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Samsung YP-S3 portable media player hands-onBy Philip Berne, 23 April 2008
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Samsung gives us time with their newest slim portable media player, the YP-S3.

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Samsung YP-S3 The Samsung YP-S3 isn't a surprising player from Samsung, it does just what we've come to expect from Samsung's thin portable media players, like the Samsung YP-K3 we checked out a few months back. The design has gone further to distinguish itself from Apple's last generation iPod nano slab, but it was never the design of these Samsung players that troubled us. We were never fans of the touch sensitive buttons, and always thought that the menus could have been better on these devices. Unfortunately, the S3 gets a nice new look, but keeps the same touch buttons. And, from our brief hands-on time, the menu structure was exactly the same, if not a bit slower than the units we've been testing. Oh well, at least Samsung's sound quality has always been up to par. Release: June 2008.
Pros: Nice look, cool colors.
Cons: Retains touch buttons, basic Samsung menu scheme we haven't been fond of.
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This story is part of a special report: Samsung Touch of Color 2008.
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