IRiver SlimX350 : any review ?
Reply #33 – 2002-07-16 17:54:56
Originally posted by Ragna Originally posted by sam My sister got one and wasn't too impressed with battery life, but other wise its real nice. Here is an email and replay sent to [a href='mailto:cs@iriver.com'][/a] Let me just say that I've had this thing for two months, and I completely love it. One of the wisest purchases I've made. I, personally, prefer the remote to have the display rather than the unit. I use it at work and the unit simply dangles from my belt inside the pouch that was provided and the remote is clipped on my belt buckle. I never have to fiddle with the actual unit. In fact it is eternally on "hold" via the little hold switch. And despite me walking around alot and the bag jiggling this way and that, it never skips. my two cents. I too am completely pleased and feel (virtually know) that the SlimX was a wise purchase. I've had mine for a month, and immediately upgraded the firmware to the latest downloadable version, 2.02. The upgrade was the easiest FW upgrade I've ever done. From my research, nothing else out there touches the SlimX for features. The biggest downside is just the documentation. The manual (latest is a downloadable PDF) could use a rewrite with an eye toward more thoroughness and accuracy (It's mostly OK, but in a manual I expect something close to perfection, and there are inaccuracies, e.g. Bookmarks feature) and a serious attempt to use accepted English. However, the product itself is outstanding and that's an understatement. I haven't seen or handled the Sony's but it's impossible for me to imagine that Sony can provide a rich feature set such as iRiver has. I've had many Sony products (still do) and none has ever seriously impressed me as being adequate in terms of features. I've even figured out the SlimX's Bookmarks feature and you can PM me if you need help with it. I'd suggest getting a fanny pack instead of the supplied pouch. I too have the player's hold set to on at all times and am completely satisfied to use the remote and am grateful that the entire feature set is accessible with the remote. I set the remote's hold on except when adjusting in most instances. Battery life is significantly better than my cassette player was getting, so I'm pleased. Coming with rechargable batteries and a well implemented charging system is just one more proof that the designers of this system really got into it.