Eiger Labs F20 EigerMan MP3 Player

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Summary: excelent product
Review: i bought this thing 6 months ago, the sound quality is the best i have even though compared to my panasonic discman i still like the mpman sound, the mpman has more bass and treble than my discman and compareable to my bros sony discman. the mids highs & lows r nice when ur listening with the mid mega bass setting it actually makes my altec lansing acs-48 subwoofer to distort but its ok with earphone or headphones, the onliest thing i dislike is the memory it doesnt have enough(32mb)but u can upgrade it with smartmedia card which is very convinient and easy to find. about costumer support i dont really care because the product never had any problem. sorry if i mistyped some words or bad english.

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Summary: Awsome Player, Useless Instructions
Review: The sound quaility of the Eiger MP3 Player is awsome, so much better than a disc Man. But the instructins are terrible and provide no help of any sort. Even being computer -lit, it was very hard to understand the process. It also gives you about 3-4 different programs to use and I have no idea what they are all for. Overall, I am very pleased with the product, just no the programs or instructions.

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Summary: good player, awful customer support
Review: While the sound quality on the MPMan is quite good, the setup can be a nightmare. The documentation for the MPMan is spartan at best and totally useless at worst. The customer support line is basically an answering service involving hours of phone tag and mixed messages. If you have good computer savvy and are willing to risk needing customer support from Eiger Labs, the player might not be bad for you, but otherwise I would stay far, far away from this player.

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Summary: This is a great mp3 player
Review: If you are looking for a nice affordable MP3 player this is the one. It has great sound, it is light weight. A problem with this one is it is hard to install the software b/c the owners manual is poor. Other than that once you get it working it is worth while.

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Summary: $120 rebate only with ISP signup
Review: Watch out for the $120 review that is advertised with this product. It is only available if you sign up for Juno.com's internet service.

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Summary: Do you know computers?
Review: This item is relatively easy to setup if you have a decent understanding of computer hardware. For most systems it requires changing irq's in the bios. The provided documentation is terrible and the software is mediocre. The unit itself however, in my opinion, provides better sound quality than a rio.

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Summary: This Rocks
Review: I just got my EigerMan for christmas adn i got it up and running in less than 10 minutes. this was as easy as 123 to set up. I definitely reccomend this to anyone with a computer and an I.Q. higher than a Cabbage.

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Summary: Very good in many ways, but some problems
Review: i love it, but when i ripped my cds into the computer (from musicmatch), and into the mp3 player, it has some problem playing the songs, and i have to do some turning on and off techniques for it to play the song... besides that, very good battery thing, very good sound, and basically very good advice: PLEASE buy some other earphones

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Summary: Rio vs. EigerMan
Review: If you're wondering which product to buy, it really depends on your needs. The Rio has convenient controls, which unfortunately, the EigerMan does not, but then again the EigerMan has an incredible bass boost, which knocks the socks off of Rio's equalizer system (Rock, Pop, Jazz settings, etc). This is not that important if you're jogging or playing sports outdoors where there is too much outside noise to be able to hear the difference. The EigerMan does not feature a belt clip as the Rio does, but this is not important unless you're wearing those wierd pants with no pockets. The EigerMan makes the most of the slow paralell port connection: it downloads information from your PC a bit faster than Rio. The earphones supplied with the EigerMan certainly outweigh those of the Rio, and all the better; it makes the experience more enjoyable. The real kick, though, is that the EigerMan not only serves as a great Mp3 player, but also as a really nifty portable drive, letting you download onto and upload off of your Mp3 player several kinds of files, like other types of audio, documents, and even images. Another advantage is that the EigerMan uses standard SmartMedia Flash Cards to upgrade the memory, which can be traded between players, which cannot be done with Rio's own flash system. (If you think 2 hours of music, 64 mb, is not enough, hold tight. In a few years, they'll be making 2GB flash cards, which provide over 12 hours of near cd quality sound.) One thing I have to mention is the solid-state skip free design, which is a major advantage over CD's and even MiniDiscs. The EigerMan has wonderful battery life- just one AA battery lasts over 12 hours. Though the EigerMan software is a pain to get working, and it definitely didn't spend as much time on the drawing board as Rio, the EigerMan definitely pulls out on top.

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Summary: Why they can't give this thing away.
Review: This is a real review - not a plant by some Eiger Labs company hack. Don't waste your money on this product. It is a real piece of junk. I can't get mine installed despite repeated attempts. The documentation provided with the product is a joke. It is literally a photocopied 4 page piece of paper. I have called the support number for a week straight and never gotten a live person. Everytime they email me in response to my inquiry they send the same automatic response message. Lastly the software provided is horrible. It is a bunch of clippings from 3rd party web sites. I obviously can't tell you how this thing sounds since I've never gotten it working. Please save yourself the hassle - stay away from this product. Eiger Labs doesn't care about servicing its customers.