Product Reviews

Many have tried to replicate the incredibly useable and successful iPod clickwheel.

Most have failed dismally, but the Meizu MiniPlayer SL from Chinese manufacturer Danelec actually makes a pretty good fist of it.

It has a touch-sensitive pad rather than a ring, but its responsiveness and accuracy make it a pleasure to use.

You'll soon be sweeping up and down long lists of tracks with glee, and the player impresses elsewhere too.

It boasts iPod nano-rivalling dimensions, a larger 2.4in screen and a lovely design.

Capacity is decent at 8GB and music-file format support is good too, with Ogg, APE, Flac, WAV and WMA Lossless formats as well as MP3 and WMA support.

Alas, all is not completely rosy: sound quality is lacklustre and the glossy glass front is all too easy to scratch.