This week we say hello to the new Rio Carbon 5GB mini player. We believe that Carbon pre-orders will be shipping from the major web retailers soon.
| Player | Capacity | Brand | Price | Change | Vendor |
| iPod (4G) | 20GB | Apple | $294 | +$19 | Buy.com |
| iPod (4G) | 40GB | Apple | $394 | +$25 | Buy.com |
| iPod Mini | 4GB | Apple | $239 | +$14 | Adorama |
| iAUDIO M3 + cradle | 20GB | Cowon | $289 | --- | iAudio Store |
| iAUDIO M3L + cradle | 20GB | Cowon | $349 | --- | iAudio Store |
| iAUDIO M3 + cradle | 40GB | Cowon | $345 | +$5 | Chief Value |
| Nomad MuVoČ | 4GB | Creative | $183 | -$2 | NewEgg |
| Nomad Zen Xtra | 30GB | Creative | $180 | --- | Outpost |
| Zen Touch | 20GB | Creative | $235 | +$5 | Buy.com |
| DJ-15 | 15GB | Dell | $199 | --- | Dell |
| DJ-20 | 20GB | Dell | $251 | -$28 | Dell |
| H120 | 20GB | iRiver | $270 | -$16 | 1001Hitech |
| H140 | 40GB | iRiver | $351 | -$12 | Comp-u-plus |
| Nitrus | 1.5GB | Rio | $127 | --- | Broad Markets |
| Carbon | 5GB | Rio | $225 | --- | Amazon |
| Karma | 20GB | Rio | $232 | +$10 | 6th Ave. |