Damion Chaplin
03-15-2006, 03:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/03/14/review_samsing_z5/' target='_blank'>http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/03/14/review_samsing_z5/</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Samsung's YP-Z5 is a decent MP3 player that's let down by the need the company feels to match Apple's formula as closely as possible. The Z5 has a good-looking screen and a stylish UI. It plays music well. The battery life is very impressive. The Z5's design is inoffensive but its attempt to offer a worthy alternative to the iPod's clickwheel was a deal-breaker for me: it's slow, fiddly, and too often counter-intuitive and confusing."</i><br /><br /> <img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/ypz5_1.jpg" /> <br /><br />Another review of Samsung's YP-Z5 Player, this one a little more in-depth. RegHardware also praises its great UI, but knocks it for its funky square controller buttons. Otherwise this looks like a great player. Will its sleek look and fancy UI be enough to lure would-be iPod purchasers from Apple's promised paradise? Stay tuned...