# Where can I find reviews for MP3 players? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 4, 2005, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-reviews-for-mp3-players/302341 "2005-05-04T07:39:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-reviews-for-mp3-players/302341/1 "2005-05-04T07:39:39Z")
Does anyone know where I can find good reviews of current MP3 players (the hardware kind, like iPods and Nomads)? I’m hoping there are websites out there dedicated to this. I know of three so far: [C|Net](http://reviews.cnet.com/4502-6490_7-0.html?tag=srch&qt=&orderby=-7eRating) [IGN Gear](http://gear.ign.com/audio.html#MP3Player) [Engadget](http://portableaudio.engadget.com/) CNet and IGN are good, but it takes a while for them to come out with new reviews. Engadget has all the latest news but no real reviews. Are there any other good sites? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-reviews-for-mp3-players/302341/2 "2005-05-04T07:40:46Z")
BTW, the source doesn’t **have** to be a website. If there are any good magazines or such dealing with this, I’d love to hear about them as well 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Daylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/45deac/32.png) [@Daylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daylon)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-reviews-for-mp3-players/302341/3 "2005-05-04T08:09:36Z")
I use CNET for most of that stuff. First you need to figure out how you’re going to be using your player, and that will guide you in the right direction. For example, are you going to work out with it? keep it in your car as a jukebox? does it need a radio? etc… D. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-reviews-for-mp3-players/302341/4 "2005-05-04T08:19:35Z")
> [@Daylon](#): > > I use CNET for most of that stuff. First you need to figure out how you’re going to be using your player, and that will guide you in the right direction. > > For example, are you going to work out with it? keep it in your car as a jukebox? does it need a radio? etc… > > D. I do know what type of player I want, but I want to be able to compare the specific players against one another. C|Net has good reviews, but I’m shopping around for a new player now and I’d like to hear about some of the new ones that they didn’t get to yet (like Sony’s NW-500 series). ---
**Author:** ![Thrillhouse15](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ad7895/32.png) [@Thrillhouse15](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thrillhouse15)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-reviews-for-mp3-players/302341/5 "2005-05-04T18:07:00Z")
I’m a big fan of [The Gadgeteer](http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/) I’m sure they don’t have reviews of every device out there, but the reviews they do have are pretty good. The reviewers are **very** picky about their gadgets, so it helps me find what would work for me because I’m not nearly as picky about that stuff. They point out all the flaws (as well as the good things) of the devices, even the tiniest things, and if I feel like I can live with those flaws, it seems like a good device for me. ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-reviews-for-mp3-players/302341/6 "2005-05-04T19:20:28Z")
For more informal reviews, check the user feedback feature at [newegg.com](http://newegg.com). The clientele there is fairly technically oriented so you won’t get **too** many of the “THIS HERE INTERNET THING BROKE MY BRAIN” types of posts. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-reviews-for-mp3-players/302341/7 "2005-05-04T22:49:14Z")
> [@Reply](#): > > Does anyone know where I can find good reviews of current MP3 players (the hardware kind, like iPods and Nomads)? > > I’m hoping there are websites out there dedicated to this. > > I know of three so far: > [C|Net](http://reviews.cnet.com/4502-6490_7-0.html?tag=srch&qt=&orderby=-7eRating) > [IGN Gear](http://gear.ign.com/audio.html#MP3Player) > [Engadget](http://portableaudio.engadget.com/) > > CNet and IGN are good, but it takes a while for them to come out with new reviews. Engadget has all the latest news but no real reviews. Are there any other good sites? > > Thanks! Personally I find the iPodmini a breeze to use. 😛 I had a Sony previously. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2005, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-reviews-for-mp3-players/302341/8 "2005-05-11T09:18:09Z")
Thank you for all the replies so far. I’m sorry to bump this this one time, but I’m still trying to find a few more good sites. Got one more now, [dapreview.net](http://dapreview.net). Are there any others? And **ouryL** : I don’t really want to get an iPod. I have personal issues with some of their features 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2005, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-reviews-for-mp3-players/302341/9 "2005-05-11T14:33:48Z")
[http://www.epinions.com](http://www.epinions.com) and [http://www.amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com) should have some reviews, and so would Consumer Reports.