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Zicplay Minikey 256MB FM

A low-cost flash-based mp3 player

Flash-based mp3 players live or die by their style, price and usability. The Zicplay Minikey survives mainly due to its fair price and intuitive menu system.

It’s a little bulky, but sound quality is fine and the buttons for play and volume control are easy enough to locate blindfolded.

The toggle switch for menu navigation/skip is stupidly located next to the headphone jack, making operation awkward.

The logical menu system is only spoilt if you use the bizarre random screen colour feature, which cycles between the seven available colours. The cap for the USB plug is unlikely to last long as it’s not captive.

The Minikey supports mp3 and wma files and includes an FM tuner and voice recording.

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