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Archos Jukebox Studio 20 GB MP3 Player/Hard Drive 500204

Archos Jukebox Studio 20 GB MP3 Player/Hard Drive 500204

List Price: $269.00
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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: DO NOT BUY!!
Review: I travel a lot for business, so I love to take music with me. The best features of this device are: (1) huge battery life and (2) simple file system interface.

I have upgraded my jukebox with a new 60GB hard drive which went in without issues, 2100Mah batteries, and the "Rockbox" downloadable third party firmware. With these enhancements, the device is unbeatable.

Downsides:

The base firmware isn't that great, the most annoying thing is the lack of a "resume" feature that will pick up a song where you left off when you powered down.

The optional "remote control" unit just plain doesn't work

The headphones are weak, throw them out

No volume knob -- adjusting the volume is a two-button operation

Inadequate "line out". The line out jack is too quiet for most stereo equipment, you have to use the headphone jack and crank it up.

No "whole jukebox" random play -- random only works within a folder.

That being said, the fact that the device can be hacked and upgraded is a huge plus (like TIVO). The new hard drive was cheap and went in without a hitch, and the Rockbox software adds lots of great features. Sound quality is very good, and if the hard drive fails you can replace it yourself. Try doing that with your iPod!


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