Olympus M:Robe (Olympus m:robe MR-100 5 GB)

Member Name: Snic

Product:	Olympus m:robe MR-100 5 GB
Date:	08/01/09 (13 review reads)
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Advantages: great touchscreen, eye catching

Disadvantages: 12 hr battery life

When I was buying an MP3 player I fell in love with the look of The Olympus M:robe and was more than happy with its 5GB that can play both WMA and MP3 formats. It has a battery life of around 12 hours and what I liked most was the black touch screen panel on the front (although this is prone to scratching after using for a while so make sure you use the case it comes with). The panel is a touch-sensitive interface area with red icons on display. You rub a vertical strip to move through menus, and tap at the icons to play, pause, etc. The screen is also red on a darker red background, and it looks both distinctive and eye-catching. It's LCD rather than LED.

The M:Robe is fairly lightweight, small and thin. It is 14.9mm deep x 52mm high and 90mm wide which fits into your pocket nicely. It can be synchronised to your computer using a standard USB cable and comes with a velvet case and a set of white headphones.

The M:Robe comes with its own software called M:Trip and this is easy to use (similar to iTunes). It is compatible with
'Gracenote CDDB' so it is easy to source the track names on the internet. I use the 'favourites' section most often and this just plays the songs I have allocated as my favourites.

Overall the m:robe is a great MP3 player. The sound quality is very good and it is cheaper than the more popular iPods. I would recommend this to people as an alternative!

Summary: Overall great MP3 player

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