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: *****5 STARS!!!!!!!!!!NICE PRODUCT*****
Summary: 5 Stars
Great buy, you will never run out of space when you have 6 GB of space for music which can also be a back hard disk for yhou computer! The only think about it is that it is a little big and a little heavy but do not let this discourage you from buying it! The unit weighs maybe 1 1/2 lbs and it is about the size of a normal hand.Digital camera Review: Needs updated drivers for XP, but otherwise its great!!
Summary: 4 Stars
First off, the XP driver issue probably isn't their fault. It very clearly stated on the box, 98, 98SE, 2000, and ME. It did NOT mention XP, and when I tried to install the drivers, the installation failed with XP crashing. [Somewhere else] has XP drivers, and all you have to do is download the .zip file, unzip, and copy all the files into WINDOWS/SYSTEM....Regarding Musicmatch, which comes with the unit. I can't stand it, so I didn't bother with it. Winamp works just fine for creating/updating play lists. I moved 5.5 GB of music files over in the course of an evening, and I have a number of playlists created. (I did notice that I was receiving write errors to the jukebox if I had other USB devices running, but that isn't a fault of the jukebox, but rather the USB interface--this jukebox just begs for firewire.)
Playback is superb! I was running my MP3s through my HP Jornada on a 128 MB Compact Flash card using Windows Media Player, and obviously, this blows that away. Menus are intuitive, the firmware updater worked without a hitch, and battery life is acceptable. 3+ hours on a charge. The jukebox came with 2 sets of rechargables. One pre-installed in the jukebox, and a spare set. I ditched the headphones immediately, not becuase of the sound quality, which was quite good, but because I ride the train and subway, and need ear bud earphones to cancel out the ambient noise.
Bottom line is that this item is recommended. I've got a player capable of holding 1,500 MP3 files. Not. Too. Shabby.
Digital camera Review: a followup to my January 24 review
Summary: 1 Stars
As of 1/24, I received a defective player with only a half-functional LCD display. My second Archos 6000 arrived over the weekend, just as promised by Amazon. After charging it up, it worked without a problem. The LCD display was perfect, the sound quality was awesome and song transfer was no more difficult than transferring songs from folder to folder on my computer. What a wonderful piece of machinery...but read on...The next day, I went to listen to this little wonder again, and when I touched it, I noticed that it had gotten extremely hot while the battery had been charging...I nearly burned myself when trying to pick it up. I unplugged the power cord and went to turn the player on. It displayed a green light for about 3 seconds, and then made some groans and grunts before shutting off. After trying about 10 more times over the next few hours, I printed the return label off of Amazon and packed up the two defective players for return. UPS is coming tomorrow. Please don't overlook the bad reviews the way I did. I am not usually one to review products online, however I feel that it is important that people know what they are getting into when they wish to purchase the Archos jukebox. I did not want to be the na?ve, uneducated customer, but even after researching the product, I got burned (Literally!!!) I wanted so badly for this player to work, but it failed me both times.
I searched for tech. support which is virtually nonexistent. The 800 number no longer exists and I could have written a better manual than the one that they included in the box. I hate to disappoint any potential buyers, but please be warned...this is not a well made piece of hardware, and for this much money, I want something that not only impresses me (the way the archos did initally with its cool looks and huge storage capacity) but ACTUALLY WORKS! I have decided to take a break from the mp3 market for a while, but will probably be shopping for a Nomad player in a few months...hopefully the price will have come down a bit, and they will have figured out a way to increase battery life.
Digital camera Review: Archos Technical Support
Summary: 1 Stars
My review is not directed solely at this product, but at the Archos technical support. That support is virtually non-existent. I have tried numerous times over the last month via both email and phone to reach their support team, but have had no success. I have sent 4 separate emails, and called twice. I have received no reply to my email (not even the friendly "auto-reply" that at least reminds you that their email server works), and spent a few of my own long distance dollars on interminable hold since they do not have a toll free number. I even called the main number in Irvine and got the sympathetic receptionist to try to connect me to the tech support staff. Despite her willingness to help, she wasn't able to pull that off. After a little coaxing, she did give me the direct email addresses of two of what she thought were the more responsive members of the technical support staff. That didn't help either. Still no reply. All this is necessary since (depending on which Archos product you buy) you may or may not have any technical support info available to you on their website. In my case, there was none.If you feel that an Archos product is a "must have", keep the receipt. Your only recourse may be to return it if you have ANY problem with it after purchase. I doubt that you will get anywhere with their technical support program. Good luck.
Digital camera Review: not the best mp3 player you can buy
Summary: 1 Stars
very usless and dangerous!!!!!! I got mine a month ago and first of all you cant even change the volume setting once you ajust it. Second the battery life is terrible and doesnt even last the one whole day. LAST I WAS RECHARGING IT OVER NIGHT AND THE NEXT MORNING THE MP3 PLAYERS MIDDLE BUTTON HAD COMPLETLY MELTED, JUST FROM RECHARGING IT!!!