Creative Technology Rhomba (256 MB) MP3 Player

Pros: Lightweight and nice headphone buds.
Cons: Cannot specify song order, some tracks get transferred, but don't play.

I do not have very demanding needs for a portable MP3 player. The only time I am in a position to need something like this is the 40 minutes a day I am at the gym. For this basic need, the Creative Rhomba is perfectly acceptable. There are some ...

Pros: Small, cheap, easy to use. Good sound and many features.
Cons: Firmware is terrible, the player stops functioning properly.

I've had the Rhomba player (MX200 in Australia) for about 4 months and thought it was the greatest thing ever. It outputs great sound; it’s easy to use, and inexpensive. It's small enough to slip into your pocket and is nicely designed but ...

Pros: Can control bass and treble. Playlist option. Voice recording option.
Cons: Bad radio reception. Constantly have to format. Bad firmware.

Do not buy this product it is very bad. Has to constantly reformat inorder to work. About every other month u have to reformat and reenter all your songs on there.Radio reception is very poor.

Pros: Small and light, good capacity, doesn't eat batteries, reliable
Cons: Requires proprietary cable to charge, poor initial firmware

I was given the 256mb Rhomba as a gift. Like other reviewers I had some issues with my unit at first.

It wouldn't save FM presets, for instance. I contacted Creative Customer Service through their website, and although I have no proof of purchase they responded to my problem within 24 hours via email. Their suggestion was to download the current firmware update from the website.

I carefully followed the instructions for downloading and installing the new firmware, and these processes went flawlessly.

With its new firmware, my Rhomba has been working excellently - with nearly daily use - for several months.

I am a runner, and I usually jog holding the unit in one hand. It's light enough that I tend to hardly even remember I'm holding it, and all the controls are easily accessible in my hand.

I would definitely recommend this product, and I'm apt to purchase from Creative again.

Pros: portable
Cons: breaks easily, short warranty, manufactured to be "unrepairable," according to the company.

Warning to anyone considering buying this unit! I bought one in January, 2004, and by June a small plastic operating button on the unit had broken. The product had only a 90-day warranty, so clearly a free fix wasn't going to happen. However, I was appalled to hear the customer service rep telling me the unit is not considered repairable because of the way it is manufactured, and I was simply out the money spent for an expensive electronic device, with no options, after six months of use. Don't buy from this company.

Pros: Good sound
Cons: Poor radio reception bad firmware (I wonder who wrote it)

I read the reviews on the Internet the same way you are reading now. When I went to the store I have been misled by the salesman. He told me that the creative is a great brand and no one returned the product so far. He told me " if it was a bad product creative would have taken it of the shelf by now". I bought the product and it stop working after TWO DAYS" not responding at all. I talked to the customer support and they ask me to send the product to them. It takes along..... time to get it back believe me I havent got the mine yet.

My recommendation DONT BUY THIS PRODUCT.