MP3 PLAYERS
Overall score*
10GB or More
Sound Quality
pp Significantly better than average
1GB to 10GB
1GB or Less
p Better than average
{blank} Within the average range
q Worse than average
qq Significantly worse than average
ALL MP3 PLAYERS
Apple (4,141 responses) 8.3 pp 7.7 pp 8.3 pp 8.6 pp 8.7 pp
Microsoft (141) 8.1 pp * * * * 8.2 8.7 pp
Creative (995) 7.8 pp 7.3 7.7 8.3 p 8.4 pp
Archos (71) 7.6 * * * * * * 8.1
iriver (173) 7.6 7.6 p * * * * 8.4 p
Toshiba (53) 7.6 * * * * * * 8.5 p
SanDisk (925) 7.5 p 7.1 7.9 p * * 8.0
Samsung (209) 7.4 7.3 7.7 * * 8.0
Sony (331) 7.3 7.2 7.5 * * 8.0
Dell (126) 7.0 q * * * * 7.4 q 7.8
Rio (196) 7.0 q 6.7 q 7.4 * * 7.8 q
Panasonic (71) 6.8 q * * * * * * 7.6 q
Philips (94) 6.8 q * * * * * * 7.5 q
RCA (146) 6.8 qq 6.6 q * * * * 7.6 q
AVERAGE 7.4 7.2 7.7 8.1 8.1
MP3 PLAYERS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD
Apple (1,618 responses) 8.4 pp 7.9 pp 8.3 pp 8.7 pp 8.7 pp
Microsoft (112) 8.2 * * * * 8.2 8.7
Creative (357) 7.8 7.3 7.7 8.4 8.5
Samsung (85) 7.6 * * * * * * 8.2
SanDisk (557) 7.6 q 7.0 q 8.0 * * 8.1 qq
Sony (120) 7.5 * * 7.4 * * 8.3
AVERAGE 7.9 7.4 7.9 8.5 8.4
*
The overall rating score is based on answers to the question "Overall, h
RED Denotes Readers' Choice
Likelihood of recommending
Percentage Needing Repair
Technical Support
Ease of Use
Reliability
Repairs
8.6 pp 8.3 pp 6.3 6% qq 6.1 p 8.6 pp
8.3 pp 8.2 p * * 5% *
* 8.1 pp
7.5 8.1 pp 5.4 q 5% 5.2 7.9 pp
7.6 8.0 * * 7% * * 7.7
7.2 q 8.1 p * * 4% * * 7.4
8.1 p 8.0 p * * 6% * * 7.6
7.5 7.9 6.3 4% * * 7.8 pp
7.5 7.9 * * 2% p * * 7.4
7.4 7.8 * * 2% p * * 7.4
7.5 7.3 q * * 6% * * 6.3 qq
7.4 7.6 * * 4% * * 6.6 qq
7.1 q 7.4 q * * 0% pp * * 7.2
7.0 q 7.1 q * * 1% p * * 7.0 q
7.0 q 7.6 * * 1% p * * 6.6 qq
7.6 7.8 6.0 4% 5.6 7.4
8.5 pp 8.4 pp 6.5 4% 6.2 8.6 pp
8.3 p 8.2 * * 5% * * 8.1
7.6 8.0 * * 6% * * 8.0
7.5 7.9 * * 4% * * 7.4 q
7.5 q 7.9 q 6.4 5% * * 7.8
7.5 7.9 * * 3% * * 7.6
7.8 8.1 6.5 4% 6.2 7.9
to the question "Overall, how would you rate this media player?" It is not the average of the other scores in this table.