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Olympus m:robe MR-100 Digital Music Player | 
 enlarge | Brand: Olympus
Category: CE
List Price: $199.99
Buy Used: $79.95
You Save: $120.04 (60%)
Used (3) from $79.95
Rating:  42 reviews
Sales Rank: 23296
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6.9 x 5.4
MPN: 210005
Model: 210005
UPC: 050332149854
EAN: 0050332149854
ASIN: B0006TLQM6
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Shows some minor wear. Tested and works perfect. Firmware has been upgraded. NEW hard drive installed. Includes M:Robe Player, USB cable, A/C adapter, charging cradle, Installation CD, User Manual and earbud headphones.
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| Features:
| • | Enjoy over 1,200 songs with over 5 GB of storage | | • | Convenient and easy-to-use touch panel lets you quickly play music, view music and device settings, browse your music files by artist, album, genre, composers, or release year and more | | • | Music List display lets you select music tracks for playback from Favorites, Recently Played, My Top 20, Tracks with Lyrics and Unplayed Tracks categories | | • | Supported audio file formats - Windows Media Audio (WMA) and MPEG1,2, Audio Layer3 (MP3) | | • | Compatible with Windows 2000 Professional/Home, XP Professional/Home Edition |
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Product Description
Let the music play anywhere you go with this sleek, stylish music player. At home or on the go, enjoy over 1,200 of your favorite tunes with 5GB of internal storage and even sing along - word for word - using the Lyrics feature. Easily import any music files directly from a PC using the high-speed USB 2.0 connection, and customize the m:robe and navigate the menu with the simple illuminated touch panel. m - trip software automatically launches once USB connection is established for easy online music purchasing or file transferring to/from your PC View the tracklists of your favorite albums or the lyrics of your favorite songs on the brightly lit display Music List display lets you select music tracks for playback from Favorites, Recently Played, My Top 20, Tracks with Lyrics and Unplayed Tracks categories Play tracks in Repeat mode or in Random order Adjust the volume equalizer to listen to the genre of music you selected in the manner you prefer External headphone jack Headphone extension cable HOLD switch prevents unintentional operation of the m - robe while carried in a pocket or bag Specify the date and time, select your language of choice and more with the ability to edit device settings Bright battery indicator keeps you up-to-date on your m - robe 100's battery Also functions as an external hard drive for data storage Up to 8 hours (WMA) or 12 hours (MP3) continuous playback battery time Dimensions - 2 (w) x 3.5 (h) x 0.5 (d) Weight - 100g (3.5 oz.)
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| Customer Reviews: Read 37 more reviews...
 great, but software lacking. January 22, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is one of the most awesomely put together player, but the software leaves you craving more.
PROS
-very easy to hold in your hand
-great sound quality
-touch sensitive
-straight forward menus
-sturdy player
CONS
-Software is atrocious
-Touch sensitive
-Lacking special features
CONCLUSION
I would highly recommend this player to anyone looking for a MUSIC device. It has no special features, which I'm fine with, but they are always fun to mess with. You may have noticed that i put touch sensitive on both lists. This is because it is great to use when you want to, but it is so sensitive, that unless you keep the hold on at all times, it WILL change songs or pause. You have to even be careful reaching across the player to turn on the hold button or else it will go back a song. Again, I would buy this item again if i had the chance.
ALLEN
 cute, but REALLY fragile January 12, 2007
This was the cutest mp3 I found when I was looking around, and also the cheapest, and when I first got it, I was really really happy. However, when I started getting new songs to add, the software screwed me over and deleted all my songs. I had to start from scratch again. Sometimes, it freezes on me, and also, the controls that light up break a lot. Also, the mp3 gets scratched very very easily, and even in a case, it looks like i beat it every night. Maybe I am just not careful enough, but one day, it was near the bottom of my backpack. when i took it out, the screen was cracked in three places, and though i can still use it, I can not read the song name, artist, time, battery life or anything. I am really busy; i don't have time to battle with my mp3 everyday.
Over all, the sound quality and design is really good, as well as the over all song capacity and price, but the way it gets scratched so easily and has so many irritating small problems ruined it for me. Only buy this if you are ready to take care of it extremely well, learn the software and read the manual from front to back.
Almost There November 26, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The first thing I noticed when searching for MP3 players online was how sexy this little machine looked. The red on black screen is absolutely gorgeous and, in my opinion, looks better than all the other MP3 players on the market, hands down. Most other reviews on this site will agree.
The next thing I noticed was how affordable this MP3 player is. At the time I had also been considering purchasing an Ipod Mini (though those soon became obsolete) which had the same amount of space but cost nearly $100 more. I brooded over my purchase for quite some time before I stumbled across an M:robe in the local Radioshack and decided to take the plunge.
