Entered CNET Catalog: 11/24/2005
SKU: YP-C1X
Manufacturer: Samsung
Manufacturer description
Samsung exemplifies technological determination and progressive ideals. From technology to business to the philanthropy, Samsung has become a world leader for which the possibilities are truly endless. PRODUCT FEATURES: White LED 4 line display (128x64); 512MB built in flash memory; SRS WOW 3D Surround Sound; 42 hours playback (AA battery); Built in FM Tuner; Supports legal download format: DRM WMA 9; Ogg/ MP3/ WMA/ WAV/ Audio ASF Music Files Playback; USB 2.0 PC interface; MP3 / FM encoding; Voice and Line-in recording.User opinions
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User Rating: 
8/10
So far, so great!
Pros: Great sound, good headphones, battery life, fits 120 songs
Cons: Software program not as pictured
Review:
I think I made a great choice for my mp3 player. It fits about 120 songs - more than I thought it would. The sound is awesome, and the player is small and extremely cute. The menu is easy to use, and the buttons aren't too small to push. There a lot of sound options too. Its easy to sort your songs: just create folders in the Removable Disk folder. It comes with a neck lanyard, but not an armband for working out. I haven't run out of batteries yet, it takes 1 AA. The software program is not exactly as pictured in the instruction mnaual, but it was pretty easy for me to figure out. It is compatible with AOLMusicNow after you Synch the tracks with Windows Media Player 10. I recommend this player because of ease of use, looks, sound and portability.
User Rating: 8/10
new firmware would be nice but decent
Pros: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Cons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Review:
Samsung YP-C1X (2.201 firmware)
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Strengths:
1. Uses one AA battery
2. Supports the free OGG Vorbis audio format
3. Mass Storage Device (eg. out of the box Linux and Mac support)
4. Upgradeable firmware
5. Plastic padded neck strap
6. Great headphones
7. FM tuner
8. Amazing battery life
9. Uses USB power when connected to a computer for file management
10. Can delete files from within the player
11. "hold" switch to lock all buttons
Weaknesses:
1. Not very fast
2. No built-in USB connector (mini to regular USB cable included)
3. included combined USB and linein cable instead of mini USB adapter and seperate linein cable that comes with the YP-MT6X
4. No AM tuner
5. No clock
6. Records voice in uncompressed WAV format
7. Doesn't beep when memory is full when recording (it just stops with no indication)
8. The beep when the player starts up is loud
I copied 66MB of data to it and also to my highspeed Sandisk Cruzer mini.
Sangsung says it is highspeed but it can't be rated at USB 2.0 highspeed 480Mbs (Samsung specs do say 18Mbs).
It took less than 10 seconds to copy the data to the Sandisk Cruzer Mini.
It is more than 25 seconds to copy the data to the Samsung YP-C1X.
Still more than useable.
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Strengths:
1. Uses one AA battery
2. Supports the free OGG Vorbis audio format
3. Mass Storage Device (eg. out of the box Linux and Mac support)
4. Upgradeable firmware
5. Plastic padded neck strap
6. Great headphones
7. FM tuner
8. Amazing battery life
9. Uses USB power when connected to a computer for file management
10. Can delete files from within the player
11. "hold" switch to lock all buttons
Weaknesses:
1. Not very fast
2. No built-in USB connector (mini to regular USB cable included)
3. included combined USB and linein cable instead of mini USB adapter and seperate linein cable that comes with the YP-MT6X
4. No AM tuner
5. No clock
6. Records voice in uncompressed WAV format
7. Doesn't beep when memory is full when recording (it just stops with no indication)
8. The beep when the player starts up is loud
I copied 66MB of data to it and also to my highspeed Sandisk Cruzer mini.
Sangsung says it is highspeed but it can't be rated at USB 2.0 highspeed 480Mbs (Samsung specs do say 18Mbs).
It took less than 10 seconds to copy the data to the Sandisk Cruzer Mini.
It is more than 25 seconds to copy the data to the Samsung YP-C1X.
Still more than useable.
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