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3.0 stars
"Review From Gibabeat S and Ipod Video Owner"
Pros: Nice features, easy to use, great interface, movie service support, size
Cons: Sound quality, popping noise between songs, lack of some common video formats, no seemless and integrated podcast system
Summary: I was upgrading from an Ipod Nano and I really wanted to get away from the Ipod/Itunes system. I heard such great things about the Gigabeat S and decided to pick one up. It is a good player, but the "popping" noises in between tracks really killed this player for me. I called Toshiba service, and they told me this was normal and could not be fixed.
I then exchanged the Toshiba for a 30gb Ipod and was blown away by how much better the Ipod sounded. There are not many features with the Ipod, but the build quality and sound quality are much better than the Gigabeat.
I really wanted to like the Gigabeat, but the unusual sounds coming through the headphones and average sound quality was a deal breaker.
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Toshiba Gigabeat MES30VW (30GB, white):
$245.99
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