Entered CNET Catalog: 10/14/2004
SKU: DDJ20M
Manufacturer: Dell, Inc.
Manufacturer description
The new Dell Digital Jukebox (DJ) promises the ease of use and value of the original DJ with enhanced form factor and capacity options. Now offered in 20GB, the new DJ weighs in at a spry 6.8 ounces and is 25% smaller than the original DJ. Taking your entire music portfolio with you has never been easier. An audiophile's dream come true, the second-generation 20GB DJ offers massive capacity enabling you to carry up to 9, 900 songs with you at any given time. If you don't have that many tunes, the storage space can also be used to back up critical data from your PC. With up to 12 hours of battery life, the new DJ models keeps you entertained for the longest of journeys.Product summary
The good: Solid value for a decent if unspectacular player; easy to operate; compatible with DRM-protected WMA files; reasonable sound quality.
The bad: No major extra features; mediocre battery life; scroll barrel is no match for iPod's Click Wheel; Janus DRM support is coming--but when?
The bottom line: If you're looking for a simple high-capacity player and don't want to pay for extra features, the Dell DJ-20 is a fine choice.
User opinions
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3/10
Only because of the poor service and support by Dell this player is NOT recommended
Pros: Easy operation
Cons: Equipment and Support is poor
User Rating: 
2/10
Worst desision of my life
Pros: price, storage capacity
Cons: pain to sync use, customer support sucks, not durable
User Rating: 
1/10
A total piece of junk! I should got the iPod video when I have the chance!
Pros: cost less than an iPod, and that's it!
Cons: too many things wrong with it!
User Rating: 1/10
BUY AN IPOD
Pros: Price over IPOD
Cons: Everything else
User Rating: 3/10
I Can't Stand My DJ
Pros: compact, blue back light
Cons: transferring songs, accessories
User Rating: 2/10
Dell DJ, RIP - Another one bites the dust!!
Pros: You'll find these cheap in the discontinued products bin
Cons: Problematic software, poor interface, cheap looking.
User Rating: 
4/10
good quality horrible software
Pros: Not Available
Cons: Not Available
User Rating: 
6/10
Buy the I-pod 30gb for $50 more
Pros: Easy to use,
Cons: Poor battery life, only about 18.5 gb not the full 20 of use
User Rating: 
10/10
really great mp3 player.
Pros: really beautiful backlight.
Cons: the software that comes with it is not that good.
User Rating: 3/10
Just too many bugs with this player to make it a competent choice
Pros: Good price; plays WMA files with DRM protection; works easily with MusicMatch Jukebox
Cons: This player simply crashes way too much. Mine has locked almost constantly. Completely annoying
Do NOT buy a Dell DJ. You are only buying a headache.
User Rating: 1/10
I have a Dell DJ20 and it has been replaced and the next one doesn't work now.
Pros: Its nice when it works
Cons: The player has no life to it. it needs to be replaced frequently
User Rating: 
8/10
Great mp3 player with no extras
Pros: Only crashed once (unlike the iPod), battery life is good
Cons: Hard to make playlists, hard to add songs to current playlist
User Rating: 8/10
Great unit
Pros: built with quality, easy to use
Cons: embedded songs in software, poor response from Music Match
User Rating: 3/10
Hard Drive Crashes!!! Unit Freezes!
Pros: Works as good as any HDD models.
Cons: The HDD fails, need to buy extended warranty!!!!
User Rating: 
9/10
AN AWSOME MP3 Player
Pros: Durable, Small, Sleek, User friendly, looks awsome!!!!
Cons: Nothing yet..............it is AWSOME!!!
-Sachin Golhar
User Rating: 
7/10
Dell has good audio quality, blue lights look cool in the dark, extremely durable
Pros: good audio, decent battery life, good size, durable
Cons: Music program is horrible, bad navigation
I was once in a restaurant with it and I dropped it on the floor, probably a 4 foot drop and it was fine it just turned off when it fell but it turned right back on and everything was fine. That's how durable it is! One problem, the Musicmatch program is horrible! I buy my music off of iTunes. So, I buy the music from iTunes then I have to put it on a cd then upload it to musicmatch then I have to name it then I have to delete all of my music from the mp3 player then I have to add it all on again (if u dont do this the song won't be in alphebetical order with the rest of the music!) Hope I could help!
User Rating: 1/10
bad all around
Pros: none to mention
Cons: too numerous
User Rating: 3/10
Bad Battery life, huge size, and dumb scroll barrel. GET AN IPOD INSTEAD!
Pros: Completes its function. That is it.
Cons: scroll barrel, blue backlight with black text, and the thing is massive!
User Rating: 9/10
Highly functional, great price, no frills.
Pros: Reasonably priced, huge memory, easy menus.
Cons: Slightly heavy, annoying prompts to upgrade Jukebox by Music Match software
User Rating: 9/10
Great Product, Even Greater Price!
Pros: 20GB, Defined Buttons, Strong Casing, User Friendly, Simple Software
Cons: Poor Headphones
User Rating: 1/10
HORRIBLE - AWFUL
Pros: Nice silver look
Cons: Clunky interface - Hard time loading songs from Napster
User Rating: 7/10
Good Mp3 player but better available with a bit extra $$
Pros: Nice design, Easy to use, Sound good, Different than I-Pod
Cons: USB feature requires software to be installed, software no match for I-tunes
User Rating: 2/10
Lacks basic features
Pros: Good price point
Cons: No way that you can manage your music
Think twice before you fall into this trap from Dell......ak1966@hotmail.com
User Rating: 3/10
Why can't it just play music?????
Pros: Price, 20GB
Cons: FREEZES UP, won't play
It continuously freezes up, if I had known this before I bought it...I would definately have bought something else.
It pretty much Sux.
User Rating: 8/10
Very Good Player
Pros: Blue LCD, simple interface, cheap, good customer service
Cons: heavy, bad headphones
User Rating: 3/10
absolutely not worth it
Pros: big hard drive
Cons: terrible battery life, freezes all the time
User Rating: 10/10
WAY better than eyepawd
Pros: cheaper, more reliable, better headphones, longer battery life,easier to use than eyepawd,could get it at discount at dell,sound quality great,loud and clear,looks cool,durable,can store computer data
Cons: not as popular as trashy eyepawd
User Rating: 8/10
Great player
Pros: Sounds Great, Looks Great, good price
Cons: Software isn't as good as it should be, headphones are throw aways
It looks great, the back lit buttons add style to the device. The back lit screen is a little dull and should be brighter, other wise the screen is easy read.
The bad, the software with the player is just crappy,just buy dudebox (google it). Also, dell explorer isn't very functional. Music Match is just awful, use real player, Windows Media player or just use Dell Explorer to sync data. My only gripe. I've got nothing gain with this review, so take it to heart.
