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Summary: Good product but has few problems
Review: I own this player for 2 months .it seems to work well.The sound quality is good .Most of all the removable harddisk is a great feature.you can store any type of file from your notebook into this harddisk and transport it.But its a little bit heavier than an ipod,also when the player is in pause mode it switches off in less than a minute.the battery life is really good.Also toshiba properietery software is a headache ,For the MP3 its like one way traffic,once your store the Mp3 files into the player with toshiba software u cant play them again in any other player or computer.Overall its a good player with few problems.i hope this review is helpful to you.
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Summary: Great mp3 player
Review: I was really surprised at how good this unit was for the price.The PCMCIA hard drive is an awesome idea. It can function as a portable 5GB USB or PCMCIA hard drive (no drivers needed in Win ME, 2000, or XP). It will play MP3, WMA, and WAV files created from ANY program (unlike a previous reviewer stated). Sound quality is top notch...the bass enhancements really work well. Now, the main complaint is the encryption software that's needed to transfer music to the player. I'm not sure of the purpose of this encryption since you can copy all the music files you want to the hard drive and store them there, you just can't play them. The transfer application is small and looks exactly like Windows Explorer...you just copy and paste your music from your hard drive to the Toshiba. If you have a 1 Ghz or higher PC, the encryption shouldn't slow you down much, if at all. I have a 3Ghz PC and was able to fill up 4 gigs in about 15 minutes, so I find that very reasonable. The menu system on the player is very basic and intuitive. Everyone in the office was able to pick it up and operate it right off the bat. Not sure what one of the other reviewers didn't like about it, it's easy and accessible, what more do you want? It's very sturdy unit, made out of brushed aluminum, and the controls are easily accessible (I like the position of the volume controls...the recessed buttons are unobtrusive yet functional). In a nutshell, I think this player is one of the best values for the market. I've owned a Nomad II, a Nomad Jukebox, and a 5GB iPod (which died), and this seems to be the best of the group so far. Enjoy!
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Summary: Impressive...most impressive
Review: I was really surprised at how good this unit was for the price. The PCMCIA hard drive is an awesome idea. It can function as a portable 5GB USB or PCMCIA hard drive (no drivers needed in Win ME, 2000, or XP). It will play MP3, WMA, and WAV files created from ANY program (unlike a previous reviewer stated). Sound quality is top notch...the bass enhancements really work well. Now, the main complaint is the encryption software that's needed to transfer music to the player. I'm not sure of the purpose of this encryption since you can copy all the music files you want to the hard drive and store them there, you just can't play them. The transfer application is small and looks exactly like Windows Explorer...you just copy and paste your music from your hard drive to the Toshiba. If you have a 1 Ghz or higher PC, the encryption shouldn't slow you down much, if at all. I have a 3Ghz PC and was able to fill up 4 gigs in about 15 minutes, so I find that very reasonable. The menu system on the player is very basic and intuitive. Everyone in the office was able to pick it up and operate it right off the bat. Not sure what one of the other reviewers didn't like about it, it's easy and accessible, what more do you want? It's very sturdy unit, made out of brushed aluminum, and the controls are easily accessible (I like the position of the volume controls...the recessed buttons are unobtrusive yet functional). In a nutshell, I think this player is one of the best values for the market. I've owned a Nomad II, a Nomad Jukebox, and a 5GB iPod (which died), and this seems to be the best of the group so far. Enjoy!
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Summary: Toshiba Is the Only Japanese Mp3 5gb Jukebox avail on mrkt.
Review: Ive Recently purchased this amazing mobilphile from toshiba this is the real thing you guys made in japan Ipod on the hand made in china or taiwan and whata rip off. Toshiba weights less than the ipod functional and supports the USB 2.0 for fast transfers. If your thinking of buying a 5gig Ipod i would give my personal advice you get the toshiba over the ipod which stays on the same price [$$$]where the toshiba is [$$$]there are some disadvantages but theyre not that important just like in the ipod it self. The bottom line is that the mobilphile from toshiba is quality. Also i would like point out The Ipod Gets HOT after minutes of use at the bottom. The toshiba on the other hand doesnt have the actuall hardrive its a removable card that never gets a hot.
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Summary: Overall the best out there !!
Review: PROS: 1.REMOVEABLE PCMCIA Hard Drive Card, Sound Quality, Battery Life, Size. 2.REMOVEABLE PCMCIA Hard Drive Card. Can't emphasize enough on how important and handy that feature is. The 20GB Nomad i had earlier just froze on me and i could not get it to boot even with tech support help. Fortunately i could return the player and i had not deleted the backup from my PC. Imagine the damn thing freezing on you after you had downloaded close to 15GB of songs...you would have lost it all...and by which time it may be a little too late to return it.
