ragnarok_2012
07-10-2006, 03:07 PM
Hey guys!
I've been wanting an mp3 player for awhile now. Recently, I made my decision and purchased an iAudio X5L (30 GB). I've got a pretty mixed review, and thought this would be a good place to mention it.
Good points:
*no DRM (though there's a firmware update to give you DRM). I can move files onto the system and back off it again.
*battery life: it offically lasts 35 hours (though cnet says it's more like 27).
Bad points:
*no itunes
*earbuds: the two earbuds are of unequal length. One is almost twice the length of the other. I've contacted them about this and it's apparently a fad in Asia.
*quality control: something about the player seems to corrupt files that I place on it. There are electronics beeps and skips on my tracks. Deleting and reinstalling the file sometimes works. Sometimes it doesn't.
There is a video player, but I haven't had a chance to play with that yet. I imagine that as mp3 files accumulate I'll have to skip through A LOT of material to get to where I want to go. You can make playlists, thankfully, though I've been too busy to play around with that function yet.
I picked this up via NewEgg, and they won't take returns on this product. So I've been going through Cowon. They don't have a phone number. Instead, you IM them.
I've instant messaged them today, and they've been pretty helpful. I've sent in a repair request, and am currently reformatting the player and trying to update the firmware. If it works, great. If not, then hopefully I'll be able to get the player repaired quickly and without too much hassle.
I do have to pay the shipping fee if it comes to repairing the bloody thing.
If I had it all to do over again, I'm half tempted to just bite the bullet and buy an iPod. At the very least, I'd have purchased it through Amazon. It would have cost slightly more, but I also probably would have been able to get it replaced quickly and without paying a shipping fee.
Anyway, I just wanted to get all this off my chest.
I've been wanting an mp3 player for awhile now. Recently, I made my decision and purchased an iAudio X5L (30 GB). I've got a pretty mixed review, and thought this would be a good place to mention it.
Good points:
*no DRM (though there's a firmware update to give you DRM). I can move files onto the system and back off it again.
*battery life: it offically lasts 35 hours (though cnet says it's more like 27).
Bad points:
*no itunes
*earbuds: the two earbuds are of unequal length. One is almost twice the length of the other. I've contacted them about this and it's apparently a fad in Asia.
*quality control: something about the player seems to corrupt files that I place on it. There are electronics beeps and skips on my tracks. Deleting and reinstalling the file sometimes works. Sometimes it doesn't.
There is a video player, but I haven't had a chance to play with that yet. I imagine that as mp3 files accumulate I'll have to skip through A LOT of material to get to where I want to go. You can make playlists, thankfully, though I've been too busy to play around with that function yet.
I picked this up via NewEgg, and they won't take returns on this product. So I've been going through Cowon. They don't have a phone number. Instead, you IM them.
I've instant messaged them today, and they've been pretty helpful. I've sent in a repair request, and am currently reformatting the player and trying to update the firmware. If it works, great. If not, then hopefully I'll be able to get the player repaired quickly and without too much hassle.
I do have to pay the shipping fee if it comes to repairing the bloody thing.
If I had it all to do over again, I'm half tempted to just bite the bullet and buy an iPod. At the very least, I'd have purchased it through Amazon. It would have cost slightly more, but I also probably would have been able to get it replaced quickly and without paying a shipping fee.
Anyway, I just wanted to get all this off my chest.