Compare Prices : Samsung YP-Z5Z 1GB - Expert Reviews

Pros: Best music transfer system of any MP3 player ; crisp, clean sound ; bright screen

Cons: Fiddly touchpad control ; non-standard USB connector

Verdict: Samsung has broken with convention by allowing the YP-Z5 to mount on any computer as a USB drive. It's a revelation. You don't need to install drivers, worry about DRM, stick to a single machine, or use a convoluted proprietary interface to transfer ...

Review summary: We've been eagerly awaiting the first reactions to Samsung's 2GB and 4GB attempts at dethroning the iPod nano, and now Anything But iPod (whose name indicates no bias whatsoever on this topic) has taken the YP-Z5 through its paces (and also taken it ...

Review summary: New MP3 player, Samsung Z5 is concurrence for Apple iPod. The software inside the player is forged at Iventor Inc. by a team of programmers led by Paul Mercer. Paul Mercer was Apple Macintosh software designer. Samsung decide to hire Mr. Mercer, and ...

Review summary: The PlaysForSure Samsung YP-Z5 outputs clean and punchy sound and won't hog a bunch of real estate in your pocket.

Pros: The PlaysForSure Samsung YP-Z5 outputs clean and punchy sound and won't hog a bunch of real estate in your pocket. Its relatively large, bright color screen is great for viewing photos and navigating well-designed menus. We also like its solid ...

Cons: The Samsung YP-Z5's touch pad, due to its varying degrees of sensitivity, can be difficult to deal with, especially when scrolling through menus. The Z5 also lacks some extra features, such as an FM tuner, audio recording, PIM functions, and on-the-go ...

Verdict: If you're looking for a tiny, well-built, color-screen MP3 player with excellent sound, the Samsung YP-Z5 is a great choice. Just make sure that you're comfortable with the touch-pad controller before you buy.

Review summary: This MP3 player comes with a storage capacity of 1GB, which saves upto 240 songs and has a 1.8-inch coloured TFT display. It has a voice recorder and supports MP3, OGG Vorbis, WMA, and WMA-DRM10 audio formats, has photo viewer and has equalizer with 8 ...