User Rating: 3/10
Horrible Sound
Pros: Nice controls; good design
Cons: Truly horrible sound quality
But I do like the design layout. I was never a fan of iPod's thumbwheel. The rolling barrel design was better suited to me.
User Rating: 3/10
Stick with the I-pod
Pros: Can't think of any
Cons: Friends at work also own DJ's, not a single one of us out of 6 or 7 has had the DJ last thru the warranty period.
User Rating: 3/10
I expected a better product from DELL
Pros: 20GB Hard Drive, Cheaper than iPod 20GB, Compatible with multiple music download services
Cons: The Mp3 player would constantly freeze
put on the DJ & I was looking forward to having access to my entire library while driving, relaxing, etc.
There was no problem with getting the music onto the player. I like the fact that there are multiple music download services for the Dell DJ.(e.g. MS Media Player 10, Napster) The problem I had was that after 2 weeks of casual use the player would freeze if I hit the rewind button. I had only loaded 5GB of songs onto the 20GB hard drive.
I contacted Dell customer care & they informed me of the reset button located on the bottom of the device. I reset the player & continued use hoping that this would be an isolated incident. I was wrong. The player froze everytime I hit the rewind or fast forward buttons. I call Dell again & they told me to do a system reboot, which would require my entire song library to be erased. I followed the procedure & had to load the complete library onto the DJ again, but the problem persisted. Called Dell again & they sent me a new replacement DJ. THE FIRST TIME I used the replacement DJ it froze. I had to send the 1st DJ back. The replacement is so bad that it freezes immediatly when it turns on. The problems I've personally encountered with this product have been horrific. This is a poor product that in my personal opinion requires a complete overhaul.
I'm in the process of getting the replacement DJ sent back as well. I'd ask for a refund, but when I bought the first DJ I purchased multiple accessorizes as well that I can only use with Dell DJ. I also own a Dell Desktop & Laptop computer that I'm extremely satisfied with. As far as the Dell DJ20, I expected a better product than what I received......twice!!
User Rating: 9/10
WAY better than an iPod
Pros: works great, easy to find what you want to listen to
Cons: the headphones suck and the musicsoftware is kinda easy but it takes forever to figure out how it works
User Rating: 8/10
Good and not overpriced
Pros: price, supported formats, blue light looks nice, easy to use, durable
Cons: battery varies and bar decieving, customer support,
What I don't like about this is the Battery bar. It goes from three to one bar in an hour and stays on one bar for about 7 hours of off and on use, sometimes it switches back to two, then it staggars inbetween zero and one and will play two hours on no bars. It's hard to tell how much I have left. Sometimes the battery will last for 8 hours and some for up to 11 hour and my friend that has one said 12 hours. I really haven't used it for that long straight though.
The hard drive crashed on me so I had to buy a different mp3 player. It was highly outdated anyways. Go with a zen, iriver, toshiba, SanDisk, or iaudio instead, expecially if this is used or referbrished.
User Rating: 6/10
Ok, i expected better
Pros: Not much to it
Cons: Nice looking, but poorly built
User Rating: 1/10
Hard drive sucks
Pros: simple to use, blue LCD, main menu button is useful, customer service rocks
Cons: headphone jack faulty, 24 pin connector gets stuck and wont come out, hard drive errors all the time, skips songs during sync, won't accept some songs from its own musicmatch software, many more.
User Rating: 8/10
A great core mp3 player, sticks to the basics
Pros: Good sound, sexy backlight, solid feel, cheap
Cons: Not for feature buffs, scrollwheel makes controls rough
User Rating: 4/10
Very Buggy
Pros: Solidly built
Cons: Odd controls, player buggy in general
User Rating: 9/10
Better than Ipod and creative!!!
Pros: A great all around mp3 player
Cons: A great all around mp3 player
User Rating: 7/10
Good looking solid feel, decent mp3
Pros: Silver finish is quite rugged and good looking
Cons: Heavier than IPOD, battery costs $99 to replace
Let me begin by saying, I like the Dell DJ very much, but I also believe almost everyone believes Ipod is slightly better.
Reasons:
1) Everyone agrees, that Dell DJ provides carppy headphones, and assuming that you are convinced that apart from that, Ipod and Dell DJ are equals, then you still need to spend $50 to upgrade to Ipod quality headphones..Well i got news for you. The list price of Ipod 20 GB is $299, and list price of Dell DJ 20GB is $249. Only $50 difference.
2)If I were you, and was debating over weather to buy Dell DJ or Ipod, I think point one makes your decision much easier. Go with Ipod, as that $50 difference is worth paying,and i will tell you why next.
3) Ipod is lighter than Dell. I am not a college student. Now we are getting closer to the summer. I travel by train, and I prefer to put my Dell DJ in my shirt pocket. I think if it was an Ipod, those 2 ounces would make a difference.
4) I believe Dell DJ in iteself is a beautiful piece of work, but Ipod is more handsome then Dell DJ. Ipod has sex appeal.
OK, so now we have established, Dell DJ is really a cool thing, but Ipod is slightly superior, unless Dell Drops the price by another $50.
At this point, if you really don't care about 2 years from now what will happen, I suggest go with Ipod. I think that means, if you have enough money to replace the battery of Dell ($99 replacement cost), or Ipod ($99 replacement cost), then you are okay. Or if you have enough means that you can upgrade to the latest Ipod or Dell available at that time, then again you are okay.
As for me, I am not sure yet how I would feel about dropping another $100 after 2 years. I am more pissed, because I couldn't find this information anywhere on Dell's website when I was purchasing the unit. That's why I feel, what a rip-off!
So I think, if the above does bother you, then don't consider buying either Dell or Ipod. Because you might find that Creative Zen, or IRiver could possibly be far better choices. Altough, beaware, Creative Zen is heavier than both DELL DJ and Ipod. I think before buying Ipod, Dell or Creative, one should definitely keep the above points in mind. Apart from the fact that Ipod does not support WMA, and Creative has an awesome battery life. I hope I have provided decent amount of information based on my experience, so you could make the right decision. Good news is, there is plenty of choice out there.
Recently, Dell's customer service has deterioriated. I have heard that Ipod's customer service is better. That may be one more reason to go with Ipod.
User Rating: 7/10
Good player, bad software
Pros: Lots of space. Simple operation.
Cons: Hard to move the selector wheel precisely while working out. Unwieldy for strapping on.
User Rating: 9/10
Wonderful player!
Pros: WMA, WAV, MP3 support. Compatable with playsforsure and Napster To Go, small and light, affordable, looks awesome
Cons: lack of 3rd party support,
Navigation is simple and easy, and the scroll barrel makes searching for songs simple.
