4.0 stars Pros: HUGE 20gb, large easy to navigate display, FM radio, good sound qaulity, many player settings
Cons: a little heavy at first but you get used to it.
Summary: been using this for about two weeks, haven't had any problems, I think it's a real nice player especially having 20gb which is the best part. Got it off ebay and it came with the latest firmware update 2.7.0.5. It looks like they fixed the ... Expand full review
Summary: been using this for about two weeks, haven't had any problems, I think it's a real nice player especially having 20gb which is the best part. Got it off ebay and it came with the latest firmware update 2.7.0.5. It looks like they fixed the track playing order problem with this firmware update which was the biggest gripe from users. It now has the album listed like the Ipod, After selecting an Artist, you see All Tracks (alphabetical) or you can choose from a list of albums. Selecting an Album brings up a track listing for that album in the original order, nice. I think it’s a good player for cheap price especially having 20gb. Windows recognizes the player a mass storage device once plugged In to the usb so you can add tracks directly to the player or use windows media player to add tracks, the only drawback I have is even if you add tracks directly without using windows media player, use still have to use windows media player to reconcile the new tracks for the player to recognize the new songs. Oh well.
0.5 stars Pros: Large Memory
Cons: Heavy; Poor Quality; Durability
Summary: This was my first MP3 player so naturally I was excited to give it a go. That excitement quickly faded...
My Gateway had a host of problems. First of all, I was annoyed at the fact that the player doesn't store songs in order. It's mighty annoying not ... Expand full review
Summary: This was my first MP3 player so naturally I was excited to give it a go. That excitement quickly faded...
My Gateway had a host of problems. First of all, I was annoyed at the fact that the player doesn't store songs in order. It's mighty annoying not being able to listen to an album in sequential order. Isn't that what "shuffle" is for??
Secondly, the player comes with a case that you HAVE to remove in order to do simple things such as charge the player, turn it on/off and to transfer music.
Third, the display screen started to fade on me.
Fourth, it's a pretty hefty player compared to say an iPod.
Fifth, the headphone jack had a short. I had to always fiddle with my headphones to get proper sound. Very, very annoying...
And finally, it froze CONSTANTLY. As a metter of fact, it froze on me a week ago and has never come back to life. I never dropped it, got it wet, or abused it any other way.
So please, stay far from this Gateway product!
