The "Philips GoGear SA1942 4 GB" is a good, cheap alternative.

Advantages: Easy Charging via USB, good sound quality and value for money.
Disadvantages: Headphones are easily breakable.

...I think that the Philips GoGear SA1942 4 GB is a very good alternative to other popular MP3 players such as the Apple Ipod. As I have experienced a range of MP3 players I feel that I am able to review this item from a position of experience. Sound Quality: The default sound for this device is excellent. Also there are many options to change the EQ properties of the sound. The user caan choose from a range of EQs provided by the product such as "Rock" or "Jazz" or they can create their own. Ease Of Use: The funtionality of it's screen options are simple, easy to understand and to follow. However the button interface is a fraction too small and I can often accidentally press 2 buttons at once or the wrong button entirely. Look and Design: For the money you pay for this device. It's design is stylish and very easy on the eyes. Its...

Guitaraholic 10.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Philips GoGear SA1942 4 GB

Philips GoGear SA2840 4 GB

Advantages: battary life, sound quality ,excellent headphones, easy to use
Disadvantages: Could be a bit thinner

...I have bought this Item couple of months ago. I am really pleased on it. The reasons are.. 1. Reasonable 4GB solid storage 2. Nice shiny black outlook 3. Very simple and bright OLED screen 4. Outstanding sound quality 5. Headphones are so comfortable to fin in-ears and noice cancelletion is not bad.. 6. Long battery life(I have got at least 16-19hr playback time at once) 7. Cleare base and trible sound by very good headphones 8. Easy drag and drop(and fast data transfer by USB 2.0 ) 9. Reasonable price offcourse 10. Esy to use software included(easy software/firmware updating facilities) 11. Nice neck-streps to carry with. 12. Voice recording function by built in microphone. 13. Easy and user-friendly interface and buttons 14. FM Radio in some rigion (I didnt get though)...

pathfinderbond 05.09.2008 · Read review
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Review of Philips GoGear SA2840 4 GB

GoGear Music

Advantages: Great Sound
Disadvantages: Non

...So you need some music to help you get to the commute to work, well this fine little MP3 player is ideal. Style The look of the Philips GoGear is a little basic but basic can be good, the main colours are silver and black with the black on the front and the silver on the black. The buttons are a little too close together making it easy to go on the wrong thing on the menu. Sound The sound is really good, clear (Mostly depending on the mp3 quality), and as loud as you want, also helpful for the parents there is a volume control block setting that allows the mp3 to only play mp3s below a certain. To add to the clarity of the sound the equaliser is outstandingly helpful and can make a big difference to what you are listening, there are lots of different pre- set settings all from rock to jazz with the rest...

Samsky11 11.01.2009 · Read review
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Review of Philips GoGear SA3285 4GB

Philips GoGear 2GB

Advantages: Easy To Use And Very Portable
Disadvantages: Lack Of Features

...Philips GoGear 2GB The Philips GoGear is a good mp3 player if you simply want to listen to music. The Philips GoGear doesn't have many features but its very portable and easy to use. These small Mp3 players are very cheap and affordable. If you look around on the Internet you can buy one for about £30 depending on what memory size you want. The Controls for the GoGear 2GB are very easy to understand. The Philips GoGear is quite durable so it can be dropped but the screen can crack very easily. When you buy the Philips GoGear you will get - Philips GoGear 2GB - USB Lead (For Transferring Music) - CD Rom - Earphones - User Manual - AAA Battery Supported Audio Formats - MP3 - WMA Memory Sizes - 2GB - 4GB I recommend this product to all potential buyers....

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Review of Philips GoGear SA2620 2 GB

Go Gear hits a flat note

Advantages: Lots of storage space, compact, can play mp3's and videos
Disadvantages: Video quality is poor, the sound is thin

...The Go Gear is Phillips response to the excellent ipod and the Sansa mp3 player. I was bought this mp3 player last year and am still undecided about this one. Firstly though it allows the standard fare of being playing mp3 files and WMA files but it also allows for video playback. It is nice to have this additional feature on the phone but it definitely comes secondary to the music. The screen seems a little but the options are presented in a concise fashion which allows for easy navigation of the various options available to you. The options include playing by artist/all/album. The first thing I noticed when playing music is the sound is surprisingly flat. I adjusted the tone controls and added bass boost to the song. This did provide a more fuller sound but it seemed to do so at the expense of the midrange. I thought this might be...

