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1 GB 1GB 4-in-1 MP3 Player with FM radio / Pen Drive / Recorder WMA Reviews

Customer Rating:
Summary: decent, but not great
Comment: i bought this player a few months ago, and within a couple months of minimum use, it was already broken and unusable. one of the buttons got pushed in and stuck and i was unable to fix it. until then, it was a pretty nifty little thing. however, had i known it ran on batteries, i would've passed on it because i had to change the batteries about twice a week. a pain and expensive. this is good for people who rarely use their player but still want one, or good as a back-up player.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Battery life sucks
Comment: For 16.99 I guess it is ok. BUT prepare for very short battery life - less than 10 hrs. So about one AAA a day. Funny thing is that batteries drain even when the unit is switched off. Only way to avoid it is to remove the battery when not in use. Menu's as others have pointed out are not great but manageable. My 7 yr old has it figured out. At the very least it is a 1MB flash drive.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: A good mp3 player.
Comment: Honestly, I love this mp3 player. It was cheap and affordable and I got about a year and a half out of it. The only reason it didn't last longer was because I dropped it and ran over it, so really it was my fault. Even after all that abuse though it still works and plays as well as it did the first day I had it. The only reason I don't use it still is because I can't see the screen all that well now and the battery back is still in DC. >_>'

Anyway, this thing, if treated well, is very durable. The cap over the USB drive at the end was gone within the first week, but I also have a bad habit of playing with it.

The navigation is a little annoying at times, but really, its not that hard to get used to. Actually, what irks me more is that the volume screen won't disappear fast enough. The time between switching songs is a little slow, but its not that bad. The toggle switch you just have to be firm with. Pay attention to what you're doing when you're playing with it and you should be fine.

Battery life was fine with me. I got roughly 10 hours or more out of it, though I never really timed it.

Honestly, this would be what you get a teenager who's good with technology. If you get irritated with technology easily, then you'll probably just get mad. I love mine though, its small, easy to handle and use. You don't need a lot of extra software and plays anything that windows media player will.

The thing that I'll miss the most is the little dog chasing the 'Bye-Bye' when you shut it down.

By the way, the brand is DIGITAL. Took me a while to figure that one out. xD

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Customer Rating:
Summary: great deal, for what it is!
Comment: First of all--yes, I'm glad I read the other reviews before purchasing. They were exactly right--a completely worthless manual, not even worthy of trying to figure out. But for me, the use was kind of intuitive. First thing you want to do after installing the AAA battery (included) is turn the "hold" button away from the arrow; the hold button is basically a "lock" that keeps you from switching settings while it's in your pocket. Then you push the round button on the front to turn it on, and an icon menu comes up the functions that this thing performs: music, recording, playback, FM radio, or storage device. It's not that intuitive, but then, it's not completely un-intuitive either; just understand that the kind of "mousy" button on top can be pushed left or right to scroll, and then down to select. Apart from the volume button, that's about it.

It's easy to drag and drop music onto this device; just plug it into your computer and off you go. Note: this thing does NOT take MP4 music--only MP3--but if you have Itunes, it will do the conversion for you, provided that you didn't buy the music from the Itunes store. There are instructions on how to do it on the web here and there. If you only have Itunes music, you can buy conversion software. Otherwise, just stick to your MP3s.

Playback quality is very good with Apple earbuds, but is pretty bad with the included earphones. I did a little voice recording, and played it back--the playback quality was surprisingly good. The internal mike captures a lot. Will also record directly off FM, if you ever need such a thing.

Overall--for the price I paid (less than 20), a real steal. Just plan on diddling with it a while before you get the feel of how it works. If you aren't a diddler, this thing may be a bit tough to crack, so have your techno-friend who just can't let it go nearby, and s/he'll get you sorted!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: great multifunction device for the price
Comment: Everything on it works well but the voice recorder sound pickup and the earphones. To pick up sound you'll want to hold it quite close to the source or else it will be a very faint recording. And the earphones would make knocking noises when jogging with it. Otherwise it's a great unit.

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