francis
09-03-2003, 15:05
Reviewer: An electronics fan from San Jose, CA
Like many other smart MP3 shoppers, I read up on quite a few reviews to get some insight into what are the hottest MP3 players out there. Hopefully others will read this review and come away with some good information. I won't get into all the technical features of this player since those are listed under the specs, but I will say that this thing is great! First off the customer service and shipping were excellent. I received the player in less than a week with no snags or problems. I got it home, turned it on, and was able to figure out most of the features by toying with it a bit. I scanned through the manual in about 5 minutes to learn some more in depth features, and was uploading MP3's in no time. The software installation was a breeze, and I had no problems with any of the hardware (which was a suprise because I had previous problems with older MP3 players). The sound quality and features of this player are excellent. The audio is crisp and clear, and you can hear every snare and deep bass/drum hit. The player itself is sleek and smooth, and the blue backlit display puts the perfect finishing touch on the design. The only drawback is that the memory is not expandable (but it is an acceptable trade off since there are so many other wonderful features, and 256 MB is just enough to have a good variety and amount of portable music). I was a little hesitant to drop $200+ on an MP3 player, but after using it for just a couple days, I found that it was more than worth it. Botton line, this is an excellent player with crisp and clean audio and all the needed features. I would definitely recommend this to anyone that is shopping around for an MP3 player.
Like many other smart MP3 shoppers, I read up on quite a few reviews to get some insight into what are the hottest MP3 players out there. Hopefully others will read this review and come away with some good information. I won't get into all the technical features of this player since those are listed under the specs, but I will say that this thing is great! First off the customer service and shipping were excellent. I received the player in less than a week with no snags or problems. I got it home, turned it on, and was able to figure out most of the features by toying with it a bit. I scanned through the manual in about 5 minutes to learn some more in depth features, and was uploading MP3's in no time. The software installation was a breeze, and I had no problems with any of the hardware (which was a suprise because I had previous problems with older MP3 players). The sound quality and features of this player are excellent. The audio is crisp and clear, and you can hear every snare and deep bass/drum hit. The player itself is sleek and smooth, and the blue backlit display puts the perfect finishing touch on the design. The only drawback is that the memory is not expandable (but it is an acceptable trade off since there are so many other wonderful features, and 256 MB is just enough to have a good variety and amount of portable music). I was a little hesitant to drop $200+ on an MP3 player, but after using it for just a couple days, I found that it was more than worth it. Botton line, this is an excellent player with crisp and clean audio and all the needed features. I would definitely recommend this to anyone that is shopping around for an MP3 player.