I use Windows Media Player so the ipod was out of the question because the ipod does not play .WMA files and I was not prepared to sacrifice audio quality to convert them to Apple's .ACC format. Transfer was quick and easy through Window's Media Player's "sync" function. The DJ also shows up in "my computer" as a portable hard drive, and can be used with Napster's subscription program.
Sound quality is excellent, even with Dell's poor earbuds they include, I suggest buying a premium pair of headphones.
The DJ feels solid in your hand and is easily pocketable.
The best part of the DJ is the cost, I bought a 30 gig player with 2 year warranty, plus a dock and a case for less than the cost of a 20 gig ipod with nothing included.
The Dell DJ is an excellent alternative to the ipod and is superior in many ways.
User Rating: 7/10
Nice simple player
Pros: Easy to use, good price.
Cons: Horrible headphones, dells tech support sucks, not as sexy as an ipod
User Rating: 9/10
Great Basic Business MP3 Player
Pros: Easy To Use, Great Battery Life, Solid And Quality Built
Cons: Screen Could Be Brighter
The roller barrel control is easier to use than the Ipod in my opinion and the controls are extremely intuitive and easy to use.
The interface is very much like the Creative Zen Micro (did Creative build this product for Dell?) and as I said before, it does what it is supposed to do...play MP3's.
Many other MP3 players have all kinds of other features like a calendar, voice recorder, etc., but I wanted an MP3 player, not an all-in-one Convergence Device. Thumbs up to Dell for building a solid, intuitive, quality MP3 player.
User Rating: 8/10
not a bad product
Pros: definatly a good batery life and small
Cons: not touch sensitive little bigger than ipod
User Rating: 7/10
The thing works.
Pros: It works -- Price is fairly good
Cons: It only works -- lack of features...poor compatiblity...not very good user interface
User Rating: 10/10
Great Product
Pros: Battery Life, Good Features, Holds a lot of music, Cool
Cons: Freezes sometimes, Sometimes it dosn't sync right
User Rating: 10/10
Great Product the whips ipod
Pros: Easy to use, smaller then older version, holds (stated by dell) 9,900 mp3 songs
Cons: battery life is a little short compare to the previous version
User Rating: 9/10
Works perfect, - once you figure it all out.
Pros: Great sound quality, fast downloads from computer to the MP3 player.
Cons: horribly inadequate instructions. Product descriptions are inadequate on accessories, upgraded head phones are a MUST -.The standard earbuds are worthless since they fall out easy and sound is poor.
The one real problem is understanding how to manuever the musicmatch software. The tutorials are worthless so plan on spending lots of time getting instructions over the phone. Once you get it figured out, it is easy and works great.
Great Value.
User Rating: 9/10
Easy and effective
Pros: Great price, nothing fancy, simple to operate
Cons: Some minor flaws with provided Musicmatch, fair earphones
Transfers to the DJ20 are fast. I experienced problems with Musicmatch while converting tagged CD songs to MP3... the program would crash after 2-3 tracks.
The earphones could be better. I simply use my other headphones for better sound.
Navigating the menu is easy. The battery charges up quickly and claims to be good for about up to 10 hours.
I have owned it for about a week already and am very happy with it. No problems with the DJ20. I sort of wish there was a way to replace the battery myself, when that day comes.
If you are looking for a mp3 player, you may want to consider looking at the DJ20. Recommended!
User Rating: 7/10
If you don't need bells/wistles
Pros: I like the capacity for the price. Decent for the intended use, since I'm no fan of PDA's except for playing solitare in really boring meetings. No problems so far. Love the FM transmission in the car, 'cause I hate talk-talk radio and commercials. The so
Cons: Working with Jukebox took some getting used to, but it's not rocket science. Not a huge fan of DELL in general, my company forces their laptops on us, and they kinda stink, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed on this. Accessories are extra, like anything,
User Rating: 
5/10
Durable, nice sound, no bells & whistles
Pros: Good price, user-friendly, sleek design, 20 GB Hard Drive.
Cons: No protective case, bad earphones (included), not many 'extra features'
User Rating: 9/10
Overall pretty good.
Pros: I like it because it is basic. I would never use the to-do list or contact list of an iPod. It was a great price too.
Cons: I had a little bit of a problem getting my computer to recognize the DJ when it was hooked up.
User Rating: 9/10
same as ipod;holds more then ipod 20gb
Pros: i love this mp3 player.so far i have about 1300 songs on it.for some reason the dell dj 20(20gigs;9,900 songs) holds the same amount as the Ipod 40gig.It holds twice as much as the Ipod 20gig.The Dell Mini Dj holds 1500 more songs than the Ipod Mini.Dell
Cons: It doesnt look like an ipod,which isnt a problem for me because i hate the ipod's looks(so many people have them;everybody at my school listens to it in the hallway),but to others it might be.
User Rating: 10/10
Dell delivers quality and affordablity
Pros: Dell just released a 30gig DJ for $299. So, for the same price as an iPod (cheaper, really, since Dell's stuff is frequently on sale) you get 50% more space. No contest.
Cons: Dell needs a flash player to counter the Shuffle, with an LCD, then we'd be cooking.
User Rating: 3/10
Ok MP3 but Dell Serivce and Support horrible
Pros: It's a good little machine. I like how sturdy it feels in my hand when I hold it and the volume buttons are great. The blue glow is especially cool as well. Also sound is great, not stellar with a lot of base like my Sony CD player.
Cons: Don't buy this, don't buy anything from Dell. Now this comes from someone who owns a Dell Desktop, Dell Laptop, my brother got the original DJ so I am a customer. Well...I bought the DJ, worked great on the first charge (around 12 hours), then every charg
User Rating: 10/10
iPOD is overrated
Pros: Great improvement on style. Clean and simple. Flexible and easy to manage the library. Bought it for $212 vs the $299 iPOD. Sounds great! Plenty of cool accessories available.
Cons: Like the scroll wheel but they might have considered a rubberized like material as its a bit slippery at times. I kind of miss a "stop" button.
User Rating: 8/10
Nice product at a great value
Pros: Just got my DJ 20 last week and I love it. The sound quality is excellent, software is fine, and it is very fast at syncing my music library. For nearly $100 less than the Ipod 20GB, this is a much better buy.
Cons: Not quite as cool as the Ipod.
User Rating: 10/10
ipod overthrown
Pros: for everyone who hates ipods or just simply likes dell quality - you will be pleased with this item. aesthetically pleasing and easy to use.