grandchamp 15.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Philips GoGear SA1942 4 GB

Phillips GoGear

Advantages: Great Player
Disadvantages: None I Can Think Of

...Ratio - >80 dB - Output Power (RMS) ? 2 x 4 mW Playback time ? 10 hours Compression format ? MP3, WAV, WMA DRM ? PDRM ID3-tag support ? Album title and artist name Storage ? 3GB Tuner Band ? FM Music transfer ? via Windows Media Player 10 Data transfer ? via Windows Explorer ------------------------------- System Requirements: ------------------------------- Windows XP (SP1 or above) Pentium II or better 64 MB RAM 100 MB hard drive space Internet connection Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later Video display card Soundcard USB port Thank you for reading this review about the Phillips GoGear HDD085 and I hope to be hearing from you soon....

iamthebest1 08.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of Philips Gogear HDD086 mp3 player

Ready? Not Steady, GoGear

Advantages: Long battery life
Disadvantages: Playback not smooth, loose USB cap

...Since my Creative FX200 died (never buying another Creative product again after my disappointment too with a 7-speaker set), I had been after an MP3 player which would make use of the rechargeable (AAA) batteries. The Philips GoGear SA2620 is a no-frills and no-radio MP3 player, and comes with a USB Cable stickered, "IMPORTANT - Install software first", but I doubt whether it's necessary to do so - surely you can just drag and drop without installation. The cap protecting the USB plug felt too loose a fit and comes off easy leaving this end exposed. The interface is quick and easy (I never needed to refer to the manual), however, following a battery change, the SA2620 is sometimes shown to be 'Updating' which can take a while. (It can't be a Windows update via Satellite can it?) 2GB memory is more than sufficient for me, but 16MB...

scream4bruce 06.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Philips GoGear SA2620 2 GB

Sony NWZ-E436 4GB

Advantages: Easy to use, long battery life
Disadvantages: Small capacity

...The first I want to say about this product is how long the battery lasts. I was playing around with this thing for a whole 2 days without the battery even going down under half. I later realised that the battery life was up to 45hours which is pretty incredible, considering it is longer than the Ipod touch. So 4GB may not seem to much to a lot of people, but for those who don't have a HUGE music collection, but want just enough to be able to store a few hundred tracks, this mp3 player has an ideal capacity. There is no easy sync like on Ipod but many find it easier to drag and drop songs that they want onto the mp3 rather than the problem that occurs when and Ipod can randomly start syncing with the wrong music! This product is very thin and lightweight as well so you will hardly notice it in your pocket. It also supports...

mikeywhitto 11.01.2009 · Read review
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Review of Sony NWZ-E436 4GB

Philips GoGear

Advantages: Very easy to use
Disadvantages: Needs some sort of protective case

...I originally had a Logik 3.3gb mp3 player which I thought was the bee's knees until it broke, although having such a huge amount of tracks on it could often cause me to spend about 20mins deciding what to have on! So when the on/off switch broke off leaving it absolutely useless I decided to take it back to the shop and exchange it for another Logik player... which they didnt have. Whilst in the shop I saw one of those teeny weeny Q-be mp3 players that are about the size of a dice and loved it, but again they didnt have any of those either. After asking the sales assistant if the one on display was real or a dummy and if I could have it (it was a dummy) he suggested the Philips GoGear to me. I had a look at it and decided to have it, as it was the same price as the one I had previously had and saved me messing about...

seg1802 22.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of Philips GoGear 512 MB SA177

Nano 4GB

Advantages: Tiny
Disadvantages: Scared it will snap!

...I bought my first Nano a week ago and have had to take it back to the shop to change it already. For some reason I had problems getting it to turn on sometimes but the shop exchanged it for me and the new one seems to be fine. To being with, it really is a small as the adverts make out, if not smaller. When I first saw it I was shocked! The 4GB can hold approx 1000 songs and can also store photos but this obviously takes up memory so the more photos you have, the fewer songs you can store. Apparently the first batch of Nano's had problems with the screen cracking and people have said to be careful of forgeting its in your pocket and sitting down. This didn't surprise me as it is so thin but I have sat on it a number of times! Once for 40 mins in a lecture and it has been fine! It does more than just store music and photos though...

Kate987123 27.10.2005 · Read review
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