Rating: 
Summary: Don't waste your money on this one!!!
Review: Poor reliability. Poor interface and menu design. Poor button action. Poor documentation. VERY poor support.I don't normally write reviews on any product, but this one has disappointed me so terribly (not even in comparison to my Creative Lab Jukebox or my Apple iPod), that I wanted all to know to avoid this "player" like the plague.
Rating: 
Summary: Almost Perfect
Review: The iGP-100 is almost perfect. I am very pleased I choose it over the iPod. Pros:
- Small: The size fits easily in my shirt pocket.
- Loud: The volume goes to 40; anything over 21 is excessively loud for me. Hard to believe so much sound could come from such a small player.
- Case: Bundled in the package is a nice leather wrap, like what some folks put on cell phones. I don't see many scratches making it through the leather, very nice touch iRiver!
- Battery: As others have noted, VERY good battery life. I fully charged it and took it to work. I never took them off and listened all day (9hrs) and it still had two bars of charge. Only time will tell if it can hold that performance up over the long haul.
- OGG Support: Long needed on the iRiver CD players, I am glad they are finally on board with OGG
- Software: NO special software to load or unload songs. It mounts like a hard drive. Just drag and drop songs. Cons:
- Line Out: I am unable to connect this to my home, car or other devise because there is no line out! Considering iRiver puts line outs on all its CD/MP3 players I guess I wrongly assumed it would be on this one too.
- Recorder: No recorder/microphone built into it. I had hoped to use this to record business meetings, etc.
- 1.5G: Since its stiffest competitor is 4G (iPod), it would be nice if it had more space.
- Audible.com support. Because of the "ease of use" software there is no inherent song protection. I guess that is why Audible.com does not support it. I hope in the future iRiver can add a firmware upgrade allowing audible downloads. Conclusion: I like my iGP-100. It's small, loud and holds enough music that I don't have to listen to the same song twice in a week. The few features I listed in the cons (except audible.com) are available on the iHP line from iRiver. Since this is the entry-level product for that line I assume the line out was kept off as a marketing thing. I am very disappointed in that one thing but I should have read closer to the specs when I made my purchase. If you are interested in portable music only used through headphones, this is a clear choice in my opinion. If you want to use that portable music in your car or home stereo step up to the iHP-100 with its optical input and output.
Rating:
Summary: Great mp3 player!!! One flaw though.
Review: This is an incredible unit. The sound quality cannot be beat. It is very reliable and battery life is great. A very good mp3 player for exercising. The only flaw is that it does not play DRM WMA files (copyright protected). Thus, files purchased online will not play. In addition, if you make your own wma files from CDs you must make sure they are not copyright protected - this must be adjusted in windows media player. I contacted customer service and they responded in 2 days. They said DRM WMA compatibility issues would be forwarded to R&D, so hopefully a firware upgrade will be available soon for DRM WMA file compatibility. For me, I have a lot of wma files I've ripped from my CD collection, so I would definitely buy this player again.
Rating:
Summary: Iriver iGP-100 is the right approach
Review: This mp3 player truly is perfect for almost anyone. Many people say they need a ton of memory like the Ipods but truthfully all the other features of this product make it a perfect buy. It fits approxamitly 350 songs - which even if you have 1000 or more songs, 350 is packable. The interface does not need any getting used to (infact it's quite clever), it functions properly and is the most durable hard drive mp3 player out (the closest to a flash player). It gets beautiful reception in terms of fm radio - and the preset setting mode is great. The case is perfect - alloing access to all the controls, and the sound quality is far superior to the Ipod. Transfering songs is as simple as drag and drop. For those who are not familiar with those terms, it means: the mp3 player pops up as a folder and you copy paste files from your computer. If you do not like this feature you can use the pain in the neck method the Ipods use (CD-ROM). So realy the only problem is the limited memory (which is not even 1.5 gb, cause only like 1.35 is accessable), but with radio, perfect interface, perfect size and weight - 3.5 ounces, and a great value, you get the perfect mp3 player.
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Summary: DO NOT BUY!
Review: This product does not communicate with computers running Windows 2000 or Windows XP Home, therefore it is a waste of money. It is definitely not plug and play. Don't waste your money.
Rating: 
Summary: great product with a few minor flaws
Review: This product is a very good player with only a few minor flaws
Pro's
-Great battery life(@11 Hrs.)
-Storage space for at least 30 cd's
-Very small and light
-Radio a very important feature lacking in the ipod
-No included softare (just drag&drop from windows explorer)
Cons's
-No built in recorder
-Menu navigate is extremly difficult and takes awhile to get used to(be sure to read and save the manuel)
Rating:
Summary: Best player ever!!!!!!
Review: this unit rocks, dont pay any attention to the bad reviews, the menu took me all of hmm...2 minutes to learn flat!! the earbuds are certainly good quality, only way to get better ones would be to buy a $40-$50 pair!!!
I luv this unit, yeah, so bat will go in two years, by then ill probly want a 200 gig mp3 player not 1.5 anyways so stop whining. even if you dont want one that size then im sure you can get a tiny little 40 gig in 2 years for 100. if you dont want to trade up in two years fine, buy something else that can change the battery, but i say stay with iriver, they make good stuff!!!
Rating: 
Summary: Nice set-up, but quality control is an issue
Review: When I got this is Jan 04, I had to replace it once a month for 4 months various electronic reasons. Hard drive crash, electronic issues, etc. Customer service is a bit of a nightmare. They are a small company here (bigger in Japan), and it shows.
I think one of the issues is the player has some conflicts with Macs. While they say they are compatible, sometimes it has issues moving file, and that resulted in two of the four crashed with my system.
That said, once you figure out the menu (and I still have some issues there - why does it default into changing the viewing properties instead of changing song menus? You would think that would be the more used option.), it is a nice player. Good for exercising, etc. I mean, do you really need 5 Gig to exercise? Are you running an Ironman?
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