Cons:
User Rating: 9/10
The dell Dj blows the who pod out of the water trust me
Pros: why pay 300.00 for a calendar you are not going to use it anyway so get the dell Dj and with the 50.00 you save go and buy yourself a case for it they are real nice
Cons:
User Rating: 9/10
Stop Ratting on dell
Pros: cool lookin my friends say they work good too bad that there is not a built in tuner STOP putting dell down my friend has an ipod and his ipod froze. ipod has its glitches and so does dell so stop with ipod is better than dell stuff
Cons: does not have as much fetures as ipod but you get what you pay for
User Rating: 7/10
Sounds great and easy to use.
Pros: Good size, solid feel. Anti-scratch. Synchs easily with Musicmatch or Windows MediaPlayer 10 (My favorite and yes I have Itunes too...I just prefer Media Player). Paid $224...good value.
Cons: Integrated battery that you can't replace yourself.
User Rating: 8/10
Nice IPOD alternative
Pros: I have friends with Ipods, and this pretty much does all of the same things... and i didn't have to spend a bunch of time converting my songs to itunes like they did. hey, as long as it plays the music i put on it, i'm happy.
Cons: Too bad they had to cut the battery life, i hate pulling out the bulky carger... i actually prefer to let it charge through the usb port on my computer while i'm at work.
User Rating: 8/10
Fantastic and cheap compared to ipod
Pros: not an ipod, its nice to see something different. looks really cool and works as well as everything else dell makes. sound quality is great and 12 hours of battery life is plenty. the ipod click-wheel is cool but i like the dell scrolling drum better, th
Cons: MusicMatch is useless. thankfully this thing syncs with win. media player. still no match for itunes but easy interface anyway. lacks contacts but who seriously uses their ipod for that anyway.
User Rating: 6/10
parting is such sweet sorrow...
Pros: nice blue backlight, easy to use, good value--so nice to have a 500+ CD collection at my fingertips
Cons: dead within two weeks, refused to switch on--support recommended hard reset, nothing...husband's froze when shutting down, support recommended hard reset, nothing. We shipped them both back. Great while they lasted but didn't like the odds...
User Rating: 9/10
Affordable stability
Pros: Great sound, large capacity, easy to learn out of the box (IF you don't use Musicmatch Jukebox - see cons). Stable, great battery life.
Cons: Firmware a bit difficult to navigate; Musicmatch Jukebox packaged with player is unnecessarily inconvenient - download RedChair Software's Dudebox Explorer for drag-and-drop loading
User Rating: 9/10
Dell DJ 20 - GREAT BUY!
Pros: Cheaper then I Pod at 20GB. For an MP3 player that can play music in different ways, I love this far more. Choice between sorting by Album, genre, artist, ect. Fast download using the software included - DJ Explorer. Nice look and small. Great for adults
Cons: Battery life could be longer, but 12 should be enough for most people. Charge it in a car if you have to. The headphones included are worthless IMO.
User Rating: 9/10
Great Price, Great Company
Pros: While it's no Ipod, Everybody will love it, we all want something different from time to time... Great interface, great sleek style look all backed by Dells Advance exchange warranty... Bottom Line... Buy It
Cons: -lower battery life than the g1
User Rating: 4/10
Unless you don't mind the aggrivations...
Pros: Lots of memory, easy to use, small compact size, playlists help with organization
Cons: Have had nothing but problems with battery, either does not work or only lasts 3 hours (with 1GB used for songs), had lots of trouble figuring out musicmatch and neither Dell or musicmatch were helpful whatsoever, Dell has offered to replace it, but this
User Rating: 3/10
iPods rule
Pros: Smaller than original DJ, cheaper price. But there are various ipods to choose from not just the regular iPod exm.iPod mini,ipod photo and ipod shuffle
Cons: it just wont be able to keep up with the wide variety of iPod products available
User Rating: 6/10
From Experience....a MUST Buy!
Pros: -Great Price -Cool Blue screen -Smooth Design -Durable (TESTED) -Higer Battery Life than Ipod -Faster transfer on PC -Excellent Sound Quality -Supports almost all players to transfer (Musicmatch, WMP, etc.) -Doesn't Use Itunes (Itunes deletes all music if
Cons: -lost battery life from previous generation DELL DJ but I can live with it -Could use some features such as games (Ipod exclusive) but itsupposed to be for the music so it ok. -Is constantly bashed by Ipod lovers because it is so good and they can't stand
User Rating: 8/10
Better then ipod
Pros: 20gb that holds 9,900 songs for $250.the ipod 40gb holds the same amount for $350.which is the better deal???to GodSent:the dell does have a calender.much better design then ipod,much better value,easy programs,transfers songs very quickly.solid construct
Cons: havent found one yet.
User Rating: 6/10
Perfect unless you're a label *****!
Pros: With a new price of $225 you can't beat it. Works well with pc. I like it a lot better then the ipod mini I was using. Not as pretty, but easier to use on a pc. Also you can adjust the volume anytime you want without having to be in a certain screen.
Cons: The dock connector got stuck the second time I plugged it in. I ripped it out so it doesn't lock anymore, but did it need to in the first place?
User Rating: 3/10
Last Night the DJ Ruined My Life!
Pros: Inexpensive
Cons: Everything else! You get what you pay for! Get an Ipod! Excellent customer service and just plain better!
User Rating: 8/10
Great unit, easy to use and control
Pros: I enjoy the pushing of buttons to control the volume. Ample capacity and battery life. I have an iPod Mini and I use my DELL DJ more than the iPod.
Cons: Earphones are made for really big people and SUCK. The Dell ear phones did not fit me, so I had to go and by new Sony MDR-EX71SL (which fit great with the use of different attachments - - HELLO DELL ARE YOU LISTENING!)
User Rating: 7/10
Good alternative to the iPod
Pros: It offers the same storage space and features as the iPod for $50 less. I wanted an MP3 player that could hold a lot of music and of course I wanted an iPod, but I couldn't justify paying $300 for one. I haven't had any problems with the Dell DJ, it may n
Cons: The battery life is a lot shorter than I thought it would be. Navigation can be a bit of a pain if you have a lot of songs, and selecting one song to play usually means that the entire playlist is wiped out for a playlist of one dong. The scroll-button is
User Rating: 10/10
Complete Package from Unit to Software when Upgraded to PLUS
Pros: Excellent unit as DJ20. Both sons love it. Variety of gel type covers to protect and numerous add-ons from Dell, Belkin, etc.! Get the Music JukeBox Plus Upgrade for enhanced recording capability at $19.95 (Lifetime upgrades for $39.95). You can get r
Cons: Dell is slow to ship but has great deals if you frequent their website. Long waits on customer service via phone and difficult to access them over the Internet due to their "masking" on the website - they run you in circles with no contact info.
