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Mom's take on this player!
I was looking for something small for my 13 year old son, and also at a decent price. I've heard the iPod shuffle can sometimes run into problems, and that the music sometimes gets into rotation cycles. This gem is not only easily downloadable, it still holds 60 mp3's, enough to statisfy my kid for now! (maybe we'll graduate to the larger model later). I can even work it --the joystick is easily manipulated. The player seems durable, no problems so far and he hasn't needed any "add ons" with it. The battery life is good as well. If you're looking for a starter mp3, this is a great way to go. Great starter MP3 Bought this for my two nephews and then one for myself. It's great that it includes everything you need (although I did buy different earphones). I easily loaded songs and use it on the treadmill. It's so lightweight! Think twice An earlier reviewer mentioned that his mp3 player freezes. Mine not only froze, but sometimes turned itself on and off for no reason. This happened from the moment I took it out of the box. Then I downloaded some music and everything seemed fine ... until I tried to download more music and was told my disk was full. This seemed odd, since I only had about eight songs on the player. I deleted all the files and tried to start from scratch, but the player continued to tell me that my disk was full. This mp3 player has been a headache since the moment I received it. Suddenly the reasonable price made sense. The manual that comes with the player also leaves a lot to be desired. My advice? Buy something else. Good item I was for looking a good mp3 player and came across this one. I thought it was perfect because it held enough songs for me to be satisfied and it was much cheaper than the "famous" Apple iPod. I am not disappointed at all. I love the fact that you don't need to hook it up to your computer to charge it and it is small enough that it doesn't bother me when I workout or do housework. It's also battery powered which is a huge plus. My only minor complaint is that sometimes the stations get static when I am listening to the radio but for the most part I am really happy with this player. Great Price, Great Player! We bought this player for my husband to use while jogging and while he is working in the yard. We didn't want to spen a fortune on constantly upgrading technology and at 256mb we figured he would have plenty of music for the reasons we bought the player. We loaded 4.5 CDs onto the player, 2 of which had 14 songs and some of those songs were as long as 6-8 minutes. It is awesome. The volume is very loud, loud enough to be heard over an old riding lawn-mower that is VERY noisy. The arm band is handy, it't useful for holding the player while doing dishes and chopping wood, jogging or working in the yard. It is very easy to organise the music on your computer by copying/pasting or dragging/dropping. I never even bothered with the software, I found Windows Media Player and my own music folder much easier to use. It took less than a minute to put an entire CD onto the player and I simply disconnected the USB cable and we were ready to go. It is so simple to add and remove music that I could care less about the smaller memory. In addition to the MP3 part there is the FM radio. This is great. Since the Sandisk has a small memory, you can go to the radio if you are sick of your music selection and the reception is great. We also used it to burn my son's books on CD when we went on road trips, the grocery store and the doctor. It is so tiny, much better than a CD player or radio walkman. The controls take a bit of getting used to but the light makes it easy to see what you are doing. Many of the players in this range did not have a light which I think is an absolute must. This player is not an iPod which I think is in its favor. At the price we paid, I would not freak out if it got destroyed the way I would over an iPod. I could easily afford to replace it and I also can be assured that I won't spend a fortune and then have an equally expensive new and better model come out mere months later. This is a small and simple player for a great value. I highly reccomend this purchase! | |
