A surprising but enjoyable birthday present (Archos Gmini XS100 3 GB)

Member Name: spursrock

Product:	Archos Gmini XS100 3 GB
Date:	19/11/06 (105 review reads)
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Advantages: Great looking, Easy to use, Good battery life

Disadvantages: Lack of instructions, lack of features (but not all are necessary)

Having recently had the Archos bought for me as a present, I was a little sceptical. I found the packaging and extras not very useful, and the instructions for the player were actually on the MP3 player. There was no obvious instruction contained within, however I found it was not too difficult. Through Windows Media Player I opened and synced it up.

Having had the Iriver 100 for about 3 years previously (a stunning machine for those interested in buying a cheap but a reliable MP3 player) it had only contained 256mb. This has 3gb. Having about 11 gigs of music on my system this means that only four changes will give me a cover of all my music.

The features are minimal however from my perspective there is no need to have huge functions as they tend to over complicate as well as taking up valuable hard drive space.

Decent headphones are necessary as the ones that come with are not up to scratch.

The music is stored sensibly as you create your own folders and sub folders.

One of the best things about this MP3 player is the look of it. Although not a materialistic person, this, having not purchased it myself, was quite important. It is sleek, metallic looking with ease of buttons located. I would recommend a carry case with it as it can get scratched fairly easily.

With a lithium battery and that it recharges through your PC makes it easy.

Summary: All in all a sound machine that ticks all the boxes for someone that wants a cheap, reliable and eas

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