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: problems to be aware of
Summary: 2 Stars
I returned my archos jukebox for the following reasons:1. The power supply heated the player alarmingly; message boards have made it clear it would eventually destroy the device if not replaced.
2. Bought and returned 2 non-functioning remote controls; the problem was not the batteries as has been reported.
3. Skipped when attempting to run with it.
4. Volume control is either a 2 handed or menu-embedded operation.
None of these alone would have made me return it, but combined it was clear that this was not a well made device. In fairness I should point out I use my player mostly in the gym, and this is not the machine for that location. Best Buy gave me a full refund including the extended warranty. Bought a mpio-dmk instead and have been blown away with this very cool, tiny, simple, well made, fully functional player.
Digital camera Review: Great product, no problems
Summary: 4 Stars
I did my fair share of research and decided on the Archos Jukebox 6000 as my Christmas present. I was, and still am very glad I chose the Archos over the NomadI read all of the reviews here and came to a few conclusions. Some of these negative postings seem to come from either competitors or music industry folk. Either way I wasn't swayed. As soon as I opened the box I was pleased. I had no problems installing the unit to my PC, I had no problem moving songs into folders, and I had no problems with playback.
Of course there are minimal drawbacks. Only being able to fit 100 songs per folder is one. Though the more you think about it 100 songs is around 300 min. That's 5 hrs. Plenty. You can't be too active with it. But I'm not going to be needing over 100 cds for a jog. The manual isn't as bad as most say, but still isn't good. The headphones stink, but anyone who's into music usually has a nicer set, I do. Searching for a song is just as easy if you had to scan a cd player, not great, but fine with me.
That's about it. The positives of being able to have over 100 cd's is awesome. The batteries do last a long time. It is user friendly. I especially enjoy plugging it into my stereo on shuffle. It doesn't have the long pauses that a cd changer has.
Just like any new gadget it takes a little getting used to. I would wholly recommend the Archos JB6000 to anyone. I may have been, "lucky", but I don't think so.
Digital camera Review: Very Satisfied (so far)
Summary: 4 Stars
I received this unit for Christmas and I have had no problems with it. The firmware is version 5.02a, so that may be one of the reasons, since obviously others have had problems. A couple of recommendations. The version of Musicmatch Jukebox that came with it is old. Download the latest free version from the Musicmatch web site. Really is handy for creating playlists and loading on the player. I upgraded the headphones to Koss KSC35. A big improvement. I also purchased a 9v regulated charger, even though the charger that came with it worked ok for me, it did get the unit a bit warm, not hot. The manual that comes with it does need some updating. Also, visit the discussion group on yahoo for these units. Some good tips and info that the manual doesn't provide. I'm very happy with this unit. Hopefully it will hold up. Sounds good, no problem with battery life. Only negatives from me are, update the manual, latest version of Musicmatch, and better headphones.
Digital camera Review: Not too shabby, if you can get it to work
Summary: 4 Stars
I previously owned a Rio 64 MB, which had great sound, but only stored 8 songs and not worth it. Then I found the Archos 6000, which I thought was a great deal (but still a bit pricey)! Installation was a pain...spent almost 10 hours trying to figure out why I was getting hard drive errors and why MusicMatch wasn't transferring songs from my computer. Although the manual was useless, the archos.com website was a bit more helpful. I finally just wiped out the archos hard drive and reformatted it. Then reinstalled the updated firmware 5.03 I downloaded from the website (forget the CD--it was useless). It worked like magic! I ditched MusicMatch, and just dropped the songs into the Archos directory using Windows explorer. Battery life was pretty decent, although I don't recommend charging it overnite because it might get fried (it does get pretty hot). I take it to the gym and was able to jog on the treadmill with it...no skips at all. The shuffle worked ok (I haven't created playlists and have only about 150 songs on it and it still works ok).The cons are (as other reviewers had mentioned): 1) the headphones -- if you wear glasses, its almost impossible to wrap those around your ears, all I did was purchase cheap ear buds and it was great. 2) Its a bit heavy and bulky. 3) Battery compartment difficult to access--I've already scratched it up trying to use a mini screwdriver to pop it open. 4) The sound quality isn't as great as the Rio, but I guess it all depends on how the music was downloaded.
But overall for being able to store all my music in this little gadget, I think its worth the pain and suffering one has to go through to get it to work.
On a side note, Archos has Audio and Car Jukebox Accessory Kit. It comes with a carrying case, backphones, cassette adapter, cigarette light adapter for charging in the car, and 4 more rechargeable batteries.
Digital camera Review: Look elsewhere first
Summary: 2 Stars
For the amount of money that you pay for this player, you get a lot of storage. That is the good part! If you want to easily find a song that is the bad part. You can not create your own music files, you have to use the few they provide. You can not create files under various music types (jazz, blues etc) if you do not use the list they provide, you have to scroll thru each song until you find the one you are looking for. They provide you with a case to carry the player in, but if you place it in the case, and attempt to walk, or jog with it, it will error with a hard disk error. You do have a equalizer,it is not as good as some of the others such as Intell's MP3 player. You can not get FM radio on this player. If you want to use this as a back up harddrive, it is no problem. If you want to use this as your mp3 player, I would shop around first.