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Great Player, Works well with Macs.

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:00:01 GMT

Great Player, Works well with Macs.

Mike from Ann Arbor, MI

I use a Mac and wanted something more than a memory stick. This is a LOT more than a memory stick. It works great as an MP3 play and just OK as a memory stick. Its read and write speeds are rather slow. But it's good enough for me. I liked it so much I wrote a review of it.[...] Read more

Very good, inexpensive MP3 player

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:00:01 GMT

Very good, inexpensive MP3 player

Cromag from New Jersey

Plugs in like a Flash Drive. Not too much larger than a pack of gum, so it's easy to carry. The OLED screen is bright, clear, easy to read - I wish my "big" player had a screen this good. Sound quality is very good with a good pair of headphones. It also sounds very good when connected to a home stereo. Unfortunately, it turned a monaural podcast into loud static. I fixed it by converting the podcast to stereo -- this was undocumented. The FM tuner is very sensitive and sounds good. Recording is best suited for spoken-word broadcasts. I have already recommended this to several friends as a good, simple MP3 player. Especially good as a second player, for use when traveling, for kids, etc. Read more

Really surprising quality

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:00:01 GMT

Really surprising quality

TomP from Irving, Texas

When I saw a 1gb MP3 player/FM radio/Voice Recorder/Thumb drive for $[...], my first thought was "no way". So I ordered one for my wife who has never succumbed the lure of an iPod, and the thing is remarkably well made and full-featured. A bright, easy to read screen, good sound, plug and play with windows XP (just drag and drop your music) PLUS 2 headphone jacks and no cable to lose (the USB connector is under a cap on one end). What a bargain. Even without the microSD expansion slot that lets you double (or maybe triple) the memory. Read more

Important Information about this Device

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:01 GMT

Important Information about this Device

Rob from New Providence, NJ

I bought this recently, and thought I should share some important information that is not available from the online description or manual.First, the order in which songs are played is essentially the order that the songs were copied to the device (within a folder). Windows explorer doesn't copy them in any particular order. If you really want to play the songs in a specific order, use a free utility called "FolderSort",[...]Second, there are 2 "modes" with the menu. You get one menu while a song is playing, and another when a song is not playing. In order to browse the contents of the MP3 and skip directly to a song you want to hear, you need to be playing the device, and then press the "M" button to go to the "File Browser". If you press "M" without playing a song, you won't be able to get to "File Browser".Also, it is important to know that this device plays both mp3 and windows media (wma) files. However, it won't play DRM protected wma files.There is also a small pop noise wh … Read more

Good Product

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:00:01 GMT

Good Product

Korfakan from Houston, Texas

I've been using the Steno AU524 for the past 4 months under harsh conditions during my daily workouts (exterme heat from dry suna, sweat, continuous movement) and have not had any problems. The sound quality is great, the USB rechargeable battery life excellent and the FM radio and voice recorder usable. The unit comes with two stero headphones and an auxillary cable.At [$] you can't get a better deal than this. I highly recommend the product. Great gift idea! Read more