From mp3 player to USB drive.
Written: Mar 11 '04
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Pros: Tiny, Hold switch, Latest firmware upgrade.
Cons: Memory size, Software.
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| elomage's Full Review: iRiver iFP-140 (40 GB) MP3 Player |
This is your basic MP3/WMA/ASF audio player with stereo output to headphones. It runs on one AA battery. Frequency range 20Hz~20KHz. Signal to noise ratio is 90db. Weight is about 32g plus battery. The player supports USB 1.1 transfer protocol; there is no USB2 support. The storage space of 64MB allows for about one CD album compressed to mp3 format.
One nice feature I would like to mention is “Hold” switch. Whenever it is enabled, the player is unresponsive to any other buttons, which is very useful when you want to avoid unintentionally pressing the buttons.
iRiver designers have finally grown up and provide a firmware upgrade on their website that morphs the iRiver player to a USB mass storage device, capable of playing songs stored on it. Great, now I can save songs as well as other files to my iRiver, and take them wherever I please. Besides, I do not need any special software to transfer the files any more.
Bottom line: This is a neat tiny mp3 player, especially attractive after the firmware upgrade. However, if I would look to by an mp3 player now, I would opt for one with at least 256MB memory.
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Amount Paid (US$): 60
Recommended for: Beginners - Easy Enough for Tech Newbies
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Member: Leo Selavo
Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Education and experience: graduate degree in computer science. Interests: computers, electronics, photography.
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