User Rating: 10/10
Cheaper, better, and more attractive
Pros: waay better than I-pod. As good as I-pod, but cheaper than i-pod. Dell currently are selling Dell DJ20 for only $212!! offer expires feb 2, 2005.
Cons: none
User Rating: 8/10
much better built than i-pod
Pros: very durable when I run with it to school, never skips or freezes. I have had a creative zen extra, and an ipod and this wins the gold medal. It's from a more reliable source which of course is DELL. They have an awsome support line which I used with my c
Cons: It could stand to be smaller. that can get in the way sometimes.
User Rating: 10/10
Twice as good as iPod, half the price
Pros: Good to get away from the iCult, the dell one is so much better. My friends who are about to buy iPods and only have $250 or so dollars towrds the $300 hunk of junk that gets smudged and scracthed so easily buy the dj 20. It not only looks better, but
Cons: None
User Rating: 6/10
Better value than Ipod
Pros: The Price!!!!!!!!! my mom got it for 217 while my best freing got a 20gb ipod for 300. 300 bucks is a little over board. Price is what really makes the Dj the better value but if you don't care about prices you might want to go with Ipod. 2. Wma format
Cons: The headphones they come with our absoulute poop. sound qualtiy is pretty good but the louder the sound the worse it gets.
User Rating: 10/10
Good,sweet,and stylish
Pros: It is the best music player i've ever heard of and seen.
Cons: never failed me and i always was able to use it. Dell rocks
User Rating: 9/10
My answer to endless/mindless/useless radio commercials.
Pros: Mind-boggling storage capacity. Incredible sound quality. Super-cool Blue Display. I Think I'm In Love!!
Cons: Optional FM tuner reception could be better. Wish I could edit FM Recodings.
User Rating: 10/10
ummmm i dont have either...
Pros: i've heard it is good. i have a friend who has an ipod-he hates it and never uses it. on the other hand, i have a friend that has the dell dj and looooves it.
Cons: i have not heard any bad things about it.
User Rating: 8/10
Better than the IPod - here's why:
Pros: Don't you just love how all the negative reviews are coming from IPod owners who have never even touched the new DJ? I actually tried both the IPod 4th-Gen 20GB and the new Dell DJ-20, and tested each one out for a week. The DJ-20 had seamless integration
Cons: Let's face it, the IPod's click-wheel was brilliant (though volume control was a pain). The DJ-20 lacks the handful of games that come with the IPod, though this wasn't a big loss for me since I never played them anyway. The DJ is slightly bulkier than th
User Rating: 8/10
Best 20 GB MP3 player, I think
Pros: For everyone who wants an iPod... try being different. Everyone has an iPod. The Dell DJ is something differnet. It looks way cooler anyway and doesnt scratch as easy. Its interface is easy to navigate and includes features like calender and EQ settings.
Cons: I hear everyone ***** about its 12 hr. battery life. Are u ever going to listen to it for over 12 hours in one day. Just charge it at night. 12 hrs is a long time!
User Rating: 7/10
A Great Overall Hardrive Player
Pros: -lots of memory -slick looking backlight -great scroll barrel -solid, durable
Cons: -not to many extras: no voice recorder, radio, games or timer (there is a calender and a clock though) -dell has horrible customer service -the pros br far out weigh the cons
User Rating: 9/10
Beats the iPod hands down!! I can't believe people rated this thumbs down and they don't even own it
Pros: Sleek small design. Powerful bass, mids and treble. Smooth interface. Not tied down to MusicMatch!
Cons: MusicMatch isn't very fun. (See my pro).
User Rating: 8/10
Really like my DJ
Pros: Easy to use, easy to carry. Sound is really good. Easy to download my music to it. (Plus, I don't like Apple products!)
Cons: Battery life could be better. The earbuds are a real pain, but they seem to come with everything anyway. Buy a good pair of earphones!
User Rating: 7/10
Well made
Pros: Well made with a nice display. Seems very strong
Cons: Does not come with Docking Station and using two seperate cables to charge and sync are really kludge
User Rating: 10/10
MOVE OVER iPOD!
Pros: has the same specs as the iPOD, scratch resitent
Cons: little heavier, and bigger then the iPOD. does not have many accessories avaible in Canada.
User Rating: 10/10
DJ ROCKS, IPOD CRY BABIES
Pros: DELL DJ GEN. 20GB, CHEAP PRICE AND LOOKS GREAT.
Cons: NONE. (TO ALL THE CRY BABY IPOD OWNER, YOUR JUST MAD CUZ YOU SPENT ALL THAT MONEY FOR A PIECE OF JUNK) DELL DJ ROCKS !!!!!
User Rating: 10/10
I love the new DJ20
Pros: Very nice looking, holds a crapload of songs, gets great battery life, is fun to use, small and fits in my pocket, very well built and sturdy feeling, heavier than it looks.
Cons: I have had to reset it once because it froze on me. It takes two weeks to deliver it.
User Rating: 6/10
I OWN one and am not impressed
Pros: Dell's 24/7 Tech support, sexy new look, NOT AN iPOD(stupid hateful, elitist, closed-minded, Borg Bastards!!! ditch your apple and think different!!!), takes a beating... kind of, good for price but you get what you pay for.
Cons: If you are listening to it while walking it gives a bit of static when walking, when i try to sync it on Music Match it doesn't copy all the song in your library, and desn't like playing with Windows Media Player, painfully slow transfer rate, weak batt
User Rating: 8/10
The coolest thing since pop tarts!!!
Pros: It's soooo freakin' easy to use. You would have to be a stupid, drunk, and high monkey to not be able to use the player. I love it as if it were my first born. Ipod users, get out the way losers!!!
Cons: There are none, stupids!!!
User Rating: 8/10
I actually one this player
Pros: Outstanding player!! I sold my Ipod two months, and am more impressed with the Dell. Half of the posts here are by ipod owners who havent even used the DJ 20. The sound quality is amazing, and its very easy to use. Same battery life as the Ipod, and it p
Cons: None
User Rating: 8/10
Won in side to side contest with Ipod.
Pros: Cheaper than Ipod, great costumer service, musicmatch 9.0 is a great program, easy to use, light-weight, small, bright LED. Great buy.
Cons: The stamp that says 20 GB on the back begin to wear off after a couple weeks of being tossed around in my pocket.
User Rating: 8/10
I got one last week...
Pros: ...and I couldn't be happier. Easy to get working with PC, transfer music, and integrate with MusicMatch or Media Player. Does everything I need without all the extra nonsense fluff features like Address book and stuff that I'll never use. Accessories
Cons: Lack of some accessories, no Firewire connection, long lists of albums/artists take awhile to scroll though
User Rating: 8/10
Got it for Christmas and love it
Pros: Tons of memory, design, ease of use
Cons: Dell custommer service reps usually suck
User Rating: 8/10
Happy with my decision
Pros: Very easy to use. Enjoy staying with the Dell family. Interfaces with laptop without a hitch. Tired of Ipoders bagging Dell. I've got mine, you got yours. Can't we all get along.
