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Summary: Comment/Question on Jumpgear
Review: Comment: This will not work with Lexar non-Sport drives e.g. Lexar Media 512 MB JumpDrive Secure USB 2.0 (JDS512-432).
This is because the slot where drive slides in only allows the slim line shape of the Sport drives.
Question: Can you use a card reader with the JumpGear...seems like the USB cord would connect ok?
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Summary: This is a lotta bang for the buck
Review: Controls worked well. Easy to set up. A little tough to sort files...hints: 1) build folders (albums or playlists), then its easier to select in the MP3; 2) name songs something that only uses 8 letters (days of DOS!); and 3) BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT BONKING THE HEADPHONE PLUG WHEN PHONES ARE PLUGGED IN!!!! I cratered mine by dropping it on the plug. The little internal plug broke off and now I gots to buy a new one...which I will because this thing is so cool for the bucks. Much cheaper to replace than an Ipod!
This is a good buy (unless my other one breaks too!!). By the way, the jump drive is something you need for your data anyway, so you are half way there if you buy the jump drive for data then slip some (lots) of MP3s or WMA's onto it!!!
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Summary: Does not remember where you left off like other MP3 players
Review: I am using this unit, but have to manually record which track I was last at when I shut it off. If I had known this before I bought this I would not have considered this unit. Lexar needs to fix this issue before this is a viable MP3 player.
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Summary: DO NOT GET THE JUMP GEAR MP3!!!!!!
Review: I received the Lexar Jumpgear MP3 for Christmas and loved it. The LCD screen was sweet and sound quality wasn't that bad. I read several reviews complaining about this product but there were a few good ones...I decieded to get it anyway and Buy.com sent it within three days of Christmas which is pretty good...well 30 days later, EXACTLY 30 DAYS LATER WHEN THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT, it stopped working. Completely. It freezes up on the startup screen and I have to remove the battery to stop it. I tried everything from bran-spaking new batteries to reformatting my 256Mb Thumbdrive. The Thumbdrive works fine but this Jumpgear MP3 SUCKS!! I hit play and it freezes on the startup screen and it will never go away until you cut the power. I swear companies make things that work until the warranty ends...Buy.com WILL NOT respond to my emails and Lexar won't either...I may have gotten a lemon but there are too many Jumpgear lemons I've heard about out there and I'm just trying to help you SAVE YOUR 40 BUCKS!!! EVEN THOUGH I LOST 55!!! DONT GET THIS PERIOD!!!!!
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Summary: Not Mac compatible
Review: I've had my Jump Gear 512 MB for three days, and it's already stopped working. The LCD window is lit up, but I can't FF or REW, and the volume doesn't work. I tried logging onto Lexar's chat support, but was kept on hold for 20 minutes and I quit out. There's several things I don't get about this (Lexar's instructions don't help much). First of all, when I drag and drop MP3 files from iTunes to the Jump Drive, I end up with a .M4A extension, instead of MP3. Not sure if that matters. I'm interfacing with an iMac running OSX 10.3, and am unable to find an app to help manage my files. Also, I can't play more than one song in a row: after each song, I have to select a new tune and press play. Except now the player doesn't work at all.
I hope I can return this thing.
UPDATE: I finally got through to Lexar. The JumpGear is not Mac Compatible, I was told, and you cannot drag and drop MP3s from iTunes. "Our marketing dept. needs to be made aware of this fact," I was told.
UPDATE to UPDATE: Received an email from Lexar customer support today. Now they tell me I can drag and drop iTunes generated MP3s, but that the unit I just purchased is defective and needs to be returned to Lexar. These people are clearly clueless about their Mac customers. Unless you are PC based, stay away from this product!
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Summary: Easy and convinient...converts my jump drive into mp3 player
Review: It is a pretty good deal for converting my jump drive into a mp3 player for a low cost. It is easy and convinient to use. So far, I only have it for a few days but I like it so far. The only cons is that is is made of plastic that looks like it is pretty fragile. The menu control is also limited and the play list is set by the sequence you put in the songs. But overall can't complain.
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Summary: Great tunes
Review: It's small and light enough to take anywhere. But, it does not have anything to attach it to, no clips or carrying sleeve.
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Summary: concerning jump drives not being read
Review: Just got the JumpGear today. Not blow away, but not bad considering you can buy the lexar jumpdrives at pretty good prices. And if you already have a jump drive, this is a very good way to get a mp3 player without paying a bunch.
Some have mentioned that the player won't read their jumpdrives. After having the same problem, I contacted tech support and it seems my problem was that I converted the file format on the jumpdrive from fat32 to NTFS to increase transfer speeds. According to tech support, the jumpgear will not read NTFS jumpdrives. So if you are having problems in this area, see if you reformated that drives - that may be the problem.
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Summary: Was it worth it?
Review: Picked this up and a 256MB jumpdrive for my wife. She had NO issues with getting MP3's from her MAC to the drive. Pretty much figured out how to use it and is happy with it. There are 2 small issues with this though.
1. It is difficult to access the menu (to change backlighting, etc). Anyone else have this issue?
2. When using the play music randomly, it's not very random. My wife was real disappointed in that.But for $40 for the player and $25 for the swappable USB memory pretty good deal.
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Summary: Great value for the cost
Review: Sometimes the most useful things are the simplest ones, and this little guy fits that category. The controls are simple and straightforward, the buttons are rugged rubber, and the battery life is exceptional if you turn off the backlight. The earbud headphones that are included are sturdy but may lack a little in reproducing bass sound; I plugged in a larger pair of Sony headphones that I use on my computer and the sound quality from this guy was equal to listening to MP3s on my PC. I could fit about 50 songs on a 256MB card, which is enough to last me a week before I want to change them. And reloading songs from a PC is *so* easy with the USB technology. Make no mistake, this isn't an iPod, but it's very small, easy to use, and very practical.
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