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Sound

Sound output from the player is actually surprisingly good, certainly a lot better than I had expected from all the other drawbacks the player seems to have, performing well on both heavy rock and some classical music that I chose to test it with.  The line in 3.5mm jack allows you to use these as standard headphones with any other device offering 3.5mm jack output, though the length of the provided lead is only 1 metre, so would likely be very limiting in that regard.

When using the device as earphones for another player or sound source, there is no amplification provided by the headphones, which should have been an easy inclusion considering it already has internal power and volume controls.  Attempting to power on the player while using them as headphones with something else results in a garble of sound as it attempts to output both its own mp3 and the line in source at the same time.

Transfer, Charging

Transferring music to the device is as simple as connecting it to the computer using the provided USB cable and waiting for the card to appear as a removable drive, much like any USB storage. Copying was reasonable, taking 113 seconds to transfer a 48mb album.  Again one of its little eccentricities rears its head again here is that if you leave the Hold switch locked on when you plug it in, it will only present the card to the computer as read only.

Charging the player is a case of leaving it connected to the USB cable, the manual quoting 3.5mm hours for a full charge and this rang true in testing.  The light on the side of the device glows red when needing a charge, or green when fully charged.  After leaving the player charging over night for its first charge, I powered it on in the morning and set it away playing at full volume and it lasted a few minutes past the 4 hour mark before it automatically powered itself down with a dead battery.

Cost

With a price tag in the region of £40, this is far from being the most expensive mp3 player on the market, but the cheap price tag is reflected in the use of the device and its lack of features.

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