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Summary: functionally superior to say the least.
Review: The main point of this is to actually counter what a previous reviewer said.The previous review was titled: "Raising the bar for overhyped garbage", October 23, 2003 ...Reviewer: phelark from IL I feel obliged to point out that Shawn Fanning would not be disgusted at all - he has in fact been assisting Roxio with the development of Napster 2.0 since that company bought the rights to Napster many months ago. Roxio employed him as an advisor. So Napster 2.0 is probably as much his creation as the original "free for all" version was. Just felt the need to point that out. I don't own the player itself, but have used it and have no complaints. It's lightweight, the LCD display is really great and despite some other claims, it's quite durable. I'm sure it could survive a fair few falls. Song transfer directly from napster is seamless and quick - a real pleasure. Recording from other sources is easy, just like a regular mini disc. The Napster service itself is an absolute joy... really a great way to experience music. Am discovering new bands all the time by exploring other features... way better than taking a chance on an album that you could potentially hate!!! Better to sample songs for 30 seconds... I don't really care much for iTunes, it seems more of an aesthetic thing than an actual service devoted to music. Prefer Napster.
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Summary: buyer beware!
Review: This thing is made cheap! Mine fell apart within the first week. Now I'm trying to get my money back... wish me luck! BTW, the software that comes with it will crash your windows XP machine. I installed it on two XP machines and both were never the same until uninstallation!
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Summary: Cool
Review: It's not an iPOD and it isn't trying to be. It's much more.
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Summary: Fantastic, Napster Rules
Review: I love everything about this player except the price. THe Napster service is amazing and so is this player. See above for all the features and give this player and Napster a try.
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Summary: Amazing-blows Ipod off its pod
Review: I've read the glowing Associated Press, Time, Newsweek and other reviews of this player prior to purchasing it. I also read the reviews here which are mostly good except for those written by paranoid Apple Ipod owners. This player has every feature that the iPod has-I know because I own one- and more.
The price is the same but the difference is that the Samsung player ties in to the superior Napster service which has just launched. The USB works fast, the player works well in the car. Sounds great A++++
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Summary: Major Disappointment
Review: This player is terrible. The software kept crashing my system and was difficult to use. The interface is nowhere near as intuitive as the iPod. Yes it does have a radio. Yippie. And with 20 GB of space for your music and your own playlists do you really think a measly radio is going to make this player stand out. Yeah maybe like a sore thumb. (which you may actually get after using your thumb on those tiny little buttons.) I returned mine and bought a 40GB iPod. With iTunes for Windows, the iPod is by far the best mp3 player out there. Don't take my word for it. Try the two of them out for yourself before making this large of an investment and compare them. The iPod is better in every respect.
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Summary: I wish that I had read Walter Mossberg's WSJ review
Review: From Mossberg's review: The program refused to install properly on two Dell computers, and crashed them. Even when it did install properly on a third machine, it failed to import all of the songs I selected, and to transfer all the songs I wanted to the Napster portable player. The company promises to fix these problems by the service's launch date, a week from Wednesday. Other limitations will persist, however. While Napster is a pretty good music store, it's a lousy jukebox. It can't rip CDs to music files, and it has only rudimentary jukebox capabilities. It can't download music to any portable player but its own. It doesn't work with the iPod and, if you have other players, you have to launch Windows Media Player, a separate program, to transfer Napster downloads to them.
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Summary: Apple must be seeding these reviews....
Review: This is a great HDD. I used to own a 5GB iPOD. Never again. Breakdown: It has 20GB as does the iPOD. Price is $399 same as iPOD....and that is where the similarities end. The case is all aluminum vs. iPODs that use plastic molds and faux aluminum. It has an FM tuner, which the iPOD does NOT. It has an FM encoder, which the iPOD does NOT. It has an FM TRANSMITTER, which the iPOD does NOT. It has in-line recording, which the iPOD does NOT. Plus, I was able to buy $20 in free music from Napster. There really is no comparison. Don't fall prey to the iPOD Jedi marketing mind trick. Take it from a real user of both products.
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Summary: Cheap
Review: This thing is cheap. It feels cheap, I am afraid it might fall apart every time I pick it up. Don't waste your money on this, get an iPod.
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Summary: A stunning piece of equipment
Review: The player is everthing one might need in a mp3/wm player. You can hook it right up to the new (albeit for pay) Napster service. It handles mp3 files too. The car adapter is a good feature. This player works with Napster, I didnot try to use it with iTunes. My friend has an iPod and he thinks I have the better player because of the integration with the new Napster and the fm tuner.
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