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Summary: Very good for [amt] ( can't match $ for $)
Review: All the reviews are good but the cons listed about the software can be bypassed for optimal use. Use rechargeble NMH batteries they will last longer. Headphones! GET NEW ONES
Rating: 
Summary: BUY THIS PLAYER, DON'T WAIT BUY NOW!!!!
Review: For Christmas, I wanted an MP3 Player and I spent countless hours online looking at ones I wanted and finally chose this one. Whenever it looked like a good player, the reviews said that it was a piece of ..., but I ended up buying this one and man am I happy with it.Reasons It Rocks: -- Sound is great
-- Doesn't skip
-- Holds 70 songs on 64 kbps quality MP3s (which sound fine)
-- Has radio
-- Great battery life - around 10 to 15 hours Reasons Not To Buy: -- Only if you have poor judgement will you not buy this I have read so many reviews trashing players but I think the reason it doesnt work for them is because they didnt read the instruction book before they used it!!! Thats probably it!
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Summary: BUY THIS PLAYER, DON'T WAIT BUY NOW!!!!
Review: For Christmas, I wanted an MP3 Player and I spent countless hours online looking at ones I wanted and finally chose this one. Whenever it looked like a good player, the reviews said that it was a piece of ..., but I ended up buying this one and man am I happy with it. Reasons It Rocks: -- Sound is great
-- Doesn't skip
-- Holds 70 songs on 64 kbps quality MP3s (which sound fine)
-- Has radio
-- Great battery life - around 10 to 15 hours Reasons Not To Buy: -- Only if you have poor judgement will you not buy this I have read so many reviews trashing players but I think the reason it doesnt work for them is because they didnt read the instruction book before they used it!!! Thats probably it!
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Summary: Not bad for the price
Review: Get new headphones, the stock ones don't cut it. Overall, a very nice player. Nice ergonomics, weight, and feel. Sound: Great sound quality, with decent headphones. Even though new headphones help a lot, not enough bass at higher volumes. I listen to music on the subway and trains a lot, and it just doesn't quite cut it with too much background noise. With less background noise, the sound is great, and the equalizer really can adjust to your liking with the 4 presets. I would have preferred seperate bass and treble settings however. The "3D" button can be used with any of the 4 settings, and is great for something accoustical(Sarah McLachlan - Adia), but useless for anything heavy(Pantera - Shedding Skin). It boosts the sound slightly, but distorts anything too heavy. It really just enhances the stereo effect by seperating the sounds more.
A little more volume and this player would get 5 stars. My friends have listened to it, and say it's plenty of volume, but I like my bass really loud. It's on that fine line of how loud you like your music. I work in IT, so I may not be much help with the software "ease of use", but it seemed problem free to me. As long as your machine is configured correctly(USB), the software is "dummy proof". I installed it all with no manual on the default settings, and was up and running within 15 minutes. I was already using Realjukebox, so there was no learning curve. Only thing I can think of was that the player needs to be on for the Yepp Explorer software to see it. Transfer rate is about what you would expect from a USB 1.0 transfer rate. I didn't enable the Secumax security stuff, so I don't know if that slows it down any. I imagine it would if it involed any encryption. The 128 MB of memory is really nice, I get approximately 30 decent length songs at 128kbps. My only gripe is the memory is not seamless, meaning you have to keep your songs in 64MB sections. That only makes sense though, since the 64MB smartmedia cards can be swapped out. That really expands what you can carry around, since they give you a little plastic case to carry 2 more cards. The FM tuner is kind of useless unless you are standing facing the transmitter, or have a strong signal. Weaker signals just can't quite cut it with any moving around. The remote is ok as far as button placement, but the play button gets in the way when trying to clip it to things, or situate it. Other than that, it's pretty nifty. The display is about the size of a wristwatch digial diplay. The unit itself has a bigger diplay that scrolls track info across the screen, but has no backlight. The remote has an indiglo backlight. The belt clip is good if you are wearing something with a decent waistband. Great for walking around Manhatten, but I would be hesitent to work out with it using the clip alone. It is easily small enough for a waistpak, Yakpak, or pocket though. The batteries do get eaten up, especially using the tuner/remote constantly, but I listen to it at full volume normally, so that's expected. One thing to watch out for. Although it works flawlessly with my current MP3 library, it doesn't state anything about compatibility with future audio file formats.
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Summary: Works great!
