Archos Jukebox Recorder 20GB MP3 Player

Pros: Compact, good sound, high capacity, needs no software.
Cons: poor display, cheap headphones, short battery duration, locks-up frequently

This item looks good and delivers excellent sound, and needs no software -- it becomes another disk ...

Pros: Seemed to have a lot of great features
Cons: Unfortunately after 15 minutes of use it stopped working

I bought this unit and spent many hours getting my music collection loaded on it only to have it fai ...

Pros: Moderately priced, adequate controls.
Cons: Large, heavy, poor display, *not* Mac compatible

I was completely stunned by every aspect of this ghastly product. Firstly, it comes hopelessly seal ...

Pros: Low price, huge storage, recording input
Cons: Haven't found one yet

I use it on my Mac. I use it on my Wintel box. I record my vinyl LPs to MP3 files. I record rad ...

Pros: Mac/PC, hi-capacity, lo-price, no software required, no copy protection, recording feature, open-source OS
Cons: A little bulkier than the iPod

Let me run down the long list of praises, offer some criticisms, and briefly include an iPod comparison.

For just over $200, you're not going to find a better feature set than this device. Highlights:

Every unit is Mac and PC...

Pros: 20gb
Cons: no reliability, horrible customer service.

within three weeks of purchasing this product for $279 tax, it became totally useless, (would not turn on) so i call customer service and their general attitude, (instead of being apologetic and trying to right the situation) was "well thats too bad,...

Pros: Recording options, Open source firmware, sound quality, battery power, 20GB data storage, internal microphone
Cons: Disk motor noise for internal mic, mp3 only support, cons are low

This is absolutely the best mp3 player/recorder out there hands down. It has features and interfaces that the other ones don't have yet. As I began to study all my choices for personal players/rec, this one stood out because of what it can do. It beat...

Pros: Fantabulous Storage, splendid sound, easy drag and drop files, batteries rock
Cons: A little heavy. CD recording issues with music match. Headphones blow.

This is an overall smashing product, and I'll tell you why.

Pros:

1. If you've got Windows XP or 2000, as soon as you plug in your Recorder via USB, it shows up on the desktop as "Mega Storage USB Drive", or conveniently,...

Pros: Lots of memory, Inexpensive, nice portable hard drive
Cons: Very low quality, very heavy

I thought I was the only one who had problems with this product because the reviews have been good. Someone in my office had the same problems with the screen going out. Without the LCD screen, you can't play MP3s.

Now mine functions as a...

Pros: 20 GB Simple File transfer Size of a cassette tape
Cons: Non-intuitive User interface Weak Playlist feature Heavy

20 GB...it makes those 128 MB players seem like they're from the 90's. 1/150th of the amount of space.

Definitely the best feature is the ease of connectivity to any NT based system (Windows 2000/NT/XP). Most computers that I have connected to...

Pros: Excellent Sound Quality, Simple Navigation, Rockbox-Enabled
Cons: NONE AT ALL. Best bang-for-buck I've seen in a LONG time.

Pros: Pocket sized, storage capacity appearance, sound quality, batteries
Cons: Display appearance, quality (or lack thereof) of included headphones

This was my first product from Archos and I was a bit hesitant as I had'nt seen anyone else with one. However, after purchasing, I'm an Archos fan forever. This is a great product, of which, I have a hard time finding any real complaints about.
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Pros: digital in/out low cost/mb solid unit fast interface
Cons: bad interface bad documentation tiny screen

We got one of these for my dad, so he could carry around his music collection. For those who have not seen them, they are a very nice unit, and are much smaller than they seem in the photos. The device is about twice the size of my original palm pilot,...

Pros: cheap, half as much as an IPOD
Cons: crappy construction, crashes my PC, loses data regularly!

so i decide i want to treat myself to a large storage device because my minidisc player, while reliable, is limited.
a friend at work had this unit and so i asked him what he thought as i had read mixed reviews everywhere else (other than here!)...

Pros: Worth the price - a great gadget with great features.
Cons: A little larger than some of its competitors.

After my iRiver fiasco (see iRiver iFP-180T review for more info) I finally gave in and spent the extra hundred dollars for the Archos Jukebox Recorder 20. What a difference a hundred dollars makes!! This little jukebox has all the features you're...