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Advantages:
Very light, Easy to use, Easy to install
Disadvantages:
Battery run - down even when turned off meaning battery has to be removed when not in use, minimum computer specifications not guaranteed to work
The RIo Diamond PMP300 mp3 player is one of the most effective and price-efficent I have ever come across.
I purchased mine about 6 months ago for a cut down price of £65 and my PC at the time was just about better than the ''required specifications''. However, after about a week or so, my mp3 player refused to be recognised by my computer, but this is all ok now as I have since acquired a new computer. So a word of warning to all those who may be in doubt as to wether their PC is compatible with this mp3 player is to try out somebody else's first if you can!
This player holds up to 32 MB of mp3 files (I find this is usually around 9-11 songs) and can be upgraded to 64 MB (18-22 songs) for around 70 quid. The software is fairly easy to install and comes with a copy of MusicMatch Juke Box so that you are able to record CD's on to an mp3 format. It also comes with a few test mp3 files so that you are able to test if your mp3 player works.
The actual player is roughly credit card sized and weighs ,very little. It takes just a single AA battery which I find last quite a long time. However, even if the player is left turned off it still takes some energy from the battery, meaning that after usage, you have to remove the battery, or watch it run out very quickly!
The buttons are easy to use and the player comes with the usual 'random, 'repeat one song/all' features as well as a rather unique 'A~B' feature, which repeats any section of a song(s) you want it to, which seems strangely useless but still pretty cool to play around with.
Overall, this is a superb mp3 player and I strongly suggest that you pick one up should you see it going cheaply at all.
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Jul 23rd, 2001
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