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May 18, 2004
CNet Reviews Cowon iAudio M3
CNet has a brief review of the Cowon iAudio M3. The M3 is one of the few players with a 20GB capacity that is smaller and lighter than the iPod. It is sizes up at 4.1"x2.4"x0.56" (compared with the iPod at 4.1"x2.4"x0.62") and weighs only 4.8oz (the iPod is 5.6oz). However, the big tradeoff is the lack of an LCD on the player body. Rather, the LCD is on the included wired remote and whether this is important to you is a matter of personal choice. In any case, CNet did give it a fairly high rating of 8.7:
The good: Slimmer and lighter than iPod; 20GB hard drive; records from analog line-in source, microphone, or FM tuner; full-function in-line remote with display; comes with cradle; long battery life; Mac- and PC-compatible.
The bad: No display on main chassis; ports and display live on the adapter module or the cradle; doesn't support online music stores.
Due to lack of support and the horrible "run-around" and email trading back and forth, I have decided to forgo my Gateway DMP-X20, and write it off as a bad mistake on my part. Unfortunately when something like this happens, the vendor gets on my "black-list" and I will NEVER purchase from them in the future.
Posted by: Hubert Samm at May 10, 2005 05:37 AM