My M:robe was every bit as sexy as it was in pictures, if not moreso. Additionally, it felt like a sturdy piece of machinery, rather than the cheap plastic-y feel of some electronics these days.
However, I quickly came to realize that the bundled software for this MP3 player, Olympus M:trip, is more than a hassle and for that reason alone I would not recommend this brand to anyone else. Now, if they were to revamp their software, I would be a very strong advocate of this product.
The software was bulky and I didn't immediately understand it. Several things really bothered me: there were icons with no explanation, the search feature is bloated and you cannot "tab" through the program meaning you must use your mouse. Also, while the software tries to look sleek, it falls slightly short and looks cheap instead.
Originally I added my entire playlist, only to wind up with errors because it was too large and between the player and the software, it didn't know where to cut off. Unfortunately, trying to solve those errors only because worse and I wound up with an empty library in the software but all my songs were still on the hard drive and had to be manually deleted through "My Computer." Furthermore, this was a solution I stumbled upon myself as even technical support was of absolutely no help (but when is it ever?)
On the plus side, the software does allow you to add lyrics to your songs and set up many playlists as well as adding your songs to their predefined playlists (such as "Favourites") but you are not able to edit playlists from the player itself.
There are also your typical browsing features on the player itself: by artist, album, genre, year, etc; and you can browse through your music in several ways: recently listed, top 20 9the player generates this by analyzing the songs you listen to most) favourites (the playlist set up through the software), your personalized playlists, unplayed tracks etc.
Of course you can also choose to listen to your music randomly, though I find it to be less random than one would think based on the name, on repeat or in several different music style modes. All in all the player options are everything I want and nothing I don't.
Aside from the software, which one can get around though I haven't tried it myself, there are a few issues I have with the player itself. For starters, the touch screen looks nice but quickly smudges and scratches so that the player loses some of it's attaction quite quickly. Furthermore, I find that sensitivity of the touch screen varies largely. Some days I need to really push to make the buttons response while others I can accidentally brush over a button and it responds. Lastly, and this might just be a personal issue, but I tend to use my MP3 player outside and in the winter it becomes quite cold here and I cannot operate the touch screen using gloves.
One thing about the player that is impressive is the sound quality and I find the sound goes up loud enough for me, though others might argue. I do wish the lower sound setting were quieter though as it's still too loud to listen to the player and hold a conversation at the same time.
I also find that the switchover time between songs can sometimes take a little longer than I'd like but it's nothing I can't live with. Lastly, I am quite annoyed when I switch to playlist view and sometimes it shows my playlist from the beginning and other times it shows the playlist right around the song which is currently playing. I cannot, for the life of me, figure out what controls this and can never get the playlist position I want.
Last, I've encountered an interesting glitch with my player, once shortly after I bought it and once over a year later. The music will stop, the touch screen will stop responding though the screen will still be on, the player becomes unchargeable (and when I tried to do that as a way to "get it back" the player itself heated up alarmingly) and it only half-responds to the power button. Both times, eventually the screen turned off and I let the MP3 player sit (the first time for several days, the second for several hours) and it eventually worked again with my files and playlists in tact but the battery was drained.
This is quite disturbing and I cannot say why it would do that, I guess as long as it works again, I'm happy.
Speaking of the battery, I find that it takes quite a while for the first 2 bars to be drained but once you're down to 1 bar, the player will die quickly. You can charge via the dock, plug it into a wall, or via USB connected to a computer. I find the best charging results from each of these activities respectively. Charging by USB can register a fully charged battery but will quickly drain of power.
Overall this is a sleek player which generally handles well and has everything I want and nothing I don't, including a unique name, but it is held back by it's poor software and some glitches (which ranges in severity).
I would definitely buy another Olympus MP3 player (had they gone the route of MP3 player only, rather than the combined camera/MP3 player of the M:robe 500) but I would be more cautious about it.
Don't bother buying. October 22, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I would not recommend purchasing this player. The software for synching it to a Windows PC is not user friendly and I frequently encountered errors when trying to load music on to the player. The player itself seemed to be very slow when it came to loading a newly selected song. Much slower than what I have experienced using an iPod and Creative Nomad MP3 player. My player has been sent in for repair three times for issues with the firmware. I therefore would suggest passing on this one unless you like a product that does not work reliably.
 Such the sexy. :D September 12, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love the M:Robe; it's my first HD-based MP3 player. The design, colors, and space are just to my liking. I agree that the software is horrible, but there are already programs out that bypass the use of the program so that you can just drag and drop files. Pretty much my only problem is the battery life.
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