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JetAudio iAudio X5L 20GB MP3 Player (20GB Internal Hard Drive)

User Reviews for JetAudio iAudio X5L 20GB MP3 Player (20GB Internal Hard Drive)

  • Reviewed by: lovechild

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: long battery life, intuitive use for the most part, great sound and video quality, stylish design

    Weaknesses: a little on the heavy side, detachable subpack part, why?

    Overall Evaluation: As I am not a techno wiz, probably would have just bought an ipod except I wanted an FM tuner. So, I did the research and read the reviews. Even though CNET gives X5 a soso review, user reviews were very enthusiastic, so I took the plunge. I love my x5L. It's easy to use (with minor quirks mostly due to operator error) and it seems like Cowan will come up with firmware to address the issues of those few and minor things it can't do right now.

  • Reviewed by: belial_buys

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Great Value; Metal Casing; Fabulous Sound; pocket-sized; great battery life.

    Weaknesses: Proprietary dongle (major issue); Manual is printed in micro font & wherein ?Hold lever? means depress button; Low mic sensitivity (major issue).

    Overall Evaluation: As the IPOD cases are prone to breakage and the accessories are rather expensive, I decided to give this player a try after reading some reviews and comparisons.Like other Korean electronics, it?s a Swiss Army knife design. Although as a result, its? use requires a bit more of a learning curve and sub menu navigation.It?s more similar to the Archos players than an IPODHowever, I wished the I-Audio had a video in port like the Archos player I once had, since it was good for concealed camera and athletic camera work.The biggest complaint I have is the proprietary dongle that you must use for charging, line-in recording, and line-out playback. I would have preferred that these connectors were built-in.I plan to write I-Audio to secure a spare (if possible) before this product goes out of production.Overall it?s a great product that easily trumps the IPOD.

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