Typical price: £185
What is it: MP3 player with 20GB hard drive
What we think: The wire-brushed aluminium chassis and integration with Windows are masterstrokes. However, a very fiddly control system and no support for the Mac means the Sleek falls tantalisingly short of greatness
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Creative Zen Sleek (20GB) compared to all other players
 Creative Zen Sleek (20GB) |
 Apple iPod classic (2nd gen) |
 Apple iPod Photo (30GB) |
 Apple iPod classic |
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| Review date | 20 Sep 05 | 16 Sep 08 | 25 Mar 05 | 18 Sep 07 |
| Editor's rating |
6.8
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9.1
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9.0
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9.0
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| Price range | £185 |
£191.16 - £191.16
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| Review summary | It's no coincidence that the Zen Sleek shares the dimensions of Apple's iPod. Creative has taken its cue from Apple and attempted to replicate the iPod's success. At first glance, the Sleek is a very appealing player, but the tricky navigation system is a big turn-off. Creative isn't quite there yet, although this is a leap in the right direction Read full review |
120GB of storage and the addition of the Genius feature, makes up for the slightly reduced battery life over the previous model, reaffirming the iPod classic as our favourite portable audio player on record Read full review |
The iPod Photo is a beautiful and versatile device with a new, affordable price. The 30GB version is a particularly good value at only £45 more than the audio-only 20GB version Read full review |
Apple has not only exceeded our expectations, it's exceeded ones we didn't even have. The iPod classic is a superb audio player with a huge wealth of well-integrated features and intuitive navigation. Our only real concern is that menus can be laggy. Apart from that, outstanding Read full review |
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