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Summary: Exellent for cheap price
Review: I recieved this for Christmas it it is just wonderful. I can carry all the MP3 I like and the batteries last long. I have very good experiences with Cabo MP3 Player.
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Summary: how do you weight other people's opinions
Review: I saw that a few people gave this product a good review. But then most people who review an item on Amazon have nothing to compare it with. This product was pretty (bad). Cheaply made, slow (very) transfer rate, Limited memory (I'm a fan of the Creative Nomad - What is 64MB? Worthless unless you want to reload on a daily basis), Poor output Quality. This was the first MP3 player I ever purchased, and I used it for about 5 weeks before it just didn't turn on one day (yes, I replaced the batteries). There are many better products on the market, do waste your time.
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Summary: Glitchasaurus
Review: LED screen: half the characters are faded and unreadable
Parallel port: puh-leese. I had to reconfigure my CMOS (that was scary) and mess around with basic operating system issues before it would work. Then had to pull CPU out, disconnect printer to use port. What a pain.
Software did not work. One of the reasons I spent a lot of time with windows systems settings and looking for online hints was the recurring message that my computer could not find the device when I tried to initialize the internal memory (per the instructions). For grins, I tried to download without this step and low-and-behold the transfer worked. Could have saved myself a couple of hours--ARGH!!!!
Bottom line: unpleasant experience.
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Summary: Great deal at a low price.
Review: I've had the Cabo for about 9 months. It took a while to figure out you had to tell the software to connect, I didn't see that in the instructions. I got it to bike and run with. I was surprised to get more memory than the 64Meg. I also got the 32 Meg disk. Downloading wasn't a problem. The only thing that has bothered me is that I can get about 3 or 4 two hour rides before the batteries are dead. An easy solution was rechargable batteries. I never turn the volume all the way up because I want to make sure I can hear what's going on around me, it gets plenty loud. Nor do I mess with the DSPs. I've got a home theater system at home. If I'm out biking, I'm not worried about if the music set to club or rock...I just want music, which by the way actually sounds very good. I read the reviews before I bought the Cabo. Most of the people submitting bad reviews just had too high expectations or didn't read about the player before they bought it. I've had no problems and would happily endorse it.
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Summary: Great mp3 player for the price
Review: I had NO problems with my player. The most important thing to do is to be sure your port is changed to ECP. other than that i have had nothing but good luck!! i got 18 songs on this with out having to add and memory! So after the rebate it is awesome. the player is very light and i get great life out of the batteries. the headphones are only O.k. but i got others i use that i already had, so no big deal! THIS THING ROCKS! FLICKERSTICK ROCKS
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Summary: SICK!
Review: I think this player is the worst... when you get it out of the package it smells like ... and when you trfy to put mp3 files on it, it will take in about 1 or 2 and then freezes during the tranfer... meaning you have to restart your computer after every couple songs... not only that but when you take the belt clip off of your pants it must hit the player so hard that it makes it turn off because thats what happened for me. This player is so annoying even for a decent price and 64MB you can't even use the 64MB. (well you can if you want to restart or turn the player back on every 2 minutes)This is a bad choice if you want a good one get the Nomadllc it's way better it's got 32MB but you can max it out to a full 160MB.
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Summary: Cabo, Great for what it is. But what you are not told
Review: The Cabo has a design flaw in its back cover. This is why the stereo often malfunctions and no sound is heard out of one speaker. To fix this problem is not that hard if you know how to solder or know someone who does. Here is all you have to do. Remove the back cover which my void your warranty but they'll probably just give you another one with this problem. It will break sooner or later hence design flaw. Under the belt clip pin holder(not the screw holder) you will find a chip Apprx 2mm x4mm. This chip gets broken free. You must solder it back on using a pen type soldering iron NOT A GUN. Use liquid type solder a drop approx 1/4 mm. After soldering (carful not to overheat 1-2 second max.)you must modify the cover. A sliver of plastic approx 3mm thick must be cut from the pin molding at the top (volume control end)it should look like a D sideways when your done. reassemble the cover and your done.
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Summary: satisfying performance, nice price with rebate...
Review: ....That's pretty good for a 64MB MP3 player that is very light, has good sound, and no mechanical problems. I rollerblade, run, and bike with the player all the time. It really puts you in another world, surrounded by music. Features are better than most 64MB units, with a good screen, easy controls, several equalizer options, and a good belt clip.The only real problem is the software used to interface with the player. It is cumbersome and you can't preview songs before downloading, so you need to remember what they all sound like when creating a playlist (a problem for librarys of hundreds of MP3 files like mine). Also, you can't create playlists for future use (a time saver)- kind of a pain. I like the new version of MusicMatch a lot, and wish that it could interface, but the two products are not compatible. Also, when the batteries get low, connection and download problems appear- easy to remedy with fresh batteries. Another (acceptable) minus is the parallel cable connection. It isn't terribly slow, but it seems so compared to USB. Use rechargable batteries with this baby, or you will spend mucho bucks on replacements. For the price I am exteremely happy. Given that technology is changing so fast, I approach these types of players like I do computers. Don't buy the latest, read reviews, look for sales, expect it to be "obsolete" (or, in the case of these players, to wear out) within a one to two years.
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Summary: electronic lover from e-towm/chciago
Review: To anyone who wants to buy this product: BUY it! its a really good deal and its working for me despite the fact of all of the other terrible reviews. Theres one glitch its that my one of the earphones isnt working so i just bought a pair at osco a really cheap brand and it works fine. So do buy it it has awesome sound and the software worked juts fine on my PC
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Summary: Once the headache is over...
Review: This is actually a good little player for a great price. I had to return my original purchase for a new unit, but it appeared as if the problems I encountered were the result of a hardware compatibility problem on my end. (It apparently has problems hooking up with an IBM Thinkpad, go figure.) Although I was able to download files to the unit, I was getting a similar problem with having the unit recognized, and also a problem in that the full amount of memory was not showing. I could download and play some files, but the JazPiper desk software did not recognize that there were any files on the unit. Once I tried things on a different PC, everything has worked great. Here's the scoop - Best Data doesn't really make the Cabo, it is made by a European outfit that sells it as the JazPiper (hence the different name for the software you can download off the web). The knock on Best Data's tech support is probably related to this fact - they're just reselling it. That's no excuse, but it does explain a lot. You don't need to pay the $7 for tech support if you e-mail your questions. I had my questions answered within a couple of hours. Bottom line - it appears that the Europeans made some mistakes, and if this works on your machine, it's great. Otherwise, you're just plain out of luck.
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