Samsung's tiny, wearable Mini-Yepp is the world's smallest full-featured digital player, weighing in at a mere 1.13 ounces without battery. It comes with 64 MB of built-in flash memory and features an LCD display that shows music info and current date and time.
The Mini-Yepp has superb sound with a four-preset graphic equalizer and a powerful bass boost system that can enhance any musical style. The Mini-Yepp also features an advanced USB port for high-speed transfer of your favorite music. USB connections are three to five times faster than those using the parallel port, and they allow compatibility with both the Apple Macintosh and PCs running Windows 98, 2000, or Me.
The popular Rio-Port digital music software is bundled with the Mini-Yepp, offering a powerful yet easy-to-use system to organize your entire music collection and quickly transfer custom track combinations. The software is also CDDB-enabled, automatically retrieving artist and track information for millions of CDs (when connected to the Internet).
It comes bundled with full-length audio tracks from top recording artists, including Samantha Mumba, Monster Magnet, Blues Traveler, Queens of the Stone Age, and Black Eyed Peas.
The Samsung Mini-Yepp runs on one AAA battery. It is backed by a one-year warranty.
1 Good but not great!
Sound is very good but I cannot compare with other players because this is my first mp3 player. I like the style and portability of this player. Everything is fine except clumsy battery cover or battery pull out mechanism. Anyway this is fine mp3 player.
2 a runner's review
after one year of use i can give you all you need to know about this product:
the good: awesome for runners, lightweight and enough space for about 45-60 minutes of music. has made it through many rain showers without a problem.... although i doubt it is actually water proof. It has also played like a trooper through over 100 degree weather, and below zero too! the arm band makes carrying it easy. sound quality is the best i have heard from an MP3 player
the bad: my biggest problem (which has me considering a different mp3 player) is the fact that normal over the ear headphones will not sound very loud. In order to get decent volume you must use the in-the-ear type of headphones which often fall out and are a hassel when running. Also you will waste countless batteries if you don't have a recharger (which is well worth the money).
conclusion: after one year i am still very happy with it, but the volume could be better. This should only be bought by people who need a lightweight tiny MP3 player,
3 Very nice toy, however battery sucker
I realy like the small size of this player. It's a great toy. I bought the player without the usb cable. Ouch! The cable cost me [$$$]. I can barely listen twice the 12 songs I downloaded and I have to change the battery. Don't buy this if you don't have a charger. I wish there was a 128Mb player.
4 Great Player with Caveat
Nice for exercise and portability. Average about 8 full length songs, an hour + music at 64kbs. Go ahead and add on an extra [$$$] for rechargeable batteries, or you can expect to spend a lot more over time. Problem - there is no on/off switch so the battery drains rapidly unless it is physically removed. Needless to say I lost the battery cover. But I am satisfied with rechargeable batteries that last for about an hour and half. Great for exercise, but not a long flight without a bag of batteries and a real solid select a set compilation. I would buy another if I lost my current one, can't beat the price.
5 Yeah, I guess it's small...
but that's about the only thing it has going for it. I'm currently waiting for the software to search my entire system to pick out every sound file that exists on it. I'm not talking about just MP3s, but every .wav and silly soundbyte that comes with Windows. This is funny to me since the player will only play MP3s.
My advise to anyone looking at an MP3 player is to consider software. You can get used to small buttons and can buy better headphones, but you can't replace the bad software as easily. The Yepp player's software is so bad, that I'm convinced the programmers went out of their way to make it so. You can't drag and drop files into it, but instead have to parse through every sound file on your computer to find songs you want to download. My software took almost 20 minutes to search the computer for all the sound files and at the end I had 6000 files to search through. I have only a few hundred MP3s on my machine, so the rest of the files came from Windows and games that I installed years ago. This takes forever, when all I really want to do is go running, but it takes me half an hour just to pick songs and to download them all.
To sum it up, the Yepp player is small and the sound is good, but it takes a half hour of frustration to get it to work. Plus the battery runs out after a short time. Pretty pathetic.
I wouldn't buy this product again...
6 Good toy, sneaky software
The Yepp itself is terrific -- a really cool toy for big boys. Good sound, pretty easy computer interface, etc. But BEWARE -- maybe I'm just computer illiterate, but the Yepp comes with an MP3 software package that will allow you to transfer up to 50 tracks to your Yepp from CD's, and then it locks itself. You have to go online and buy an upgrade that will unlock it and let you download more tracks. It's a modest amount of money -- $20 for unlimited downloading capability -- but the idea is annoying. Why not just include the software and raise the price a bit? And why is this not made clear in the marketing or packaging of the Yepp? I think it makes Samsung look cheap and sneaky -- which you don't expect from people who can make such cool stuff.