Cons: Include more essentials - docking station, case.
User Rating: 7/10
Great design at a reasonable price
Pros: Sleek, user-friendly design, more reasonably priced than iPod.
Cons: A little larger, less storage than largest iPod, less 3rd party products available (e.g. Bose).
User Rating: 10/10
I think everyone should have one.
Pros: One of the best things to me is you know that Dell is going to do there best to make you happy. They are always behind there pruduct. They only make the best of the best.
Cons: Well I know there are some but i have not found them yet.
User Rating: 9/10
Fantastic little guy!
Pros: I love the smaller design. I have the Gen 1 DJ and just got the Gen 2 for Christmas. I'm in love with the brilliant color and sleek new appearance.
Cons: Apple has cornered the market with their iPod, however, Dell is closing in on the smart shopper.
User Rating: 8/10
Frugal Persons Ipod
Pros: This product is very nice. Its insides are made by Creative and that speaks volumes in it self. The player layout is better than the ipod, with out the gimpy click wheel the ipod has. Dell?s DJ is a player with a real interface with the scroll wheel and
Cons: The negative is there support that is all out sourced like almost every other company. They also replace defective new players with refurbished. Most every company does the same to speed up the downtime but some people don?t like that either. In reality t
User Rating: 8/10
nearly there !
Pros: Very nicely made, intuitive controls, typical Dell attention to ergonmic detail.
Cons: Very bland sound quality, even with EQ. Synch'ing with PC takes forever, my Sony sounds better, even if it's got the goofy proprietary SW interface. Hey Dell! get the sound quality where it needs to be and the DJ is a winner!
User Rating: 8/10
I wanna marry my Dell DJ.
Pros: I think I'm in love! I go to bed with it every night.
Cons: Hard to import m3u playlists.
User Rating: 10/10
Ho Ho Ho
Pros: yeah is good. the people who diden't recommend honsly diden't even use it. Bad boys and girls and lump of coal for you
Cons: Yea its good no con here good boy and nice dell dj 20 fro you
User Rating: 10/10
Best MP3 Player ou there.Way Better than iPOd
Pros: It has 20 gb of storage and holds 10,000 songs plus a voice recorder. Price is awesome.
Cons: none obviously!
User Rating: 9/10
Good improvement, worth the battery life
Pros: Same great user interface and features. Now much lighter and smaller. Its shorter than the iPod, just as wide, and only 0.17in thicker. All this for $249 plus an FM tuner and voice recorder via the wired remote accessory ($49). Also now has a dock. Oh yea
Cons: Lower battery life, but still within a good range.
User Rating: 9/10
DJ pocket is the best
Pros: I just got mine yesterday and is very smal,sound is very nice and very cheap.
Cons: none
User Rating: 10/10
if the new ones aren't out then the first gen is f@@$ing awesome
Pros: great price, easy to use, doesn't say apple! way much storage.....i agree the best buy for the buck, apple has overpriced junk(designed with the neanderthal in mind)
Cons: throw the earbuds away and get some GOOD headphones.
User Rating: 10/10
wowowowowow
Pros: i bought one with 20gigs it cost me 400 canadian 150 less then the ipod. nearly as light as the ipod. really if u think the i pod is to much get the dell dj personally i like it better becuase probally everyone has an ipod i wannted something different.
Cons: can use as a portable hard drive. at least i dont think so 12 hour battery life but thats turning it on ans off if you use it strait reviews said it can last 18 hours so thats a pros. musicmatch not the best software but there are other options liek dudeb
User Rating: 1/10
Clunky interface, pales in comparison to the ipod
Pros: Battery life and WAV support . . . but this is the top end at 20 gigs. . . I'll keep my 40gig ipod for the same price.
Cons: Memory goes how high? Slow file transfers and the interface just seems like a clunky bad rip of the ipod. Have those people in India work a little harder on their R&D okay.
User Rating: 8/10
IPOD USERS ARE BIAS
Pros: ITS NOT OUT YET!!! STOP GIVING NEGATIVE REVIEWS JUST BECAUSE YOUR AN APPLE JUNKIE!!!
Cons:
User Rating: 2/10
Can't Transfer to my DJ
Pros: light, good interface, easy to use.
Cons: transfer software is horrible. i can't get my songs to transfer even though i transferred a thousand songs last week. I keep getting the hourglass.
User Rating: 2/10
Blah...
Pros: mostly the ones listed above
Cons: Just something else trying to be what it's not and immitating an obviously superior product. It's really getting old dell.
User Rating: 8/10
ipod sucks
Pros: good price for a good mp3 player. ipod is useless, its all marketing. You people only like it because you got sucked into all the advertisement and hype.
Cons: none
User Rating: 7/10
Not reccommended for Sport Use
Pros: This is a great value for 15 or 20 Gigs. The controls are easy to navigate and easy to learn. Great software. Upgrade to premium software to take advantage of automatic "super tagging."
Cons: Its too big and bulky compared to other similaMP3 players. If you intend on using it for working out or sports use, I don't reccommend this product. If you intend on only using it casually and don't mind the size, then its a good product.
User Rating: 6/10
You know iPod is #1?
Pros: Great look. Initally better value than iPod.
Cons: Doesn't work with worlds best music service, and that's why Dell will sell 1/100 of every iPod coming out in the next year (and that looks promising at this point).
User Rating: 5/10
Still not iPod
Pros: Smaller than original, cheap price. Overall its astep forward for Dell. But the point is that iPod is so ahead it just cant compete. People want svelte, sleek, and attractive ipods not a piece of plastice dell. Although i have a two ipods and would neve
Cons: Dell support, large decrease id battery life, poor interface, UGLY!
User Rating: 5/10
Aint no iPod
Pros: Its smaller, interface is very similar to iPod. It's a tad less ugly than version 1, supports WMA. We'll judge value when we see the price. I imagine Dell will sell this thing below cost, (or should if they are smart) just to gain some ground in the Apple
Cons: Dell's support and quality have really taken a nose dive. The warranty is fine, but do you like blowing 40 min on the phone with tech support to prove you have an issue? I am no longer using them in my facility. I cannot imagine this thing is "well built"
User Rating: 2/10
Their service is terrible
Pros: 20 GB
Cons: They do not respond to support issues. Many hours on hold to be connected with someone that was not able to resolve the software problems encountered. Three days later and the problem is still not resolved.
