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Posted by BillL on 01/30/06 19:20
<mendymendy@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1138646434.259148.137900@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>I bought the Zen Sleek 20 GB, but returned it after 2 days.
> I think it's a great player, but poor design and functional problems.
> Here's why:
>
> 1) The power cable plugs into the USB cable. You must have the USB
> cable with you to charge the battery, so you can't go anywhere without
> the USB cable. (The iRiver H10, however, can connect to the power with
> or without the USB.)
>
> 2) All I wanted was a portable hard-drive that can carry files and can
> play music on the go. Simple as that. Is it too much to ask? I can't
> plug the Zen into just any computer and play the music on the
> desktop/laptop unless (a)I have the Zen software, or (b)I have to copy
> the music on to the desktop/laptop. That's very unflexible for me.
>
> What I'm looking for is a normal letter drive that can plug into a
> computer directly via USB (or at least with a standard USB, instead of
> Zen-specific cable). I would like to plug it into my laptop at work (or
> any computer at a friend's house) and play music on the laptop
> speakers. If you're like me, stay away from this piece of junk.
>
> 3) The player froze too many times. I didn't have a paper clip handy on
> my way to work to reboot. Even when I did try to reboot it with the
> clip, it would start the reboot process and freeze at the start screen.
>
>
> I gave it two stars on Amazon because the sound quality is great.
>
> Here's what I'm looking for:
> a. Softwareless plug-and-play/drag-and-drop.
> b. LONG battery life.
> c. If possible, a universal USB cable (not a manufacture-specific one).
> d. FM and recorder would be nice.
> e. Must have great sound quality.
> f. 20+ GB.
>
> What do you recommend?
>
Hi, sorry if the UK link is irrelavent to you but what about this one?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002OXP06/ref=br_lf_ce_17/026-8769996-4250836
I'm not sure about sound quality but it seems to do everything you want it
to but you would have to check that you can use a standard USB cable (I
think it comes with an adaptor which slots into the base of the player which
allows this).
HTH
BillL
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