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 Electronics : Creative Labs MUVO² X-Trainer 512 MB MP3 Player |
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Rating:  - Dead after 4 days...
Overall a good piece, superb sound quality... however, stopped working on my way to school, no idea why and can't boot it anymore... Maybe just my bad luck, but I did enjoy it for the 4 days...
Rating:  - Great sound and file transfer functionality.
I just received my unit today and I am very satisfied with the purchase. The muvo2 sounds better than my previous iAudio unit, which in turn sounded better than an iriver unit I purchased (and then returned). The best part is the easy file transfer to/from the unit. It shows up as a removable drive (in windows anyways) and transfer has been flawless. Much better than the iriver, which bombed fairly frequently during downloads.
The only downside to this unit is the tiny navigation buttons (otherwise it would be 5 stars). They are pretty tough to use while jogging, etc. Other than that, this is a very nice MP3 player. Oh yeah, and get some decent earphones. I recommend the koss sport clips for running, and the Etymotic phones for serious listening.
Rating:  - Comparison to iPod is asinine
The guy comparing this to an iPod is clueless. For a solid-state player that you don't have to worry about wearing out under extreme jostling (I've RMA'd my iPod twice; for every "I jog with my iPod" story there are 3 of me), this is the ultimate. Besides having a player you can actually do something besides ride the bus with and expect it to last a few years, this player also has plug-and-play ability, which cannot be overstated.
Plug it in to any Win-XP (2000 also?) computer (no installation necessary) and drag the mp3/wma files over to drive E (or whatever drive it shows up as). Need to move a Word file somewhere to print it or share with a friend? Copy it over, it's just like a portable HD or giant floppy. Like your friends mp3s or vice-versa? Just plug into his computer and copy off or onto your Muvo. No need to install a bunch of proprietary software just to load your player. And USB 2.0 means the copies are nearly as fast as copying to another folder on your HD.
This is the ultimate mp3 player I've seen for active people who need something besides a HD-based player. For that matter, people who realise that even a well-treated HD player like the iPod is not likely to last more than 4-5 years can look at this as a long-term investment.
It's a bit expensive, but the only downsides I have seen so far is that the buttons are a little small for people with large fingers and it only offers FM radio with a $60 remote which requires a firmware upgrade that hasn't been released yet. And the lcd is a little small, but it shows what you need to see I guess.
Besides all that, if you want to jump on the iPod bandwagon then knock yourself out. If you want a super-slick PnP solid-state player, you can't do much better than this.
Rating:  - Buy an iPod
Why waste your money on this product when you can pay $30 more and get a 10GB iPod? It holds 20 times the amount of music!!! The price of the MuVo is RIDICULOUSLY high!!
Rating: - Generally Very Good, But...
This is my fifth MP3 player. My others are a Nomad, a couple of car MP3 players, and a portable CD MP3 player. I bought the Muvo2 because the plastic around the Nomad eventually stressed and broke apart. I was shocked at how much better the sound quality of the Muvo2 is over the Nomad. From my experience with the Nomad and the other players, I had thought that MP3 inherently sounded terrible, but now I know better. In addition, the battery life is really quite impressive as well. That's the good news. The bad: can you tell how small the buttons are? Isn't this player meant for use while exercising? In particular, the main button there is really a toggle with four positions. It's impossible to manipulate with gloves on, such as cold weather jogging gloves or full-fingered gloves that you might use for lifting weights. It might be troublesome even without gloves for those with big fingers. The other problem with it is that the display is tiny, so you really can't read the display when it is strapped to your arm without looking like you're tying to sniff your armpit. Nonethelss, I like it overall, and I would buy it again.
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