Top 10 Portable media

01 Apple iPod Touch 4G

from £190 08 September 2010

Stuff says 5 out of 5 stars

Excels as a music player, games machine, videocamera and so much more. The best iPod yet

  1. 02

    Apple iPod Classic

    £160 19 October 2007

    5 out of 5 stars

    Avid music fans, look no further: this is a brilliant-sounding bargain. The iPod is dead. Long live the iPod Classic

  2. 03

    Apple iPad 2

    from £400 14 March 2011

    5 out of 5 stars

    Still the smoothest tablet experience, even if Apple is no longer the only game in town

  3. 04

    Sony NWZ-A845

    £120 19 April 2010

    4 out of 5 stars

    Sometimes simplicity works best, and whether by accident or design, that’s the A845’s strength

  4. 05

    Samsung Galaxy Tab

    £600 02 November 2010

    4 out of 5 stars

    The first serious challenge to the iPad puts up a good fight, but holes in Android’s armour counter its technical prowess

  5. 06

    Archos 70

    £230 08 December 2010

    4 out of 5 stars

    Held back by an old version of Android and limited app access, but once upgraded could win another star.

  6. 07

    Philips GoGear Muse 16GB

    £150 06 October 2009

    4 out of 5 stars

    A solid media player with wide format support, but the noise-cancelling and controls disappoint

  7. 08

    Apple iPod Shuffle 4G

    £40 16 September 2010

    4 out of 5 stars

    Stylish, simple and perfectly suited to the gym

  8. 09

    Creative Ziio 7

    from £200 24 February 2011

    3 out of 5 stars

    Fine for playing back ripped music and video, but design flaws and technical limitations hold it back elsewhere