Review: I bought this MP3 player after looking around for a long time and being skeptical, given that many of the players on the market have inherent functionality flaws or defects. I settled on this one after a friend bought it and was happy with it; so far I have been using it myself for several weeks, and recommended it to other friends who have acquired it. I have experienced no problems with any of the features -- the installation went smoothly, and transfers of files from the computer to the player go quite fast (there is an animation of dots that shows the progress, which is quite handy.) It is easy to add new songs, re-arrange orders of the songs being loaded, and so on. The playback is great -- very high sound quality (CD-like) and the equalizer also does wonders in enhancing the sound. Several equalizer modes are available (such as classic, jazz, rock), and each one comes with an additional 3D mode which adds awesome effects to some songs. The volume *could* go higher (some of the other reviews complain about volume), however it is not really a problem -- it is loud enough to outdo the loudness of city streets/the subway/etc. The buttons are conveniently located to be able to adjust volume and skip tracks "by feel" without taking the player out of my pocket. The additional "remote control" unit serves as an FM radio and a playback control, however I disconnected it since it seemed unnecessary -- I just plug in the headphones directly into the player. Overall, a great value and excellent functionality. Main advantage over other digital mp3 players: it actually works. MP3 CD players, on the other hand, have skipping problems and eat batteries rather quickly. The batteries with this player give certainly more than 5 hours of playback -- also, the player automatically turns off if you don't use it for a few minutes. I can go on and on about this -- I am extremely happy with the purchase!
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Summary: This is a very good digital audio player!
Review: I got this product (...) two days ago, and I haven't put it down since. It has an equalizer with 3D sound, and it is capable of voice recording. But the main reason I got this product is that it can play mp3 files. This product, with the 64 mb internal memory and a 64mb smart media card, can hold up to 30 to 35 songs that can be erased and replaced if you want to. This product (...) is a very good bargin. I wouls recommend this product to everyone.
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Summary: ???
Review: I liked the unit until I tried to interface it with my IMac. You have to have the outdated version of ITunes (version 1.0) and It
isn't compatible with the latest operating system - OSX.
This I found out after going through an awful customer service hotline at Samsung. Very difficult to get through.
So in all reality it is not Mac compatible. Even the service tech finally admitted It.
Rating: 
Summary: Not for Mac use
Review: I liked the unit until I tried to interface it with my IMac. You have to have the outdated version of ITunes (version 1.0) and It
isn't compatible with the latest operating system - OSX.
This I found out after going through an awful customer service hotline at Samsung. Very difficult to get through.
So in all reality it is not Mac compatible. Even the service tech finally admitted It.
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Summary: Volume
Review: I noticed a few reviewers said that the unit's volume capabilitis were not adequeate. Has anyone tried using different headphones then the ones that ship with the unit? I had RIO 500 that had the same problem but worked great after I replaced the haedphons. I am interested in buying this player but not if its volume is really an issue.
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Summary: Great MP3 Player for the price
Review: I purchased this MP3 player in mid November and got a great deal from .... So, for a... I figured I could not go wrong. And after reading Customer Report's review, who's overall rating was good, I decided to finally get an MP3 player. The player is small and light and does everything you need it to do. I installed the software on WinXP and the USB driver worked fine (even though Windows warned me that it was not XP certified). It comes with everything you need, but I never even attempted to use the headphones that came with it. Get yourself some of the behind the ear headphones since you can move around with this player on (does not skip since it uses memory cards) and you don't want your headphones falling off. I would also recommend a battery charger and two sets of re-chargeable AAA batteries. Since you're going to be using this player a lot. Pros: Price, easy to use, holds 2 hrs of music (128Mb RAM ~30-35 songs - depends on size of course), I also like the small size and it's practically weightless (which means it is less likely to fall off). I have not crashed tested mine, so I don't know how much abuse it can take. The belt clip seems fairly secure. Cons: My LCD screen is not very clear, the "3D sound" feature is not very good (it sounds all distorted), I would prefer Firewire instead of USB for faster transfer between the player and your PC (but a lot people don't have this), and the program for transferring files does not allow you to "maximize" or "resize" it (instead you have a little 4x4 inch interface). I would recommend this to anyone wanting a decent entry-level system. It sounds great and is easy to use. For those of you who want to store hundreds of MP3 files on your player, get the players with the hard drive - though they are much heaver and cost more - I'd think you be happier.
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