User Rating: 8/10
A good alternate to the iCult
Pros: Anyone notice half these reviews are like "pros: none cons: not an ipod/dell sucks"? That doesn't help anyone. It's a lot more attractive than the 1st gen. Nice and solid, it's a little thicker and an ounce heavier than an iPod, which some pod-ites freak
Cons: MusicMatch stinks, but it comes with a simple program called DJ Explorer and is compatable with Windows Media Player. You have to mail order it, and some orders take longer than others. I had to wait a long time for it, but Dell gave me a generous concess
User Rating: 5/10
ho-hum .... yawnnnnnnn!
Pros: Dell's service and support is the best (Apple's is the worst) in the industry.
Cons: It still looks very ordinary and doesn't hold visual appeal after a minute of looking at it. (Dell needs to hire a designer instead of letting the engineers design the appearance)
User Rating: 1/10
My lasted a week !!!
Pros: Cool looking
Cons: Software sucks, interface sucks worst, very slow to load if you can figure that much out,and Musicmatch is a Microsoft clone with overbearing defaults that won't go away !! To top all that off, mine quit functioning as in no imput would function, not even
User Rating: 8/10
good mp3 player
Pros: the new sleeek design is pleasent to the eye, the price makes it more appealing to the guy who doesnt get a big paycheck every week. the setup was easy to understand, i got it right away. designated volume bottons are handier than u may think.
Cons: not touch sensitive, a tad bit on the thick side, screen scratched extremely easily. when i loaded the musicmatch software onto my sony vaio, it completely the hard drive, so now it is without internet so i loaded it onto my dell demension
User Rating: 7/10
Dell-hell; dont waste your money
Pros: Disk space. Nothing else.
Cons: Another Dell-Hell product. Large and bulky, always problems and freeze up (downloading plug-ins only solves the problem temporarily), inconventient upload that often fail, mp3 files fail to play. Sound is so-and so, cost is way too high for what you will
User Rating: 9/10
excellent player!!
Pros: Easy to use. No problem loading songs....fast and easy. I'm glad I purchased the DJ20 over an iPod, and price was not the factor. It is just better.
Cons: None come to mind.
User Rating: 7/10
IT ROCKS MY SOCKS OFF
Pros: i dunno why everyone is in such a craze about iPods they cost about 100 dollars more and they dont even hold as much as the dj. they also have a good battery life. im not sure y people complain 10 and 12 hours is a long time... all you have to do is plug
Cons: there are some cons though... im not sure why dell did this but they used to have a 15GB DJ for 199 and they replaced that w/ a 5GB one that also has 10 hours less.
User Rating: 3/10
piece of garbage!
Pros: it plays music & has cool blue screen.
Cons: loading music onto it is a pain & usually ends up missing files. i hate this thing & will probably give it away.
User Rating: 8/10
Enough of the bulls***
Pros: Okay, don't listen to all these iPod freaks, seriously...all they say is "breaks easily" ive dropped my dj about 7 times from over 3 feet high...hasn't broken once. The clickwheel isn't really all that great, I mean, scrolling is a whole lot easier in my
Cons: Battery life, but still very acceptable... WMP interface leaves you with something to be desired...yet not much worse than iTunes...
User Rating: 9/10
Very Solid Product
Pros: - Solid build - Excellent Sound Quality - Very stylish
Cons: - A little heavy Inline FM Tuner was faulty on arrival but replacement was sent out next day.
User Rating: 6/10
I dont enjoy it very much
Pros: The Dell DJ is suprizingly compadable but I enjoy the special features as well though there are not that great. I do though like the fact that it dosent scratch and its reliability though and the fact that its superier to other divises.
Cons: It just isnt reliable to take on the go and dont like the fact that it always stops in the middle of a song and just picks up another place.
User Rating: 10/10
Overall it was all out good!
Pros: Nice Design, Not hard to scratch up, fair battery life, easy useabiliy, easy to install then use the program to put music on then be off.
Cons: Nothing Wrong With It.
User Rating: 7/10
Well done but not done
Pros: Greta value, slcik snazzy design, easier than the ipod circle rotation button. Also hold computer file so it acts as an external harddrive
Cons: Excellent overall cosmetic appearance, however I recommend an carrying case to prevents scratches to the silver metallic surface. Needs FM tuner, and it has frozen up 3 times on me, but a simple reset corrected the issue. It should also have some typeof
User Rating: 1/10
Well...its not an ipod
Pros: Price...
Cons: Computer interface is terrible, it crashes my computer and freezes the dj. Its not itunes. The control interface on the unit itself is slow and I have a very hard time moving from song to song without it freezing. I got it for Christmas, and I am going
User Rating: 8/10
Works with Linux!
Pros: Works with Linux, it is nice to not get a piece of HW that only works on M$. I love that about Dell, totally standard.
Cons: none
User Rating: 3/10
It Does not WORK!
Pros: The first time I saw this player, I wanted it. And I got it.
Cons: Well it seems that my Dell DJ does not work. Everytime I turn it on, it will freeze.
User Rating: 1/10
Returned after two days of struggling to get it to work properly
Pros: Appearance, Musicmatch jukebox plus software a good concept (although they need to work out the bugs), the scroll bar is a nice feature in comparison to Ipod's click wheel.
Cons: I spent over 4 hours on the phone with dell product techs, b/c my DJ kept giving me an error message and would not synch properly with Musicmatch (dell's recommended software). Not only was the product unreliable junk in my opinion, the folks at their he
User Rating: 5/10
So many haters...
Pros: It's a Dell, my PC is Dell, and it still runs alright, so I assume this works well, too. Also, not too pricey, but...
Cons: I'm sick of people praising this thing for being "a great iPod alternative". I mean, if you're gonna endorse something, do it because you like the UI, or its upload speed from your PC, or something relevant like that. Just saying "OMG, it'll make those te
User Rating: 10/10
it's a nice solid player
Pros: great player, not expensive great backlighting.. looks alot better than the ipod
Cons: can only get it factory direct from dell
User Rating: 7/10
EH OK
Pros: Easy Use., Great Optional Warranty if you dont live in NY or Fl. i think it is.( Check with Dell)
Cons: 3 mos of use and it just went dead, now i have access to a creative for about a yr and no problems with that one. The Upload process is all playlist so you cannt jsut put a song on, you need to add it to your list or make a new one.
User Rating: 9/10
WOW - It Kicks Ipod Ass
Pros: Voice Recorder, battery life still rules, Great Format, Better For Windows Users, Ultimate Price
Cons: Limited Features
User Rating: 5/10
get a 4-gen iPod
Pros: Well, it has 20GB, like an iPod, a 12 hour battery life, like an iPod, a sexy interface, not as good as an iPod, and is easy on the eyes, but not as sexy as an iPod.
