Advantages: Incredibly well spec
Disadvantages: no major faults

...iPod - a word that makes me want to vomit. I can't stand Apple, and never have been able to - though i have many friends who swear by them. So, when searching for an mp3 player that WASN'T an iPod i struggled. Now, wandering through town, despondant and weary my bearing perked up as i wandered into a local little electronics place and spotted this - the price was right, it had enough memory... I'll take it! So, we'll start with teh cons... You can't operate the touch panel through gloves. Being a cyclist, this is a major pain in the backside as it means you can't actually do anything with it at all while its cold. The random play seems to like the same thirty or so tracks. Now, seeing as you load it up with tracks you like, this seems to be a good thing in a bizarre way - its really not. you get tired of it after a while! Now... Read review

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Advantages: Sleek, modern design. loads of memory, ultra-thin
Disadvantages: only works with windows XP or higher, fingerprints show up!!!

...that the back panel easily scratches which is annoying, it would of been helpful if Samsung provided a case but i guess accessories are just another money making scheme for them! The actual MP3 is easy to navigate, once turned on you have 4 options, Music, Radio, Photos or Settings. Settings include cool screensaver animations and the ability to set volume limits and the function of allowing the display to switch of after a certain time to prevent the battery from draining. The radio reception is great, even when you are moving around. The K3 also allows you to upload your pictures on to it, which is again similar to mobile phones these days! The volume is exceptional with excellent bass and a bass boost option to really bring it out. The earphones provided are excellent, much better than some standard headphones provided with other MP3 players... Read review

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Advantages: Sleek, Battery Life, Easy to Use, Great add-ons
Disadvantages: Cleaning the god darned thing, Earphones

...The YP-K3 is one the most recent ontakes of the Ultra-Slim range of MP3 players. It had a heatpad touchscreen which pops out of nowhere when you turn it on, a very large (For me) 2GB memory (Which is slightly less with every MP3 Player). It is extremely thin which makes it very appealing to the eye, and the ability to listen to the radio, and view pictures. So with the latest iPod nano craze, i wanted to go a little different, and so i chose the YP-K3 by Samsung! Anyway, Some factual things first. The price was £89.99 when it first came out In argos it is now £49.99 since there is an unpraded version now out. 25 hours battery life. Earphones supplied. 1 inch screen Toggle at the side which toggles on/off and Lock FM Tuner with Preset Capability Out with the boring stuff, in with the new! How, lets test what i think a good... Read review

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Advantages: Good audio quality, visual appearance, compact design
Disadvantages: None

...I recently purchased this player and I would reccomend anyone thinking of getting a mp3 player in this price bracked to consider it. First of all, the appearance. The front of the player is a gloss black surface, finished off with a silver trim. It looks fantastic, and the blue touchscreen buttons finish things nicely. Meanwhile, the dimensions are pretty diminutive - comparable with an iPod Nano, and I would say that this is probably the type of music player that this is matched against (at, currently, £90 for the 2Gb version, and £119 for the 4Gb version, it certainly is priced as such). When switched on, it typically defaults to your music folder, and navigating the menu system is quite straightforward. So, what can you expect then? Well, the 2Gb model can store about 500 songs, or pictures if you so wish, and it also has an in... Read review

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Advantages: rich sound, easy to use, beautiful design.
Disadvantages: none that I can think of, perhaps a bit easily scratched if not treated well

...This was a bit of an impulse buy for me. I was tidying up shelves at work (Currys) and came across it as it had just come into store that day. It was priced at £89.99 on special offer and then I got my 10% staff discount. It is on amazon at around £75 - £100 so not a bad price for such a stylish player. **Design** This is the slimmest MP3 player in the Samsung range. It is black with a silver trim and very shiny. The screen is 3cm x 3.5cm. Below the screen is the touchpad that lights up. There is a blue circle which is the "OK" button and this is surrounded by four blue arrows which are used to scroll through the various menus. At the top left of the touchpad is a small curved arrow which is the back button, and opposite that at the right hand side is a button which looks like a page, this opens the options menu whilst... Read review

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Advantages: Small good quality, great design
Disadvantages: Could do with a cover

...Having recently had a breakdown on my Samsung U3 I opted for the K3 instead. So far I have to say I made the right decision. INTRO The first thing that you notice about the K3 is how cool it looks. I spent weeks looking at MP3 players and was comparing them all to the IPOD Nano and the K3 for me was the one to beat it. I paid £119 for my unit which compared to £129 for the same Nano was a bargain bearing in mind the K3 has more features. The K3 comes in a small sleek black box, but beware, once you take it out its impossible to put back in, but hey… WHAT YOU GET Along with the MP3 player you don't get huge amounts. Software CD, USB cable……..sorry but that's it…..oh and the earphones, quiteimportant that one WHAT YOU DON'T GET You don't get a mains adaptor / charger, that's not a huge problem and a vast number of players don... Read review

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Advantages: Small, ample capacity, good battery power
Disadvantages: Not the model for you if you want a wide range of features

...I was given this player as a birthday gift, and the donor certainly made a good choice. It satisfies all my requirements in an MP3 player - decent capacity, good battery life, easy to use. The size is perfect for holding as well. My only quibble is that I found it much easier to use Media Player to copy music onto the player. rather than Samsung´s own programme. In all the months I´ve owned the player, I haven´t used the photo facility either, but that´s not really a criticism. One suggestion though: be very careful when removing the charger, as it´s quite difficult, and I´m concerned about bending the pins inside. If you don´t care about labels, or owning a trendy model, then the Samsung is an excellent choice. I´ve really found nothing to fault it, and would happily recommend it to anyone.... Read review

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Advantages: Sleek and styish, easy to use, great sound quality
Disadvantages: None I can think of

...I recently bought this MP3 player for my boyfriend for his birthday but I feel able to write a review on it as I set it up and put all the songs on and have used it also. We were looking for a new MP3 player as the old cheap one we had had busted. When looking for the new one we looking at 1GB as this is about 500 songs and is more than enough, USB chargeable, and able to get music from sites and CD's and a decent playback time. My boyfriend had set his heart on one but I was unable to get it and when browsing through the Argos catalogue he saw this one and decided that it looked better and would like it. It was advertised at £59.99 which I felt was a little steep for a 1Gb but as we had some Argos vouchers to put towards it I didn't mind. I went down to our local Argos and it was in-stock and only £49.99 which was a result... Read review

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