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17 out of 26 people found this review helpful
4.5 stars
"It just works - and looks better than the iPod"
Pros: Sharp, bright screen, compact, innovative controls, nice feel
Cons: No armband in box; no WMV support
Summary: I just got my Clix and I'm hooked. These screenshots don't even begin to do it justice. It's snappy, has album art, a "Now Playing" view, can create a playlist on the fly, and even has a voice recorder and flash gaming built-in.
I loved my ipod but the nano was too small, flimsy feeling in my hand. This one feels like a freshly waxed car with substance.
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If you actually owned a Nano, you'd know it is anything but "flimsy feeling." Ars Technica tested one by running it over a car, throwing it in the air, etc., and it took an unbelievable amount of punishment to stop the thing from functioning.
Next time, make up a more believable story. -
In my life I only need an audio player (I love my Samsung YP-F1). I don't need or want anything that holds or displays pictures or video. If I'd want to watch video at all I'd want a screen at least 7"-8" diagnol. Just my personal choice. So what business do I have browsing this product in a store, or commenting in this review?
I simply feel that this is one of the coolest form factors I've seen in a device designed to display pics and vids. So far I've actually only seen the 512 mb version and felt that was way too little storage for anything that's supposed to display video. 2gb is getting closer to being usable.
I love how practically the whole face is the screen. It couldn't be more intuitive. When I picked one up in the store I poked around for the ON button and from there everything followed automatically. No instruction manual needed. In seconds I was navigating around.
I would love this device in the size of a regular iPod, with 16:9 aspect ratio and a bit more memory.
I'm really the last person to buy anything that's not entirely practical for my lifestyle. There's no reason, for myself, to own vid/pic display capablity. But a part of me was struggling to come up with every excuse in the book to buy one of these. I really, really don't need this but I really really want one just because the design is so cool.
Ultimately I won't buy one but I just wanted to say that this is one of the coolest designs I've seen in a while. OK end of rant.
Where to buy
iRiver Clix (2GB):
$269.99
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