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3.5 stars
"Good Bang for your Buck"
Pros: 1. Sturdy, small.
2. USB recharging battery.
3. Intuitive, well organized interface
4. Sleek design
5. Plays videos/photos/FM Radio
6. Built in sound recorder
7. Has locking mechanism
8. Power saving features
9. Low price (i paid 39.99)Cons: 1. Fast-forwarding is very slow (especially if you want to by-pass the first 10 minutes of a 20 min track)
Summary: Although it plays videos, you have to convert it to a special format before uploading. Although it comes with the software, and its easy to use, its slow. I was converting a 700mb avi movie file, and it failed half way through.
2. No belt clip (unlike SANSA)
3. It comes with low quality, somewhat uncomfortable headphones.
4. Very small screen
5. Small buttons,
although it only advertises wmv conversion, it will convert mpg and avi as well. Although after converting the file, they are much smaller in size, the screen is very small and low resolution.
The radio works surprisingly well, and it will automatically tune your presets.
The sound recorder only records up to 4 min at a time, and very low quality. Don't bother trying to record a lecture. Its good to record your grocery list though.
The battery life is good, and recharges with USB, and uploading your media is as simple as dropping files onto a flash drive.
Overall, its well worth the price.
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