7 Battery hungry, yet handy music machine...
Update: The Samsung website has no support/software for MacOS 9 or X, thus star rating is reduced to two stars!
I got this little gem for working out. It holds about a CDs worth of music. the volume cranks and the sound is excellent. the headphones that come with are weak, get a better pair, like the sony earbud-type headphones. the armband holder is good, but you can't access controls, you have to squeeze it out of the holder, a minor inconvienience. the controls can be locked, but only when it's playing, so you run the risk of draining your battery if the play button gets pushed while in your gym/other bag. it uses a single AAA battery, which will last about 1.5 times through the 64MB of music it can hold. It eat's batteries, maybe because I play the volume loud). I finally bought some rechargable AAAs for it, which are handy. I use a mac, and the Yepp software it comes with is OK, but somewhat slow to load tunes (about 10 minutes to load 64MB from scratch). This unit does what I wanted it to do, which was to provide good music in a small package for working out, so all in all I'm pretty happy with it.
8 size is best feature
This is great for running. It is light, and fits perfectly in your hand. It is easy to skip songs, and adjust volume while running. Things I don't like are the arm strap (to big for me), headphones it comes with (lightweight and won't stay put), and the fact that I can never get it to turn off - I just take the battery out. And I go through a ton of batteries.
9 beware... the software sucks
The device itself is a cool little gizmo, although the memory size is small and it burns through batteries pretty fast. Otherwise it's perfect. It's tiny, the sound is great, and it's one of the cheaper mp3 players on the market.
But be warned, the software included with the player is absolutely horrible. ...Just absolutely horrible! It's very difficult to use, and it doesn't get any easier with experience. I had to install it twice to get it to work, and now it keeps locking up....
10 Solid if not Spectacular Performer
Got my Yepp Mini-Yepp several months ago to take to the gym 3 times a week. I've been very pleased with the performance in a very practical way - I take it, it plays, it doesn't "skip" and I don't have to listen to the (bad) music at the gym. The downsides are (of course) the batteries don't last too long and you only get about an hour's worth of music to load on (w/o upgrade). But i manage to get about 3 hours of operation (w/ rechargeable batteries - I recharge 2 batts once a week). I found initial loading of software not a problem, and changing mp3s is not a big deal. If you're an audiophile or extremely picky about things, don't get it. If you just want to go to the gym & "tune out". This will work fine.
11 disappointing in terms of memory and ease of use
I bought this when Amazon mailed me an e-mail advertising it...I've recently gotten into mp3s and was impressed by my friend who bought one of those mac-friendly Ipod devices. So I bought this after reading some positive reviews. Basically, here' the skinny: 1) the memory is tiny. 12, 13 songs, tops. 2) the software is clumsy and hard to use; it takes some tinkering to figure out. 3) It does burn through the single aaa battery pretty quickly; I use rechargeables (and so should you), so it's not that big a deal. 4) It is very tiny and portable. 5) it's short on buttons...you have to use 4 buttons (play, left-right, and a function button) to navigate every command. this is irritating if you want to shift to shuffle mode in mid-jog.
So, if you don't mind having only 12 songs or so, and are comfortable with the software interface, I'd say go for it. Myself, I wish I'd bought a cd/mp3 player, despite the larger size.
12 A+
I bought this unit based on other user reviews for the purpose of jogging and going to the health club. From the time I opened the box until I was playing an MP3 was one minute. Until I was playing my MP3's was 10 minutes. The software for organizing and sending MP3's to the player is good. If you already have lots of MP3's on your computer it organizes them in a database, you can make playlists, and copying to the player takes about 3 or 4 minutes for the whole 64MB. The MP3 database you can sort by song, artist, size, or time. This is quite flexiable. From this interface you can also remove tracks and change the order. The 'Drawback' to the software is you have to pay for a liscense if you want to RIP MP3's from your CD's. (You can also get free rippers from the net) It plays regular MP3's unlike some players with other formats.
I used the player for jogging, Treadmill, Rower, walking, and working out so far. The armband is great and stays in place. The clip also works well just on the shirt collar. For walking, just slip it in your pocket. The AAA battery will last 3 hours for alkaline. I was happy with this, after reading the battery eater reviews.
The bottem line, is this weighs an ounce, is durable, is convienent, and is designed for running. Its also much cheaper than others and it is more solid. I read many reviews of players dieing in a few days. This is the primary reason I bought this one. 64MB will give you one hour of music, perfect for a workout. If you need more than that, then this player is not for you. If one hour fits your needs, this is the number one player on the market, period, plus its the best price.
