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Summary: Hard to find, but worth looking for.
Review: I set out to buy this just before Christmas. No stores around me had it in stock. The only place I could find it was at a Best Buy, 100 miles away for $... . Out of the clear blue I found one at Sams Club, with the accessory package, for $... . I couldnt believe what I saw. And, that did not include the rebate. Total price under $..., what a deal!!!As for the unit itself, I cant say enough good about it. The only shortcoming is the FM radio which is useless. I love the features, its easy to use, has lots of memory, and the price I paid is unreal. Highly recommeded. Check at Sam's Club first.
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Summary: Good All-Around Player- a few quirks though
Review: I shopped around for an MP3 Playe rfor awhile, and this one seemed the best bet for the money- as far as the car hook-up and stereo hook-up, among other things. It's worked great for me so far, with the only feature I don't like at all is being able to manipulate the songs once they're on the player. You can't change the track order, or move songs from the player to a computer. The Intel program basically sucks, but MusicMatch is okay as long as you know how to use the software. And that stupid blinking light on the charger... Anyway- a handy product overall. The interface is easy to use, and it's nice and tiny, but very strong. I've enjoyed it a whole lot.
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Summary: Intel hits a home run with this one
Review: I was initially quite skeptical of getting a portable MP3 player, as I already had a portable MiniDisc player, but the Pocket Concert put my fears to rest. The two main reasons I think this player is great are the memory and the amplifier. First, the 128 megs of onboard memory holds a good 2 hours of music at a really nice bitrate. This proved to be perfect for me, as I use it mostly while walking or going to the gym, which is usually an hour and a half activity. 2 hours is the perfect amount of storage time. Second, whatever little amplifier they used in the Pocket Concert, it's *great*. The sound is totally clear, and you can really crank it up with a decent pair of headphones and it comes out loud and clear, the sound doesn't go flat at all. There's very little background noise as well, it comes through very clean. The unit is well constructed, quite small, and I also like the docking station that comes with the Accessory kit (i've got it hooked into my living room stereo so I use the USB cable for the computer). All in all, this is an excellent player, and in my opinion well worth the money. I never looked twice at any other player, and i'm completely satisfied with this one.
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Summary: Still Love It
Review: I've had this player for about a year now, and I still use it daily (a lot more than I can say for some of my other electronic toys). The pros: assuming that you have made the decision to go with a flash player, this is the best available in terms of memory and price; the design is winsome; the track loading speed is good, if not blazing;and the sound is terrific. The cons: the software is a little clunky (you can play songs in the order the tracks are loaded, or play randomly, but you can't re-order a playlist once it's downloaded); it's a bit of a battery hog (get the rechargeable batteries; they'll pay for themselves in weeks); the 128 memory is not upgradeable, which means that someday the player will be obsolete as other players add more memory at lower prices; and it takes a little too much twiddling for my taste to change settings like bass and random play. Overall, though, ny quibbles are few and this device has been a constant companion for a record length of time.
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Summary: Still Love It
Review: I've had this player for about a year now, and I still use it daily (a lot more than I can say for some of my other electronic toys). The pros: assuming that you have made the decision to go with a flash player, this is the best available in terms of memory and price; the design is winsome; the track loading speed is good, if not blazing;and the sound is terrific. The cons: the software is a little clunky (you can play songs in the order the tracks are loaded, or play randomly, but you can't re-order a playlist once it's downloaded); it's a bit of a battery hog (get the rechargeable batteries; they'll pay for themselves in weeks); the 128 memory is not upgradeable, which means that someday the player will be obsolete as other players add more memory at lower prices; and it takes a little too much twiddling for my taste to change settings like bass and random play. Overall, though, ny quibbles are few and this device has been a constant companion for a record length of time.
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Summary: Excellent little player!
Review: I've had this unit for about 6 months now and I am totally satisfied with it. The software works extremely well, download times are negligible. The unit is easy on batteries, sounds very good and has plenty of volume, enough even if you are playing a file which has low volume. The controls are a little tricky, I can't say I'm nuts about the thumbwheel, but at least they keep the appearance of this badboy clean and neat. I've also sweated on it a lot while running and even run through a downpoar with it in the neoprene pouch. So far, its holding up perfectly. Money well spent!
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Summary: Best sounding Player on The Market
Review: Loading software is simple. Design of unit is flawless, Small yet powerful sound reproduction. Takes only minutes to get acquanted with function controls. And they are well placed! I have had no problem with the headphone jack at all. Actually a very snug fit. The headphones themselves are not that great, No adjustment for fit, But sound Very Good. Would have given a 5 star but FM radio lacks good reception. The dock and accessory's all work and fit well. A Quality product from Intel.
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Summary: A Good Deal
Review: On the whole I am very pleased with the product. It has a substantial feel, and, to the extent it matters, is attractive. Prior reviews I've read commented on "hiss" and the poor quality of the headphones. I do not share these complaints. I find the sound produced by the headphones to be excellent, and actually like that they fit snugly around the ears and back of the head (think the polarfleece Artic 180's earwarmers you may have seen). Did experience some problems loading the software, and once I had it loaded still had a bit of difficulty. Echoing comments made by a reviewer of another Intel MP3 product, this may have something to do with a "conflict" with other software on my machine, namely RealPlayer/RealOne. However, things appear to working fine now, but it can take some tinkering. Also, as noted by another reviewer, the MusicMatch software is not the most user friendly out there, so it can produce some initial frustration. Overall, however, I am very pleased with the product.
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Summary: Great MP3 player!
Review: So there I was staring at the remains of my old Diamond Rio after my dog destoyed it... How did he know I had an Air Supply song on there? Anyway I shopped around and the Intel MP3 player seemed to be the best value. I also like that it was software upgradeable and I figured I could trust Intel to stand behind their product and actually deliver on the upgrades. (I base this on the fact that I just downloaded a flash upgrade on my five year old Intel motherboard from their web site.) So far so good. I use it everyday and have had no problems and the sound quality is execellent. Way better than my Rio which sounded tiny. I even hooked it up to my stereo and blasted the dog with bad rock music from Finland. The interface is easy to use and the bundled software is pretty decent. I can also afford to listen to better quality music now that I have 128MB and it still holds 4X as many songs as my old player. I don't use the radio feature that much but it seems to work fine. It feels solid and well built and has survived a drop from my desk at work without any problems. I know plenty of people who have nothing but hassle with their players so I think I made the right choice.
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Summary: It's getting close to being a good product, but...
Review: The bottom line--I was relatively happy, but the product broke after a week of light use (the volume control would not increase volume) Hopefully, this isn't indicative of the overall results from the product. Actually, the sturdiness of this product seemed better than the competition's. Other comments: -Good size--smaller and lighter than cassette walkman -I haven't owned any competing products, but the time to transfer files seemed endless. -Can't load songs back from player to computer -Can't re-arrange songs one on player -Battery life didn't seem as short-lived as other reviewers have reported -Sound quality was very good; even the included headphones sounded good. I tried earbuds, though, and the sound quality was abysmal. I was therefore forced to wear the goofy neckphones. -The player's interface was simple and easy to understand, but should provide more functionality -If you don't want to install the mp3 software that comes with the product, you're out of luck. Just hope it doesn't mess up the configuration of the jukebox/player/ripper you're already using. -The file transfer software wasn't flexible at all--it should allow for track lists to be saved, manipulated, etc., and should at least try to mimic the look and feel of other made-for-windows software.
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