Cons: It weighs more than an iPod and is bulkier and fatter. i rather have something 0.1mm taller and 33%, which is why I chose the iPod. It can easily slip out of someone's hands. Unlike the iPod, the Dell can't take a fall or two, and their support stinks. Th
User Rating: 8/10
i am no techie, but i do like this
Pros: I am no expert on tech products, but I know what I like. Easy to put on music. Great to listen to. For a novice, makes me happy I bought it.
Cons: I heard the battery will die, but I guess I will find out.
User Rating: 7/10
great looks, great price, good player
Pros: feels sturdy, easy interface with dell dj explorer, good battery life, much sleeker and appealing than original, good sound
Cons: lacks a lot of the extra features found on other players, no fm tuner, doesnt have the mic that came on the original, seems like dell went for just as good as ipod, when they should have shot for better
User Rating: 8/10
I love watching the ipod squirm
Pros: the ipod people just hate it when something else great comes along compared to thier ipod but i got one of these and i have had an ipod 3rd gen but compared to this i dont want another ipod
Cons: nothing
User Rating: 5/10
Lets Be Serious
Pros: I had the old DELL DJ and it wasnt all that great. This one looks alot nicer but its still the same DELL DJ. The long battery life was all it had over the Ipod but now thats out the window.
Cons: If you are to stingy to pay an extra 50$ for the Ipod dont try and degrade it. Just say you cant afford it. CNET made it the #1 MP3 Player for one reason; its the best.
User Rating: 10/10
The PC users choice for Digital Audio Player.
Pros: Price, style, not falling under the noose of Apple's DRM battle. Award winning tech support doesn't hurt either.
Cons: Interface can never be quite as good as the iPod, but it can get quite close.
User Rating: 6/10
DURABLE+RELIABLE, VERY USER FRIENDLY
Pros: -big buttons -easy software -very slick backlight -still good battery life -easy to navigate around -durable (doesn't scratch easily)
Cons: -the service (dell) completely horrible -doesn't include fm tuner or a mic for voice recording(you have to buy it sepretly)
User Rating: 10/10
aousome
Pros: I ordered one and its ausome ...much better than an IPOD in my opinion...I find dell is better trusted and a better make than apple.
Cons: the only thing I don't like is how it doesn't play radio and It takes so long to come in the mail...ha
User Rating: 8/10
IPOD IS KING. DELL DJ IS PRINCE
Pros: great pricing. nice design
Cons: lacks contacts, calendar, to-do list of Ipod. I like Dell products, but for $50 more y not get the Ipod?
User Rating: 8/10
Great product, Great deal!!!
Pros: Price! Straight up, the most for your money.Also, the DJ has not frozen up or mixed up the song titles or artist (like a few of the other players out there).
Cons: Haven't found one yet.
User Rating: 9/10
Dell does it's name well
Pros: Unbelievable product from the folks at Dell. This unit offers the true music listener all the features that really matter! And with all the accessories availble, you'll find the perfect package for your needs. And if that doesn't sell you, the price will.
Cons: Hmmm....Hard to pick a con with so many Pro's, but an internal FM tuner would be nice.
User Rating: 9/10
Ipod minus lame itunes and lame touchbuttons
Pros: All the usual features of its competitors, but none of the apple stigma. I could carry this around campus and not have people think im some stuck-up mac techie. Plus it isnt white. I've been using an ipod for almost half a year now (dont get me wrong
Cons: Like the old DJ, this one probably scratches easily. Dell had to put their stupid logo on the front.
User Rating: 5/10
Too Breakable
Pros: Cheaper alternative to ipod; slick styling.
Cons: A friend had an older Dell DJ and she dropped it about 18" and it quit working and had to be returned; I've dropped my ipod from 3' several times and no problems. Something like this will eventually get dropped regardless how careful you are, so just a l
User Rating: 7/10
Original DJ Sound Quality Was Poor
Pros: Don't know. I would not buy the new Dell unless the sound quality is greatly improved over the old one.
Cons: I don't know about the new Dell DJ20, but just today I am returning the old DJ20 that I bought a few weeks ago. I actually loved the unit, BUT, the sound quality was "flat." I compared it to my RCA Lira and it could not even get near the rich and full so
User Rating: 4/10
Thought Inovative, Falls behind in Design
Pros: Price, Service, FM recorder
Cons: Layout of the butons, scrollwheel, batery life
User Rating: 6/10
A good, basic mp3 player
Pros: smaller than the orignal dell dj, stylish, geat value, pretty good battery life
Cons: Not too many features
User Rating: 5/10
Love the look of it
Pros: I have the older Dj and love it. This new Dj looks is even better. I don't know why everyone likes the ipod so much. I had the chance to buy the ipod. The reason I choose the dj was because it is made for windows not some mac product. I was even suprised
Cons: The battery life from 20 to 12 ouch. But you could chare it evry 2 Days.
User Rating: 3/10
great...but
Pros: its a really nice and small product. very easy to use interface.
Cons: software sucks, technical support really is terrible, flimsy design.
User Rating: 9/10
iPod suck-ups need to chill
Pros: Like the original DJ, the Dell 20 Digital Jukebox has an awesome battery life, much longer than the iPod even now. iPod users are just sour that they spend too much cash on their overpriced junk.
Cons: Doesn't say 'Apple' on it. That'd get the fanboys(girls) off of Dell's back. Also, still no FM tuner, kind of a disappointment but way cheaper than the iPod anyway.
User Rating: 6/10
Looks like a good buy, but no iPod
Pros: Good price for features and storage. Nice size.
Cons: Until there's another software interface that's half as good as iTunes, you can throw out all the other players for power music users.
User Rating: 10/10
great and slimmer
Pros: simple interface, thinner, and blue backlight
Cons: the battery life was shortened, smaller lcd screened
User Rating: 8/10
great design, nice price, overall great player in general
Pros: I own a Rio Nitrus, it's great, but it doesn't fit with me on memory, the new Dell is perfect for me
Cons:
User Rating: 7/10
wow... i like it even tho i got an ipod
Pros: i have an ipod and i love it, but that's my personal preference. this... is amazing. dell's finally caught on to the minimalistic, diminuitive design of the ipod - if you are looking for a great value, wma friendly alternative to the ipod, THIS is it.
Cons: like the ipod, it's small, so all the components are probably really cramped up in that small space = like the ipod, probably if u drop it, its gone. however, i've dropped my ipod in its case on tile before and it didn't break :)
User Rating: 5/10
One Look is all I need
Pros: The dell dj is beaUtiful. It shouldn't have any of the down-falls the older version has except the 12 hour battery life.
Cons: 12hr battery life. I could live with it.