Accidentally drop a Nomad or an iPod..and your collection of music could die with your player.
Ever since my experince with Nomad, it was very clear in my mind as to what to look for...REMOVABLE HARD DRIVE...and what could be a more convenient form than a PCMCIA hard drive. 3. Forget the USB 2.0 port. Simply eject out the PCMCIA hard disk and insert it into your PC/Laptop to move your music into it. I have also used it as a temporary store for mass data.. CONS: 1. Only 5GB of hard disk. Need to get another card when that's done. I'm OK with having to carry an extra card to have a total of 10GB of music. A small price to pay, when compared to the risk of losing 10GB of music with any other player . 2. Required the use of Toshiba "Audio Application" to encrypt your music files in order to be able to listen to it. 3. The interface to Navigate/Browse your collection is not all that great. Overall the best out there...take my word for it. I would only compare it with another PCMCIA Hard disk player, in case i do plan to upgrade to something new.
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Summary: Overall the best out there !!
Review: PROS: 1.REMOVEABLE PCMCIA Hard Drive Card, Sound Quality, Battery Life, Size. 2.REMOVEABLE PCMCIA Hard Drive Card. Can't emphasize enough on how important and handy that feature is. The 20GB Nomad i had earlier just froze on me and i could not get it to boot even with tech support help. Fortunately i could return the player and i had not deleted the backup from my PC. Imagine the damn thing freezing on you after you had downloaded close to 15GB of songs...you would have lost it all...and by which time it may be a little too late to return it.
Accidentally drop a Nomad or an iPod..and your collection of music could die with your player.
Ever since my experince with Nomad, it was very clear in my mind as to what to look for...REMOVABLE HARD DRIVE...and what could be a more convenient form than a PCMCIA hard drive. 3. Forget the USB 2.0 port. Simply eject out the PCMCIA hard disk and insert it into your PC/Laptop to move your music into it. I have also used it as a temporary store for mass data.. CONS: 1. Only 5GB of hard disk. Need to get another card when that's done. I'm OK with having to carry an extra card to have a total of 10GB of music. A small price to pay, when compared to the risk of losing 10GB of music with any other player . 2. Required the use of Toshiba "Audio Application" to encrypt your music files in order to be able to listen to it. 3. The interface to Navigate/Browse your collection is not all that great. Overall the best out there...take my word for it. I would only compare it with another PCMCIA Hard disk player, in case i do plan to upgrade to something new.
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Summary: Helpful Specification Info
Review: Sorry, this is not an actual review. But just in case you wanted to know some specifications without downloading the .pdf manual, here they are. Dimensions:
72.5mm x 22.3mm x 112mm (WxHxD, including projections)
approx 2.85in x .88in x 4.41in Weight:
Approx. 180g(player) 235g with HDD card (that's about .5 lbs.) It plays MP3's, WMA's, and WAV's Sampling Frequency: (in case you know what this is ?? )
22.05kHz-48kHz Bit Rate: (yeah i don't know what this is either)
15kbps-320kbps Maximum Recording time: approx. 83 hours Continuous playback time: approx. 18 hours (varies with
different play options) Storage medium:
-Supplied 5GB TypeII PC card HDD Model number MEHDD50A
-TypeII PC Card HHD 2GB Model number P3079U-1PCC
-TypeII PC Card HHD 2GB Model number MK2001MPL
-TypeII PC Card HHD 5GB Model number MK5002MPL
(as of June 2002) AC Adapter: Input power conditions 120V AC, 60Hz
Rated output 5V DC, 3A All said information was taken from the downloaded pdf manual for this product, excepting the approximate measurement conversions I made. My rating is based off of my cummulative opinion after reading all reviews. I hope people find this information helpful.
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Summary: Great mp3 player
Review: The Toshiba mobilphile is a one of a kind mp3 player. Not only does it have a retractable HDD PC Card, put it also has good quality and easy transfer between files. The 5 GB hard drive is "real getter", and it can store about 1000 songs based on the compression settings. Good mp3 player! I have no trouble with it!
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Summary: Toshiba MEG50AS
Review: This is a wonderful product. What else can I say. The sound is supurb! It is very portable; it can fit in even small pockets.For 20GB, this is a great value!
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Summary: better than the ipod
Review: this is better thn the ipod because it has 8 hours more of playback and weighs less too, also, it has a usb 2.0 and costs less
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