Techsolo M3-I 512mb: Basic MP4 player or flawed? (Techsolo M3-I 512 MB)

Member Name: snipehog

Product:	Techsolo M3-I 512 MB
Date:	08/03/09 (28 review reads)
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Advantages: Affordable, Eaasy to use

Disadvantages: Features seemed flawed, poor memory for video.

The Techsolo M3-I is a smart, tidy media player which is capable of playback of common music types (MP3, WMA) Images, and Mpeg4 Video. The device, manufactured in silver, is not outstandingly aesthetically pleasing, yet is extremely user-friendly and easy to control for even the least technically minded people; Uploading/ Downloading your songs is fairly simple, any problems can easily be confronted using the included manual. The video playback is a nice touch yet this feature does appear a little flawed, ultimately in the fact that the device has, when compared to most other MP4-playback capable devices, a fairly small memory. Realistically your looking at 200 songs max anyway, with any video, that number's going to come down rapidly. To counter this the inclusion of a radio is a nice thought, yet a portable FM radio would cost a lot lot less.
Battery consumption is around what you'd expect, not great but it certainly allows for a couple of hours of listening ( video playback is again going to bring that down sharply)
The overall build quality nurtures a fairly solid feel and while it's not as robust or use able as many better-known products, such as the more expensive Apple's iPods, it would appear to be good in placing that middle distance between price and performance. If your looking for a very basic MP4 player with a radio, the Techsolo's for you; If your looking for something purely for listening to MP3's I'd recommend spending your money elsewhere.

Summary: Good mix between Price and Performance, with holdbacks.

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