I spent the last month scouring various e-malls, electronic stores and grey markets looking for a good mp3 player. I had wanted to buy an iPod but I just could not justify paying its cost considering the fact that once its battery dies you need to get it replaced. So I decided to have a look at the various iPod imitations available in the market. Sadly enough, not only are they awful to look at but they are also really dodgy when it comes to reliability.
I had almost given up on finding a good, reasonably priced mp3 player when I came across Transcend T.Sonic 620 MP3 player listed on eBay. Its cool looks immediately caught my attention. Moreover, Transcend is a world famous company when it comes to flash drives. I could not have asked for anything better. One, I get a branded mp3 player. Two, it looks great. Three, it does not cost an arm and a leg. Last but not the least; the sound quality is comparable to that of an iPod! Sweet!
The one that I have is blue in colour and can store up to 512 MB of data. The user interface is intuitive and easy to use. Sound quality, like I said before is awesome. Volume level can smoothly go up to 100 decibels. The ear phones provided with the player are top quality. It has a voice recorder and an FM tuner with 20 configurable stations. It is a nifty little plug and play device. That means you don’t need to install drivers in order to make it communicate with your PC (unless you are using Win 98).
The only thing that I do not like about this player is the fact that you can not charge it using your computer’s USB port. It uses a single AAA battery which needs to be replaced after (approx.) 13-14 hours of usage. That is not necessarily a drawback. It means that the player is usable even if there is no PC or a laptop available to recharge it.
To sum it all up, Transcend T.Sonic 620 is a great mp3 player and definitely a great buy! Honestly, I don’t see how it is different from an iPod, disregarding the obvious factors such as glam value and price. As long as an mp3 player sounds great and works fine I am a very happy girl!
ur right….ipod is not 4 so yuppy….transcend is gud option but if u chk dis ultima machine u will enjoy listening & watchin it…..its archos portable video 640.
It’s a cost effective buy but at the same time other models of transcend comes with USB charging, can try that also.
Agreed .. Ipod is too sophesticated n delicate a machine to carry all along . I bought MP3 from china .Now look at specifications :-
> 1 GB memory / 220*176 TFT colored screen MP3 player / FM radio / Voice recorder / 7 band grahic equalizers/ Games / USB port for charging / Line in source for direct power
>It’s got AV’s also ; but i am yet to explore that portion , as directions are in chinese language .Earphones quality is simply awesome
Now comes the best portion; all i paid was 3K for this machine . It’s smaller then my visiting card & sleek as strak trek gadget . This cutie is with me all the time now
Hey Guri
Good to see you on here. That chinese equipment that you’ve got there sounds neat. I am a fan of things that look as if they are straight out of Star Trek. Sweet things those mp3 players
Cool! I was in a deep confusion whether to go for Creative Zen or Transcend 850, and I was worried about sound quality. Your comments have persuaded me to go for Transcend. Thanks.