With the recent release of Toshibas new slimmer perpendicular comes slimmer Gigabeats. The 30GB player is smaller than its F series counterpart with the same resolution screen. It will play MP3, WMA, and WAV file formats. Additionally it will have photo support for JPEG files. The player will retail for around $300 when it hits the states.
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The Clip has a fantastic little form factor; cheap in build quality but very rugged. The interface is simple and relatively straight forward. The features on the clip are more or less average, mostly identical to the Sansa Express. However, what earns this player a spot in Editor’s Choice is the superb sound quality; you will not find another player at this size and price that can match it. Read the full review or go ahead and buy it.
The Samsung P2 was a success and the P3 is a very welcome and substantial update. Samsung has paid close attention to users on P2 issues and made great strides in addressing and improving most of them. The best feature of the P3 is its native video support. Most content you thow at it will playback without conversion on the great looking screen. Stop by the Samsung P3 forums for more details or check out our indepth P3 review.
Sure, many of us are not big fans of the walled garden, but there are a lot of great things going on with the Zune- sturdy hardware, ultra easy to use user interface, and a media player that is worthy of editor’s choice. The best part of the Zune is the constant firmware and software updates virtually giving you a new device at each major refresh. You can check out the latest Zune 120 & 16 review or stop by our Zune forums for the latest.
The D2 is a fantastic sounding PMP with a very nice looking screen and a tone of features. One of the best features of the D2 is the SDHC slot allowing you to add another 32GB to this small wonder. The touch interface does not lend well to on the move operation, but it is not enough to keep it from being an editor’s choice. You can find usually find it at Amazon for the best price and before to check out the review.
Phonak Audéo PFE offer outstanding clarity and precision; natural, dynamic mids and treble, and decent bass for a single armature in-ear phone. They handle dense, complex music very well. The PFE work well with most acoustic and some electronic music genres, but bassheads might have to look at other alternatives. They're great for sports as well, since they fit very securely. Check out our review.
Comments
John Thompson on October 17, 2005 6:06 PM
Don't plan on taking this on a plane trip either.
StonedLogic on December 28, 2005 8:12 PM
Yeah I have the F40 and its filled to almost 30GB this new X30 will have the same couple GB for the interface so im not sure if all my music would fit on the X30.
Anyways, I wouldnt go out and buy this just because its smaller... I have 10 more GB and thats fine with me if its a couple cm larger.
I input my photos onto the gigabeat through gigaroom and it will accept JPEG and BMP in Gigaroom. I know it converts it to a file that is compatible with the gigabeat so im not sure if this "New" compatibility will just allow you to copy Jpeg straight to the player or what?..
But all in all it is a very solid HDD Mp3 player all around. It acts its name as an MP3 PLAYER and does not try too much *cough ipod video cough* with videos. It has a nice 2.2 inch screen with high res on pics. It organizes music very nicely and the "plus touch" takes about as long as the ipod touch pad did.
Finnaly i hope these new versions can attract new customers and stray ppl away from the iPod craze.
Jess on June 11, 2006 3:31 AM
I have the gigabeat X30 in red. It's really good and i'm 100% happy with it. I think that you need to choose an mp3 that suits your needs, not what's the top on all the reviews.