Cowon iAUDIO 7 Portable 8 GB MP3 Player (Red)
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Digital product summary information
Manufacturer: CowonBrand: iAudio
Edition: Electronics
Audio: English (Original Language)
Model: I7-08RD
Color: Red
Publisher: Cowon
Studio: Cowon
Music Label: Cowon
Product features:
- Color LCD; MP3 Player
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- Movie player
- FM/Voice/Line-In Recorder
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Digital camera reviews of Cowon iAUDIO 7 Portable 8 GB MP3 Player (Red)
Digital camera Review: A pain in the rear for a Mac owner
Summary: 3 Stars
I've owned the Cowon iAudio7 for about one month and am thinking I might have been best served to buy an iPod. I'll confess at this point that I am a Mac owner. Based on several user reviews and what I had learned on CNet and a few other consumer electronics review sites, I thought I would be able to work with the disclaimer in the instructions that indicated "data transfer only" beside the campatability listing for Mac OS. Well, "data transfer only" means data transfer only. The supplied software with the Cowon IAudio7 is only for Windows. I can run Windows and therefore the Cowon software on my Mac; however, the software is not nearly as intuitive as iTunes. Now, I'm a recent convert to Mac (~3 months), but when the manufacturer of a device claims to be compaitble with Mac, I think it's reasonable to expect it to be FULLY compatible with a Mac. Worst of all, the iAudio7 doesn't play songs imported from CD which have been converted into m4a format via iTunes. It seemes to only play MP3s without any tinkering around.
Pros: Large capacity for the price with good sound. Not like all the other kids on the block with iPods. Great battery life.
Cons: Incredibly awkward navigation both on PC side and player. Doesn't seem to recognize as many file formats as some reviewers claim (unless I'm doing something incorrectly). Small screen, sensitive buttons, and screen orientation make it a bit difficult to navigate songs quickly while working out. Available armband seems to be a two-part contraption that is more expensive than one might think it should be.
For a PC owner, this might be just the thing you're looking for. I just didn't want to believe that with a Mac, the buck stopped at an iPod.
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