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: Things to consider when buying the Jukebox!!
Summary: 2 Stars
The main problem that I encountered in the product as soon as I bought it was a faulty hard disk drive. After trying to contact Archos for customer support, all I was able to receive was an e-mail repeating the same troubleshooting tips that were on the product booklet. After finally exchanging it for another of its kind, and getting it to work, I must say that sound quality was not that impressive. Sure, the Jukebox is a neat storage toy: About 6 gigabytes and [a price tag] worth of 90 day warranty technology that I finally returned 3 days later. If you are just blowing off your cash go for it! Its just another fragile tech toy. Otherwise you might find yourself a better product. In my case, I got myself the new Net MiniDisc Player/Recorder from Sony. I still have to burn, but at least its cheaper, its compact, it contains a longer warranty and I can exercise without worrying about crashing the hardrive.Digital camera Review: Archos or Nomad?
Summary: 5 Stars
I tried both the Archos 6000 and the Nomad Jukebox (6gig) and I must tell you; the Archos 6000 wins in the end. Let's compare the two if we shall: 1. FILE ORGANIZATION. The Nomad Jukebox does have a better file organization system but at a cost. It takes almost a minute to start up and is very slow when playlists are added. The Archos Jukebox has a simple file organizational method which does not slow the player down when you're doing other things (ie changing settings)and does not hamper the start-up time
2. PORTABILITY. The Archos Jukebox 6000 is MUCH more portable then the Nomad Jukebox. The Nomad Jukebox is very heavy and bulky and hard to even carry around in your pockets. The Archos Jukebox fits in the palm of your hand and isn't cumbersome.
3. CUSTOMER SUPPORT. For the Archos Jukebox, customer support, is pretty bad. I had to send a previous archos jukebox back because the interface was going haywire (probably because I was jogging with it, which is a bad idea!). The customer support gave me an RMA number and I sent it in, but getting the RMA number in the first place was a task. BUT they did send me a BRAND NEW player out in under two weeks.
4. DISPLAY. The Archos Jukebox has a smaller display size. But I must tell you, it's a LOT more attractive then the Nomad's orange LCD light which annoyed me greatly. The con for the Archos is that it has a plastic display case, which didn't bother me at all.
5. BATTERY LIFE. The Nomad Jukebox has TERRIBLE battery life. The maximum life I got from their (high capacity) batteries was 3 hours. Also, I'm convinced that the battery recharger didn't even work. The Archos Jukebox has 8 hour battery life and charges every time I plug it in. This was the biggest determinant for me in the end because, let's face it, 3 hours is junk! When I'm walking around campus or taking long trips; I don't want to have to bring 10000 batteries.
6. SOFTWARE. The Nomad Jukebox uses its own software for uploading songs, although it has many features that come with the software; it's ultimetly pointless. The Archos Jukebox shows up as a Drive letter which makes it a breeze to upload songs (or anything you want!).
7. SOUND QUALITY. The Nomad Jukebox has much better sound quality then the Archos Jukebox. The Archos Jukebox lacks the Bass (which could be better with better headphones) and the equalizer abilities that the Nomad Jukebox has an overabundence of (environmental settings, come on, talk about pointless bells and whistles!), and YES, the headphones that come with the Archos are JUNK! If you're like me, and you have a couple pairs lying around, just throw the ones that came with it out!
CONCLUSION... The Archos Jukebox 6000 does away with many (IMO) pointless features that the Nomad Jukebox has; it is by far the better MP3 player of the two. (just don't take it running!)
Digital camera Review: It died a week after the warranty expired. Need I say more??
Summary: 1 Stars
For several months, I was quite pleased with the Archos Jukebox. The sound is good, if you do as many reviewers here say and replace the junk headphones with a better-name brand. I wished it could crank a little louder; as it can be hard to hear when there's a lot of noise outside - although perhaps that lack of high volume may be better for your hearing in the long run. Battery life was decent; charging it was a breeze. Loading music onto it is about as easy as moving music from one folder on your hard drive to another.Those were my impressions three months ago. Now I'm not quite so satisfied. Only about a week after the 90-day warranty ran out, so did the life of my jukebox. It simply won't boot up, no matter how many times I try.
I found the timing of this breakdown, ummm, curious to say the least. I sent an email to Archos, asking what I needed to do to get it fixed and whether they would still honor the terms of the warranty, as close as it had been to the end of the warranty period. Two weeks later, I still haven't heard back from them.
A 90-day warranty says a lot about what a manufacturer thinks about his product. Completely blowing off a service request says a lot about what a manufacturer thinks about his customers.
I don't know if the Creative Labs Nomad is better, but I do know that I just poured several hundred dollars down the drain to basically "rent" an Archos jukebox for only three months. And it wasn't worth it, to say the least.
Digital camera Review: Jukebox 6000
Summary: 4 Stars
I am surprised that there are so many negative reviews posted here about this unit. I find the Jukebox 6000 operation to be very contrary to what I have read here.1. Many reviewers state that it won't even power up. To get it to turn on, you must depress the on button for about 3-5 seconds.
2. Some reviewers complain that they can't even get their computer to run the software. I also had this problem, but I read the manual and realized that I had to insert the CD, plug the unit into the USB port, turn the unit on, and then let my plug and play feature find and install the software. Simple!
3. Other posts state that there are no instructions on how to get the songs onto the player. This is simple. The software creates an extra drive on your computer (in my case "drive E") which is the drive for the unit. With the unit plugged into your USB and turned on, just open the players drive and drag and drop your songs into the folder, shut down the drive, unplug the USB cable from the player, turn it on (by holding down the "on" button for about 3-5 seconds) and walah, there are your songs. You can even create folders on the drive i.e. Rock, Country, and drop your songs into these folders for easy organization.
4.Many reviewers state that the unit skips a lot. To date, I can honestly say that it has not skipped on me, however, in all fairness, I must confess that I have not put it through any major pavement pounding, so this complaint remains to be seen.
5.There are complaints posted about the remote control not functioning. From reading the insert included in the box, I have discovered that this unit originally was intended to include a remote, but because of unforeseen complications, the remote was discontinued. I really don't see where not having a remote will be a problem since the unit will, for the most part, while on your person, be within arms reach from you when listing to it.
This Jukebox 6000 also has other nice features such as: collapsible headphones with the volume control on the wire, a carrying case and an extra set of rechargeable batteries.
There is one complaint posted that I do agree on and that is that the manufacture should have constructed the faceplate out of metal as opposed to plastic. I have nicked my faceplate trying to get the battery cover off (located on the front of the unit) to switch batteries. However, this is a small, cosmetic matter.
Finally, I would like to say that I have found the Jukebox 6000 to be an easy to use player that has served it purpose-high storage, portable mp3-just fine.
Digital camera Review: Lovin me some jukebox
Summary: 5 Stars
Terribly pleased.! I found the archos jukebox quite easy to use. Hey, I am a tek-nickle lay person but found the instructions and functions quite comprehensive. I have had it for a little over a week and am slowly downloading music. I have 250 songs now. The sound quality is great. I ordered an extra pair of Jensen headphones that have better volume and crisper sound. I am set.. Lovin it. It frees me some space to trade in some old discs to get new ones. Awesome