Buslink 256 MB MP3 Player/Flash Drive (MPE-BD256)

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Summary: Yup, nice toy !
Review: This mp3 player sucks! Two weeks after I bought it the hardware broke and is unable to be fixed.The buslink support is non exsitent. So if it breaks there is nothing you can do. Stick to Sony, Phillips or Rio thoes are ligit.

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Summary: BAD PRODUCT AND NO SUPPORT - DONT BUY ANYTHING FROM BUSLINK
Review: I bought a Buslink Mp3 player in a Datavision Store in NY (Datavision is a big reseller, listed in Buslink page).
The unit sound volume is weak, but this is not the problem. After just 3 months of use the unit wont play mp3 anymore, the screen went crazy every time I start it, and then froze. I contacted Buslink to got a replacement but I got THE WORST SUPPORT, INDIFERENCE AND BAD ATTENTION from they, particulary from Ivan Smith, customer support. Walk away from Buslink. They cannot replace the unit without the invoice from Datavision, they do not honor your waste , confidence nor preference. Stay away from Buslink, a unit that lasted only 3 months and they wont replace. I REPEAT, THE WORST QUALITY AND SUPPORT I GOT IN TONS OF PURCHASES. DONT BUY ANYTHING FROM BUSLINK.

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Summary: Yup, nice toy !
Review: I bought it too and that a nice stuff ! I bought it on ebay @ 30 + 15 shipping. cheer Target ! :)

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Summary: Won't work under Mac OS X 10.3!
Review: I bought one of these things because it said it was Mac OS X compatible, but it's not compatible with the latest version: 10.3. I called Buslink and talked to their Mac guy there (who was very kind and apologetic, by the way) and he said to send it back. It works really well under OS 9 (I believe it even works under 10.2 though I didn't test it), and it's a nice little player, but as of right now it won't work in 10.3. I asked if there was any possibility of a firmware update or anything that would fix this problem and he said no. He said it's possible that future generations of these will work in 10.3, but it's probably best to give Buslink a call to check before buying one!

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Summary: DON'T BUY IT!
Review: I bought the Buslink 256MB MP3 player because I thought I'd found a bargain since it was far cheaper than all the other 256MB MP3 players. Don't be fooled! Mine completely broke in less than three months. Right after I bought it the plastic "shell" on the outside popped off. Then later the entire player broke. The screen would freeze anytime I tried to turn it on. All in all, it is very cheaply made and the Buslink customer support is virtually nonexistant, so I would shell out an extra $20 or $30 to get a name brand Mp3 player that will last!

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Summary: A Great Product but...
Review: I bought this one a month ago, and i'm very happy with it, it's so small and cheap, but it has an inconvinient , (i don't know if the 256mb version fix it , i have the 128MB player),my player has some problems with the mp3s with variable bitrate, it really don't sound good ,but i don't think its a big problem , anyway I can always convert my mp3 with variable bitrate to mp3 with constant bitrate and listen to them in my great player.

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Summary: Good little MP3 player - good value for the memory
Review: I had intended to purchase the iPod until I saw the price <yikes> and also read several reviews that left me doubting whether that was the right player for me. This is my first MP3 player - I wanted something small I could take to the gym. My biggest concern was NOT that it hold hour after hour of music because I knew I could delete files and replace as I wanted. After reading the reviews on this player I decided to go for it. I'm not disappointed. I'm running Windows XP and the device was recognized immediately - all necessary drivers were automatically installed. Within 5 minutes I had transferred 20 MP3's into the unit and was playing with the various functions. Nice size - 256MB which is more than enough for me :) I'm glad I didn't spend the money on the iPod....this one suits me just fine. The ear buds actually stay in my ears, although I still find them annoying and will probably invest in a small set of headphones to replace them.

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Summary: Good little MP3 player - good value for the memory
Review: I had intended to purchase the iPod until I saw the price and also read several reviews that left me doubting whether that was the right player for me. This is my first MP3 player - I wanted something small I could take to the gym. My biggest concern was NOT that it hold hour after hour of music because I knew I could delete files and replace as I wanted. After reading the reviews on this player I decided to go for it. I'm not disappointed. I'm running Windows XP and the device was recognized immediately - all necessary drivers were automatically installed. Within 5 minutes I had transferred 20 MP3's into the unit and was playing with the various functions. Nice size - 256MB which is more than enough for me :) I'm glad I didn't spend the money on the iPod....this one suits me just fine. The ear buds actually stay in my ears, although I still find them annoying and will probably invest in a small set of headphones to replace them.

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Summary: Small, USB built in great for the price.
Review: I have to say i have bought 3 of these. How could you go wrong for 2x the memory of everyone else at the same price.

Pros: Small, Lightweight, Good (up 20 hours) battery life, nice backlit screen, good features including data code lockout. Nice look, cap locks securely, 5 second on feature prevents turning on by accident, built in equalizer, Really a pretty well designed product -

Cons: NO RANDOM!!!
VERY poor customer service (I had one that locked up at Musicdrive screen. Called 30-40 min hold - not 800#, and was told send it back and they don't do cross ships - however I called a week after to get an RMA and someone named Mike told me - oh all you have to do is reformat the drive you corrupted it when you removed it.... YOU MUST click the remove safetly icon in 2000/xp/98 when you remove to prevent data corruption. I never did this before and so it happened 1/100 times but that would suck if I were on the road...)

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Summary: Nice little MP3 player-also can be used to transfer files
Review: I justified my purchase of this gizmo because I needed a voice recorder. It works fine but I found out that you need to press a series of buttons to record. I needed something more convenient.

My real desire was to have a small lightweight MP3 player. This accomplishes that in spades. Very easy to use-plug into your USB port and transfer MP3s to it. Plug in your earphones and away you go.

256 megs is about 3-4 hours of music total. I've never loaded it that much. It has the most amount of memory that I've seen in a MP3 player this small. This things not much bigger than a flash drive unit. By the time you add space for the extra electronics to play MP3s, battery and a LCD screen, it's amazing that they could keep it this small.

Controls are limited. Basically you have volume and skip forward, backward. There are some equalizer presets to change the sound but no actual bass or treble control. Random would be nice but not available.

Also, it doesn't come with an armband-only a cord to hang around your neck. Not too convenient if you are going to exercise or do something that requires a lot of movement. In fact, the small size of this unit caused me to make a mistake. But it also shows that Buslink has good customer service.

I was using it when I would do yardwork, etc. Instead of using the neck cord I put it in my pocket. My body movement caused too much pressure on the earphone jack. It caused the connection to become unstable. However, I emailed Buslink with this problem and they sent me a RMA number within 1-2 days. I need to send it back but was able to jury rig it to keep working. I hate to be without it for 3-4 weeks to send it back.

In a nutshell, it's a great little MP3 player, very small, lightweight. Also functions as a voice recorder and flash drive. If you want more storage or more audio features, look elsewhere. But if you want an MP3 player that is practically unnoticeable, get this one.

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