Olympus m:robe MR-500i Digital Music Player with Digital Camera by Olympus
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Digital camera reviews of Olympus m:robe MR-500i Digital Music Player with Digital Camera
Digital camera Review: A handy little device
Summary: 4 Stars
This is my new favorite toy. I love that the carrying bag is also the shine cloth for the screen. The only negative things I find about this product, are the fact that you can't play music and take pictures at the same time. Also, I don't like how you can't organize your music into personalized folders. Other then that, I give this product an 8 out of 10.Digital camera Review: Awesome
Summary: 5 Stars
This thing is the coolest. Just wish it was lass expensive. (...)Digital camera Review: Awesome concept, poor implementation
Summary: 3 Stars
I got this player as a gift for christmas. I think it is a good player but I plan on returning it. I think the touch screen and camera are amazing features and I have no complaints in those areas (note: touch screen reaction is a little and of course the camera is not awesome, but if you're expecting perfection from these features compare these features on other mp3 players (theyre arent any with both) and youll see that for the price and the market its acceptable).
My biggest problem with it is that it is very difficult to use in the car. First it takes a while to boot up, and it does not resume playback from where it stopped. I found this very annoying as my old ipod did not have this and so it was a difficult adjustment.
Navigation is not easy (especially while driving) and the slowness of the touch screen does not allieviate that.
The battery life is poor. Even with the screen turned off, the battery did not last nearly as long as other media players.
The software is aggravating. I felt it could have been a lot easier to use, although it is not any worse than itunes.
Overall, I think this is a fairly good player. I do not recommend it to students because of its size and poor battery life. If you are looking for something to listen to at the gym and think the cameras cool, then I recommend this for you. For heavy use I suggest purchasing a player that is more oriented around playing music than incorporating cool features (i.e. a smaller one with more battery life). I would also recommend that you forget about trying to use this in the car. It takes too much time to set up playback and without many accessories (including a car charger) its battery drains quickly.
Digital camera Review: DON'T BUY!
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased the M:Robe500 about 4 days ago, and it was great to begin with. When I installed the software onto my computer and uploaded music to sync to my M:Robe it would not allow me to sync music onto my M:Robe. After playing with it for only a short time, the M:Robe froze and I was unable to turn it off or even reboot it, and when I called an Olympus service provider they informed me that my M:Robe had a battery defect. I thought that maybe it was just that one specific M:Robe that had a defect, so I returned it and exchanged it for another one. I have currently had this one for 2 days, and again, the software will not allow me to sync music onto my M:Robe, and when I was browsing through some pictures I had just taken, the M:Robe froze and will not allow me to reboot. I will be returning this product tomorrow for a full refund.
My computer is brand new, I had just bought it the day before buying the M:Robe, so I know it is not a defect in my computer, but a defect in the software as well as the battery.
Pros:
-Fun to play with.
-Camera works decently.
-Cool looking.
Cons:
-Horrible battery life.
-Software does not work
-Battery does not last as long as it says it does. If you're lucky it lasts about 2 hours.
-Can not upload music.
-Unable to connect to t.v. like it says it should.
Consider buying a creative or sandisk. They are much better than this piece of junk.
Trust me, DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT.
Digital camera Review: DON'T GET THIS! IT SUCKS!
Summary: 1 Stars
OH MY GOSH!!!
I've got the m:robe instead of the i-pod for christmas, and man was it a huge mistake! I wanted to try something new, but it just sucks. If you are in to convenience than I wouldn't count on the m:robe. Because it's so big and bulky, it can't easily fit into pockets, and if you're the athletic type, it's even worse for running because it's slippary and heavy. The touch screen isn't very good eather. There are little dots on the screen you have to touch in order for the command to regester in the m:robe, and it's a hassle to have to keep pressing the screen over and over again. Since you are pressing the screen over and over again another problem arises. The screen is a fingerprint magnet and they're hard to get rid of. Scrolling through the songs takes a long time, and is much faster on an i-pod because it stops every few seconds. The shuffle mode isn't good because it isn't really a shuffle, you could have 450 songs in you library and hear the same song twice in 20minutes. As for the camera i'd have to say it's just about the worst part. The camera is soooo junk, and you, as well as the picture you are trying to capture have to be super, super, super, still in order for the pic to come out clear, and even if it does come out clear, the lighting is really bad because the light only works for about 3feet, plus on top of the whole thing there's no zoom. I guess it's okay because it can be plugged into the wall, but not directly. You have to first plug the adapter into the wall, and then plug the base into the adapter, which then leaves you with 4feet of wire. The m:robe screen is also very bad because it gets scratched very easily and my headphones broke within 2 months. Bah.
All in all, i'd say to STAY AWAY from the Olympus m:robe because there are just TOO MANY BAD THINGS!
1. TOUCH SCREEN THAT IS NOT VERY SENSITIVE SO YOU'LL BE PUSHING THE SCREEN ALL DAY
2. THE SCREEN WHICH IS A FINGER PRINT MAGNET
3. THE SHUFFLE WHICH DOESN'T EVEN SHUFFLE
4. THE CAMERA, WHOSE LIGHT ONLY REACHES UP TO 3FEET IN FRONT OF YOU
5. THE PERSON TAKING THE PICTURE AND THE THING IN THE PICTURE HAS TO BE DEAD STILL IN ORDER FOR THE PICTURE TO COME OUT
6. THE 4 FEET OF WIRES YOU HAVE TO CARRY AROUND WITH YOU JUST TO CHARGE THE THING!
7. THE SOFTWARE PROGRAM WHICH CONSTANTLY FREEZES
8. THE HEAVYNESS AND BULKINESS OF IT
BASICALLY. IT SUCKS. GET AN I-POD INSTEAD. PLAIN AND SIMPLE.