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Summary: GREAT PLAYER
Review: I got this player yesterday and i luv it. Since with its limited memory (didnt upgrade yet), all i had to do were to convert my songs into wma format and now i can fit 30+ songs. The only thing that could be better was more bass. Highly reconmmend this.
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Summary: Very Good!
Review: After shopping around for about 3 months for an MP3 player, I finally made the decision of getting this one today! I got it as a Valentine's gift for my wife, and after I thought about it....I got back into the store and got another one for myself. I read a lot of reviews about MP3 players, and especially about the Intel, and it did help me make a decision; although almost everybody agrees on the fact that the earbuds are very unconfortable, I don't; my only observation would be the memory capacity, which would be easily solved with an extra memory card. The built in one gave me 55 minutes of music, so 68MB should allow me to download at least 1 hour and 45 minutes of hard rockin' tunes (about an old 90 minutes tape!!!), just enough for my workout, since that will probably be its main use. So here I am with my new toy and ready to blast those Zeppelin tunes!!! The sound is crystal clear and the volume level is perfect! The EQ adds a wonderful feature and all around is very easy to use. It took me, that don't know much about computers, 5 minutes to open it and have it up and running. If only I could figure out how to convert regular CD's to MP3 files....
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Summary: Great product but be advised of potential sotware problems
Review: I purchased this player and the initial set-up worked well but I later ran into problems with the software conflicting with other programs. The computer media search started crashing and then eventually the software would not recognize the player. Since everything worked initially, this may not be the fault of the player software but could reside with other programs. The support from Intel is "just ok". I feel I should just warn any purchaser up-front that MP3-players have a considerable "fiddle factor" associated with them relative to other forms of media. There's a lot that can go wrong. Also, the headphones seem to be mentioned a lot by other reviewers. I found them to sound good and work well. However, they are the kind that you stick in your ears so they fall out easily if your doing any high impact exercise. Not a big deal and you may want to use a different set. Overall, I think this is a great product especially for the price. I would just advise caution to those who don't like to "tinker" too much with their computer.
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Summary: A very cool toy
Review: This digital audio player is great. Very easy to learn software which helps you transfer songs quickly to your player and rip cd's on to your computer. Very light in weight so you don't look like an idiot with a huge cd player or walkman on your hip when you're walking or what not.Downsides to this - No AC adapter, only gives you 64 megabytes of memory, but this can be upgraded, so basically - you can only fit about 1 cd of songs on this when you first get it. And lastly, there is no way to play the songs on a car stereo. Unless of course you get a car stereo adapter tape. So that is why I gave it four stars. If you're looking for a digital audio player, I would give this one a try - it's great.
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Summary: Love it!
Review: I looked for a long time and read all the reviews before I picked my MP3 player. I love this one. It's easy to use, lightweight and the buttons are intuitive. Other people who reviewed it didn't like the face plates but I think they're fine and I'm not a teenager. The earbuds do hurt my little ears but better earbuds are under $$$.... I also ordered 64 extra MG for those long airplane rides or runs.
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Summary: great battery power
Review: after hearing of all these "batter drainage" issues on mp3 players, I must say that this little bad boy hasn't given me any troubles yet. I have used about 12 to 15 hrs, and the battery is still good. Sound quality is excellent. I have nothing bad to say about this player
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Summary: SWEET!
Review: I've been holding off on an MP3 player, waiting for a better price point. This Intel 3000 player is all that I have been waiting for. Up and running in just a few minutes. Downloading my own MP3's in a few more. Battery life is good. Sound quality is excellent. My wife is complaining about walking around the house with headphones on, but... The buttons are a little squishy (sometimes hard to feel confirmation of control & the volume could be rated as a little difficult) however an outstanding MP3 player, no problems, just many MP3's to listen to while working out, etc...
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Summary: Keep in mind
Review: At the time of my writing this (1/15/2001) it is currently next to impossible to obtain a 128MB flash card unless you have internal connections to the people working inside the memory chip-making plants. So if you are looking at this player, expect to wait a while until 128MB MMC cards become more profitable in production (meaning less errors per chips produced). Until then you can use the 64MB onboard memory. Intel itself doesn't seem to even make anything higher than 64MB, which goes to say that the advertisement for being able to expand 64+128 is a total lie. 128MB MMC cards were announced back as early as 05/2001 by memory manufacturers, such as SimpleTech and Toshiba. However, it's now 01/2002 and they still haven't perfected the production process of the memory. The memory itself isn't even 128MB--it's actually two-64MB chips miniaturized into a single chip. This along with the delay of the commercial release of 128MB chips could mean that they have had reliability problems at the production plants. Keep yourself updated on this if you plan on getting this player. Also, keep in mind that MMC is fairly new technology. It's newer than smartmedia and compactflash. It was developed by SanDisk and each chip is about the size of a postage stamp. The fact that Intel has adopted it is probably a good sign of the technology's progress, however, as all new things in the computer industry are by nature, watch out for possible scams and reliability hazards early on. Until (and if) they actually release 128MB cards, you're just going to be stuck with the 64MB onboard memory and possibly another 64MB MMC card for about [amt] extra, making the total about [amt] not including shipping ([amt] for player + [amt] for memory).
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Summary: This is a great MP3 player for a runner! (Intel 3000)
Review: I agree with most of the reviews I have read about this product; basically that it is a good, no-frills design. I wanted to write a separate review since I use my player only when running. I love it! I have had the player a couple of weeks, and it has worked flawlessly. The design is much sturdier than the other MP3 players that I have seen; this is the only one that looks like you could drop it and not break it. It is lightweight, and is about the size of an alpha-pager. I bought a couple of accessories to go with my new player. First of all, the ear-buds that come with the player are not comfortable, so I replaced those with some Sony headphones that are geared towards "workouts". Next I bought a battery charger and batteries. Finally I got a Case Logic "belt" that is simply a pouch on a neoprene (spelling?) belt. This was advertised as a cassette player belt, but it works fine for me. Anyway, the player hasn't skipped, and there is nothing about the player that I am worried about breaking since it will have a "tough" life as a runner's MP3 player. I personally like the MusicMatch software (the FULL version!) that comes with the player. This is a complete package that lets you rip CDs, write CDs, and download music to the MP3 player. I don't think I'll ever use the Intel software that came with the player, since you can download songs within MusicMatch. If by any chance I DO have any problems with this player, you can bet I'll write an "update" to this review. But if you don't hear from me again, it is because I'm out pounding the roads, enjoying the tunes from my MP3 player. Way to go Intel - 5 stars! ****Update after owning a couple of months**** Still love it! I've listened to the player ONLY when running, and couldn't be happier. I've put a couple of hundred "miles" on the player (including 9 miles today), and I have not gone on a single run without it. No kidding - some days I look forward to my run more for the music than the exercise! As far as durability goes, I can't complain. I've dropped it on concrete, and the plastic face popped off, which was easy to pop back on. My rechargeable batteries last about 10 hours in the player. The software has worked just fine. In fact, I got a free upgrade to a new full version of the software online, so that is nice. Trust me - if I do have any problems, I will definitely update this review. But unless you read otherwise, I am still 100% satisfied!
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Summary: GREAT!!!! GREAT!!! AND GREAT!!!
Review: JUST RECIEVED THIS ITEM TODAY AND I LOVE IT! you may think what i first thought " ohhh to confusing and takes to long to get songs on it bla bla bla" all that is NOT TRUE... is a great product... ear-phones it comes with hurt so i dont use them but i already had a pair of the sony "behing the neck" ones <-- buy these, they rock........ ANYWAYS THIS PRODUCT IS GREAT!
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