Olympus m:robe MR-100 5 GB

Advantages: So shiny!
Disadvantages: Chuffing m:trip

...replaced. But do not fear! Olympus offer a full spares list and even show you how to replace the battery in the instructions. You've got an unusual name, what's that all about? My full name is Mr Olympus Music Wardrobe, but that's a bit of a mouthful and as I'm a little bit funky I have abbreviated it J.Lo style. What are you wearing right now? Saucy… I'm currently sporting a black and red velvet number, however this is not included in the m:robe ...
...be found on the official Olympus website ***. I've never been to a gym in my life, but it's nice to know that I am equipped should I randomly feel the need. Anything else? There are also a couple of other bits available, but not quite the range you get with iPods. After all, my first priority is to be an mp3 player and not just a shiny, pretty brick. However, I do have a matching pair of earphones-which of course you get included in the basic m:robe ... Read review

Advantages: Sleak, Modern Design - Touch Screen!
Disadvantages: Touchscreen can be annoying!

The m:robe, well....this is an extremely modern looking item, and is completely different than anything else around and to be honest considering it is Olympus' first attempt at an MP3 player, it think it is excellent. Here is all the techincal stuff! Its a 5GB HDD that can play both WMA and MP3 formats. It has a battery life of around 12 hours and it has a touchscreen panel on the front. It weighs 100g and can be bought for around £70 - £80 now ...
...a standars USB cable. It has its own program called m:trip which is the equivalent of iTunes. It comes with a velvet case and a set of white headphones. The back of it is white metal and the front is a black panel touchscreen with red light that come on to show you where to press. It has a silver border around the outside of it. If you wish you can buy a remote control for it and you can quite easily replace the battery yourself as long as you have ... Read review

Advantages: Great Looks, Superb Sound Quality
Disadvantages: No Service From Olympus

...metallic painted aluminum case with olympus branded on it. the bottom has the unique dock connector and a hidden reset button, the headphone port is on the side with a connector for optional remote. the power button is on the rtop. the MR-100 is a little slow at start up but the menus are very easy to nagivate through, and the red screen and red buttons are very "bang & olufsen style" the sound quality is better than i have heard from ANY mp3 ...
...does make up for any of this. unfortunately mine now has a problem about a year on that it will not let you transfer data to it from a pc so all i can do is play the songs on it already, unfortunately olympus dont seem to help :-( ... Read review

Advantages: Looks great, good memory, intuative to use
Disadvantages: Not much volume, cannot adjust the sensitivity of the controls

I bought my M:Robe for about £145, and I think it's worth every penny! Its a great MP3 player, with plenty memory. I still havent listened to all of the tacks I have transferred on to it after 3 months! It plays MP3s and WMAs. It looks really great, and is a nice change to the ipod that everyone else seems to have! The red and black is very sexy for an MP3 player! Great to stand out from the crowd. The controls are very intuative and easy to use, ...
...M:Robe doesn't have many features, but it has the basics - random play, repeat, and plenty of equaliser settings. The "On A Train" setting is very useful so you don't have to annoy everyone with your music when travelling! You can adjust the contrast of the backlight, and also the time it stays on for. The battery has for me lasted as long as the manufacturers have stated. The docking station is also very handy for charging and storing the player. ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to use, stylish, good value for money
Disadvantages: The volume could be louder

When I first bought the player I was impressed with its appearance and thought it was far more stylish than the IPOD. Once I installed the software on my PC I had to contact the helpdesk as my PC would not connect to the M:Robe to transfer the music. I was informed that there can be a conflict with some devices and I was emailed a fix, which worked straight away. The Good Bits: The software is easy to navigate and easy to use. The sound quality ...
...is very easy to use, I found the touch screen style controls much easier to use than the ipod's controls. The menus are very easy to navigate and finding a song/album/artist is very easy. With the 5GB storage capacity you can fit plenty of music on it The cradle is a nice touch, if you just want to charge the player you can leave it switched off in the cradle. You can use the m:robe as a portable disc drive and a MP3 player at the same time, some ... Read review