Archos 6 GB Jukebox 6000 MP3 Player/Hard Drive by Archos
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Digital camera reviews of Archos 6 GB Jukebox 6000 MP3 Player/Hard Drive
Digital camera Review: Almost perfect is right
Summary: 4 Stars
Overall, I am very impressed with the device. I am planning to buy one for my brother as a gift.Likes 1. Small size 2. Very eay to use - I had to get used to navigate the directories with main button but once I figured out it was very easy. 3. Easy file tranfer and quick transfer from CD to MP3. 4. Capacity of the hard drive (it is quite too) 5. Cool apearance
don't likes 1. Battery access - it is very challeging. I hope I do not have to change batteries often but it would be nice if it was easy 2. Headphone - the headphone sounds very cheap 3. loose feeling of the main button and a loud clicking sound it makes everytime you press it. 4. Volume control - to adjust volume you have to go into the menu
Wish list 1. Remote control with LCD display like Sony
Digital camera Review: Almost there, not quite right yet!
Summary: 3 Stars
This is a great concept and an almost-great product. Once the bugs are fixed this little gem will be the ideal companion for a long plane ride, or the beach.The memory is a massive 6 gigabytes that allows for more than 1500 of MP3s. The unit is smaller than the Nomad and only about the size of a cassette Walkman. It is easy to use and requires absolutely no installation (just the firmware upgrade). Your computer recognizes the unit as a drive (it adds a letter drive) and all you have to do is drag and drop the Mp3s in it. That's it. Transfer time is very fast (about 4 seconds per song on average). The battery life was about 9 hours per charge which I think is very good. The rechargeble batteries are not that easy to access, but hopefully you won't need to replace them for a while.
Now the downsides. The following will need to be fixed before the unit can be a success. Consider these before you buy the Archos.
1. Sound - Even with the upgrade, compared to my Rio 500 the sound is very weak. The equalizer (bass and tremble) is not adequate and even at the maximum volume the unit lacks power. I played the same exact MP3 first on my Rio 500 and then on the Archos and the difference is tremendous (the Rio being far superior).
2. The shuffle mode does not work if you have more than 25-30 songs in a folder. In fact, I wouldn't recommend putting more than 30 songs in any folder, otherwise you will run into problems. Unfortunately, if you power off the unit, once you turn the power back on it goes back to the first folder in the unit and at the first song of that folder. So unless you want to hear the same songs over and over (which defeats the purpose of having a 6 gig MP3 player), you have to scroll through the folders and song titles for a while. It is not a complicate process, but after a couple of times it gets annoying and tedious.
3. There is no easy access to volume control. To change the volume setting you have to take the unit out of its case so you can see the display and fiddle with the main control until the Volume setting is displayed, select that and then increase/decrease volume. How about an easy access button on the side, like the Rio?
4. The display itself is not very clear (it pales when compared to that of the Rio 500) and accessing it to view the options or the folders and the songs takes several steps at a time.
5. Once you have completed downloading songs to the Archos, there is no way to disconnect it from your desktop without your computer crashing. You have to turn you computer off if you wan to avoid a crash.
If you can live with the aforementioned problems, then get this unit. It is a nice gadget to have for long plane trips, long commutes, or a day at the beach. The Rio 500 is still my player of choice for the gym and for jogging, mainly because of its size, but 128K does not compare with 6 gigs.
Digital camera Review: Although it seemed promising, it was not!
Summary: 2 Stars
This juke box looked interesting. However, you cannot operate it without the provided musicmatch software. When you plug/inplug, it shuts off!!It is not easy to drag and drop files and especially music files without going through their whole process.
The updates are not working easily, and the website faqs are not well explained.
I have seen a newer version. Hopefully the above issues are resolved. But this particular one is not worth your money
Digital camera Review: An excellent MP3 player
Summary: 4 Stars
The Archos Jukebox 6000 is one of the best MP3 players available. The price on Amazon.com is better than the price of almost any other player capable of hold Gigabytes of data. The Jukebox 6000 can hold up to 6 GB of data, which translates to about 1500 songs. The batter pack lasts closer to 10 hours than the 8 hours advertised. The battery recharge is very useful as it's kind of difficult to get the cover over the batteries off. It's a little heavy, so you can't really take it running. However, the size is not a problem so you don't have to worry about portability. I have not experienced any major problems with the instructions or the unit itself. And contrary to popular belief, you can make playlists. The Jukebox 6000 is an excellent unit and worthy of your purchase.Digital camera Review: An ok player for the price
Summary: 2 Stars
The first thing I thought when I opened the box was "wow, this is tiny."The sound quality is good but the controls are awful. Changing the volume requires several button presses. Shuffle play is very flaky--I had one song play 3 times in a row. I've also had the player "lock up" and require a power reset to get it playing again.
The product is also marketed as a USB Hard Disk--something for which I have no need. However, it does provide me with an inexpensive storage solution for all of my ripped CDs which can be moved between my computers with ease.
Given short battery life, flakey playback, and difficult to use controls. I'm not sure where this product is most appropriate. It's cute though so I continue to play around with it, but I certainly could live without it.