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Summary: Well worth it
Review: I bought this mp3 player after searching the net for hours. I weighed the pros (small/not too expensive) vs the cons (only 32 mb memory non-expandable. Fortunatly for me the pros won out. The yepp is smaller than a pager and just as light as one. Although the memory is only 32 I managed to record just over an hour on it at the lowest compression setting (64kbps). If you are looking for something to go jogging or work out with this is the one.
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Summary: I say yep for this Mini-Yepp!
Review: I found out about this MP3 Player in the May 21, 2001 issue of Newsweek Magazine (Cyberscope, Page 12). Just 1.4 x 2.7 inches, the sound is decent, no skips, runs on a AAA battery, ... . It also comes with a one year warranty! Yes, I realize you get what you pay for, but this is a neat little MP3 player...!
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Summary: Good enough
Review: I got this mp3 player solely for its compact size. I wanted something small to take to the gym, and this one hit the spot just right. It has good playback quality, the software is friendly, and has a big enough memory to fit over an hour of music.
There are only two drawbacks:
1- It really goes thru batteries quick, but I have a battery charger so that's not really an issue.
2- The headphones included with the set are not the best quality, so I'm using the ones from my old walkman.
If not for those things, i would give this product a 5 stars rating.
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Summary: Conquering the Battery Problem
Review: I just pulled my mini Yepp out of the packaging yesterday and couldn't believe how small this thing is. The sound quality is excellent. The memory is a limitation as others have noted. I took it apart and found that they have an extra set of pads on the board right next to the existing NAND Flash - its all hooked up and ready to be populated. I think I heard they have a 64mB version out now (maybe I'll try upgrading mine?). The battery life is also a bit of a limitation, but since it only burns one battery at a time, its not too bad. I measured the current at 175mA with the volume cranked all the way up. That's around 1/4 Watt which seems OK, but it's a lot of current to draw from an alkaline battery (they aren't very efficient in high current applications). I'm using rechargeable NiMh batteries in mine and they last about 2.5-3 hours. These are good NiMh batteries from Maha\Powerex (650mAh AAA) which I bought for about $2.50 per cell. I also bought a good rapid charger for them. Using these batteries, the cost of music is less than a penny an hour compared with about $.25/hr using alkaline batteries.
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Summary: Quit Whining!
Review: I love my mini-yepp. I managed to record 17 mp3's at 64kbs with decent sound quality. You people whine too much about batteries and lack of memory. You get what you pay for.
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Summary: nice player for first time user
Review: i purchased this player about 2 weeks ago and i love it. it was a difficult decision because i knew nothing about mp3 let alone how to "download" one. it was very easy to learn(once i over came the fear of the damn thing and took it out of the box)and operate. yes, it eat batteries like i eat cookies but hey. it does come w/ a clasp that is very nice. i found the samsung people very helpful at the 1-800 number. it is very nice to be able to run on the trendmil w/out having your music skip. yes, it does hold b/w 6-7 songs.
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Summary: Wait for the 64 mb version...
Review: I read the reviews here of the 32 mb version and decided to wait for the 64, which I just purchased. I am glad that I made that choice. Although the battery on this player is small (AAA), one should realize that the compromise to having such a small unit is indeed a small battery. To those who have reviewed the 32 unit and faced installation problems, it should be noted that the software needs to be installed on computer PRIOR to attaching the unit for the first time to the USB port. If done in this order, Windows 98+ can then begin making its search for the already installed driver. If you try the other way around, installation can be very frustrating. The drag-and-drop feature of the software works perfectly adequately. Just take your MP3s from whatever folder you have them stored in on PC and click and drag them into the software provided by Samsung. For its size and price, I think this player is very well designed. It takes a few minutes to get the hang of the "Mode" switching system on the player which is designed in favor of economy of buttons to press, but works very well once you figure it out. I recommend this player to those who want small size, and reasonable price. In my view, many of the other players available are simply too highly priced, the Sony line being chief among guilty parties.
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Summary: Good Player With Limitations
Review: I recently bought this player and got exactly what I expected. The unit is very small and lightweight and is pretty easy to operate. The sound is great and it's just a good piece of technology. As just about everyone else has mentioned in their reviews, there are limitations that may be difficult for some people to deal with. This player is a battery eater. I have been getting about 3 hours total listening time before replacing the battery. This can get to be a bit much money-wise. Also the 32 MB memory is not quite enough. You can figure that you'll only get about 30 minutes (or less depending on the sound quality of the MP3 files) of music. Basically I would say it's great to take jogging etc. This is what I use it for and uploading different songs every day is very easy. For travel or other situations where listening to the same 6 or 7 songs over and over and replacing the battery every few hours will drive you crazy, I'd suggest one of the other units.
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Summary: Small but what I need
Review: I wanted a non bulky mp-3 device. I have to restrict my toy spending and this was the right price! True, not a whole of room but when I work out I want non skipping quality music and this did the trick. The actual size is smaller than the pager I have to carry. Simple to use and pre-loaded so I had it running within a minute of being out of the box. I kind of wish the holder was an arm band.
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Summary: Infuriatingly (but understandably) short battery life, but..
Review: I've been using the Mini-Yepp* for about three weeks so far, and I'm reasonably happy with the purchase. First off, it's tiny (small enough to be mistaken for a Tamagotchi?...) and it's relatively cheap.While it only supports the mp3 format (no proprietary formats like wma or atrac3), it seems to support a range of bitrates (I've tried 64kbps - 256kbps) as well as vbr-encoded files (I prefer these high-compression variable bitrate files for their small size). The sound quality is remarkably adequate, especially for a player that's small enough to lose with your pocket change (hasn't happened to me just yet, thank goodness), and its built-in equalizer adds enough "oomph," although you're not going to see any audiophiles raving about it anytime soon. The biggest drawback with the Mini-Yepp is its short battery life. The fact that this unit is so small that it uses a single AAA battery should be a clue. I'd say I've been averaging about 2.5 hours of active use per battery, although I'm in the process of gauging NiMH rechargeables in this unit. I'd suspect using alkalines to support your mp3 habit on the Mini-Yepp may turn out to be a costly experience. Another almost equally annoying feature of this unit is its miniscule memory capacity. At 128kbps (or 55% vbr in Musicmatch, although I've had to do some mp3 tag repair with these files before I could use them - something to do with Freuhaufer and Xing encoder/decoder compatibility issues), you're going to pack about a half-hour into this unit. And it's fine if you're going to use the Mini-Yepp as a workout companion (which I do), and if you work out about 30 minutes at a time (which I also do). However, if you're planning a transatlantic flight, you may want to choose something else, lest you end up with the mp3 equivalent of cabin fever. From what I've read, there is supposedly a 64mb version of the Mini-Yepp in the works, but I'll believe it when I see it. I suspect while that model will have the obvious advantage of increased memory, the battery life will still be an issue. * Has someone at Samsung been watching 'Austin Powers' a bit too much of late? The original name of this product was Baby Yepp (presumably after Casio's Baby-G), but by the time this hit the shelves, there was a name change.
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