mp3 player, nowadays people are looking for more than something to play music on, that why apple ipods changed and started being able to play videos and that’s why so much more of these mp4 players are now popping out all over the place. So far creative and specialist in portable media archos have taken the lead in the world of combining protability and the ability to watch movies on the go. But now this cowan brand are starting ...
...one looks very cool too, it has a sleek silver and reflective, glass like black covering, and is only 22 mm think. That just over 2 cm’s. The screen is big in comparison to the player size too and this is great as on some players have huge bodies but there screens are tiny little things situated on them, but this is not the case to this one and it looks fantastic. Its high resolution 4 inch screen is fantastic. a lot of people might think ... Read review

Advantages: Size it holds is phenominal
Disadvantages: Mentioned in text

It is great and holds more songs than you will ever need. The Classic looks stunning but there are some PROBLEMS most notably: it sometimes skips songs refusing to play them at all. Occasionaly freezes cauzing a complete restart. Click wheel is extreemly unresponsive compared to other models. Screen scratches very easily. (I recogmend buying a protector) These problems are frequent!!! But overall it is fantastic, the sound quality is brilliant ...
...and its ability to play movies, podcasts, songs, and display photos and hold contacts is extreemly worth while. You can buy online for £160 or less. There is no other real competitor with this product because of the quantity it can hold. Only for the serious music fans with over 20gb of music. ... Read review

Advantages: Spacious, good battery life, robust
Disadvantages: Doesn't play videos, simple screen

The Archos Gmini is not an mp3 player like the Apple iPod - it doesn't benefit particularly from its image, as it is something of an ugly little brute! That said, it is actually very small and surprisingly capacious, transfers to and from the player are fast, and unlike the iPod, the player uses the standard mp3 formats and no special software. The player does have one major shortcoming - it does not play videos, and the screen is basic but a good ...
...the charge time is excellent. Also, the stock headphones are a tad poor, but for the money they are acceptable. The Gmini is an mp3 player that does exactly what is asked of it - it plays music files to a high quality and is surprisingly easy to use. For this, it comes highly recommended. ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to use, great screen, robust
Disadvantages: Putting videos onto device is difficult, no mains charger

The Apple iPod remains largely the industry yardstick by which mp3 players are measured, and for good reason. Good battery life, great storage capacity for the size, and excellent presentation and accessibility are now common throughout the iPod range. Headphone sound quality, however, is tragically average. However, there are also systemic drawbacks to the Apple range - first and foremost the iTunes store and obscure filetypes required by the iPod ...
...usability of the product that Apple so readily extols. Once the video is on the device, it does becomes easy to navigate through, but the battery life does suffer. The iPod remains the market leader, but perhaps because of a head start and initial monopoly of the market, rather than by its own merits. ... Read review

Advantages: Very stylish, last a long time + good sound quality.
Disadvantages: Jumbles order of songs up on albums.

I have owned the 2GB version since January 07 and have had no major problems since i bought it. It is very stylish and fits perfectly in your pocket. My one is a glossy black with green highlights around it. You can store up to 1000 songs on it and lots of photos, which you can make your background. Although its only small, my one is still in very good condition even though it's benn dropped a few times. There is one minor problem i have found with ...
...the songs when you put an album on it, it might not seem that annoying but i like to listen to music on the computer aswell and get used to the order! Apart from that though, the mp3 player is great and the sound quality is really good. With the moveable joystick thing in the middle, it's very simple to use. They are becoming cheaper and cheaper and the video version is supposed to be just as good. Great buy! ... Read review