Typical price: £250
What is it: MP3 player with video playback and 30GB hard drive
What we think: A spectacular player. Video lovers finally have a truly portable and functional device for watching full-length movies on the move
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Creative Zen Vision:M (30GB) compared to all other players
 Creative Zen Vision:M (30GB) |
 Apple iPod classic (2nd gen) |
 Apple iPod Photo (30GB) |
 Apple iPod classic |
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| Review date | 13 Jul 07 | 16 Sep 08 | 25 Mar 05 | 18 Sep 07 |
| Editor's rating |
8.3
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9.1
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9.0
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9.0
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| Price range | £250 | |||
| Review summary | Creative's experience in MP3 player design has finally paid off. This is an exceptionally capable player, impressive both for its good quality audio output and its video playback features. The Vision:M leapfrogs the iPod's current video offering and proves itself a worthy contender. With a revision of the navigation system Creative will have a killer on its hands 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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