Best Mp3 Player

Saturday 20 October 2012

Sansa Clip Zip

If you want a full-size MP3 player, there are few reasons not to go with Apple these days. The iPod range offers decent audio quality, an unbeatable interface and superb styling. However, if you want a small, cheap player, there's significant competition for the iPod nano and shuffle. The SanDisk Clip Zip is a new contender, a full colour upgrade to the Clip . It's dinky, packed with features and costs less than half the price of the nano.

What you miss out on is style. The SanDisk Clip Zip is made of plastic and it uses physical buttons rather than a touchscreen. Its key design conceit is similar to the iPod nano, though. The whole of its back is taken up by a giant shirt clip, which makes this MP3 player a sound choice for runners and gym-dwellers. However, if you have no compulsion to work out, the clip doesn't add enough bulk to spoil its fairly petite dimensions.