Good and bad player
Written: Sep 12 '04
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Pros: Appearance. Remote is useful. Decent sound quality.
Cons: Price. Awkward Remote buttons. Proprietary batteries (hard to replace). and more. See review.
The Bottom Line: If you want the style. But it. Haven't seen a nicer one. But it does have flaws.
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| dhilowitz's Full Review: iRiver iMP-350 SlimX Personal CD Player |
I've had mine for about 2 years. Very solid. I've treated it like crap and it hasn't really lost any steam. The sound quality is pretty good and the real metal shell is really classy. One problem is that because its so thin it can't take AA batteries in the actual unit. If you want to have the unit be battery powered you have to attach it to some sort of weird tube that holds the batteries. Makes for very clunky transportation. Another problem is that when you plug the power adapter in and you've been using batteries up to the point the unit goes dead. You have to start it up all over again to switch power sources. Would have been nice if it just switched seemlessly. Also it can take up to twenty seconds to start up. Sort of ridiculous. Much much longer to start up than say a typical regular CD player. What else? Umm, the weird cord remotes left/right push toggle level switches are very awkward. Not the most fun to use. Uses rechargable batteries that are a strange shape. They're flat and thus if I ever had to replace them it would be a nightmare. Uses a nonstandard power adapter, replacing is difficult. Charging the unit takes about 8 hours!!! Be prepared to leave it plugged in all night. Also, it doesn't just start charging the second you plug it in. You have to hit play, wait ten seconds, then hold stop. Then you get a menu asking you if you want to begin charging. Very very annoying if you want to just plug it in and have it charge the way you would for other chargable devices such as a cell phone or cordless drill.
Other than that, although I have gotten used to the cool appearance of the unit I consistently catch myself noticing how much sleaker and classier my CD player is compared to those of my friends. Definitely what you are paying for.
I paid 150 for mine and i have to say for the price it was maybe not worth it. I did listen for two years so I have definitely gotten my money's worth, but I still think I would probably have gotten similar performance from something that cost a fraction of the price.
Cons: Price. Awkward Remote buttons. Limited functionality on body of unit. Proprietary batteries (hard to replace). Ultra-long charging time. Does not immediately charge when plugged in. Plugging in when in battery mode causes unit to power off. Opening lid to switch disc turns the unit off. Have to start up again.
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Amount Paid (US$): 139.99
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