***Addition after 2 weeks of use
You need to use good alkaline battery's versus cheap ones. I get 3 hours out of alkaline and less than 1 without. Also, I have seen the player dying before the battery is dead, by using the pause button. Especially with the cheap battery's. Taking the battery in and out solves this. The best bet is to remove the battery after every use. This is a bit of a pain, but even with this flaw, I still love it. Also, I really like the interface software and will pay for the upgrade.
13 Great (so far)
I've only had my player for about three weeks and i love it. It's soo tiny and easy to use - the software gave me no problems. Battery life is bad but if you use rechargable batteries it's bearable.
i definitely recommend it
14 Not impressive at all
This product has a very buggy and awkward user interface.
Downloading a song to the device should have been very easy.
Unfortunately the interface is very confusing and it makes
a simple thing very difficult to use.
The player has no off-on switch, so you can not turned it off.
But it exhausts the battery in less than 2 days if you leave
battery in without playing.
The other problem is, I constantly run into "battery low" even
though the battery is still at 80% of capacity. Sometimes, it
does not work with certain brands of battery even brand new.
You have to take it out and back in several times before it
"may" suddenly decide to accept it.
I would recommend not to buy this. It simple gave me too much
frustration.
15 Great
Had another mp3 that was confusing, so after reading reviews on Yepp-20s in Amazon sight, purchased and only have the complaint of using so many batteries and only 12-15 songs. The sound is certainly loud enough to hear while I mow the lawn and do excersise activies. Can hear it over stero system at the skating rink. It was so easy to load songs into computer and download into mp3. It's so light and handy. Have recommened it to anybody that will listen...
16 mixed bag if you want to convert your cds
The sound quality, easy-to-use software and compact size of this MP3 are great features. I found the controls on the player itself kind of awkward, but the thing that really disappointed me was the fact that the software only allowed me to convert 50 cd tracks to MP3 files. I have a great library of music I want to take with me when I run and I don't relish the idea of paying more to be able to listen to them. I thought that's what I was buying an mp3 player for!
I also found the tech support available from the website marginal at best. FAQ's didn't even address the question and I'm still waiting for a reply to my e mail.
Bottom line: unit itself is pretty good. Software is limiting, but easy to use.
17 Yes and no
I love the gadget, but the software is incomprehensible. They tried to get cute with it, but ends up being all but unusable. And it locks up my system to the point where the only way to reboot is to literally unplug the CPU.
18 MP3 Player is Great - Software is questionable
Let me start off by saying I'm thrilled w/ this MP3 player. I mainly wanted to customize my list of songs I listen to while running, and it's great. YOu can't even tell you're carrying it. Yes, the headphones are not good and the batteries run out quickly, but read any of the reviews and you can easily combat these problems.
My main problem w/ this MP3 player is the software. You need to purchase the upgrade software after 50 "reads." Unfortunately for me, Rioport, the software mfr. does not currently offer an upgrade, so I need to buy a completely new sw package. I am new to the mp3 thing, and after several calls to both Samsung and Rioport (as well as emails), I have come to this conclusion. Customer support for both Samsung and Rioport is SLOW.
Overall - great little mp3 player. Be aware of the software issues.
19 mmmaybe
very little space for mp3s... it's a cool-looking gadget to have, but this thing EATS batteries! you simply must buy rechargeable batteries.
20 Cute toy but too chock full of bugs.
This 64 meg mp3 player is nice in certain aspects. The size is great, it's smaller and lighter than an egg. The 64 meg storage is nice if all you listen to are 3 to 5 minute songs at 128 kbps. You can probably get 10 to 12 songs on it, pefect for a workout or a short trip. If you're willing to sacrifice sound quality for storage you could cram a lot on this thing at 96 kbps.
Its battery life is terrible though, chewing up AAAs like candy.
Sound quality is better than I expected, almost on par with my discman.
The huge problem is with the way the player reads mp3s. It can be inconsistent at times, returning a message of "bad song" or "wrong fls" while refusing to play. Samsung's troubleshooting indicates that it's probably a problem with the file, but even files encoded using their included software can have the problem. The player will not play one minute and the next turn right around and play the very same files it was just giving an error msg on.
21 wonderful
It's cool. After i unpacked the package, i found the really smallest cool mp3 players. The band is also good and the software is very easy to use.
22 Good, but clunky software interface
A great lightweight companion for my jogs. I am a 225 pound bodybuilder who is cutting weight and every CD player on the market skips. I needed an MP3 player that is lightweight and cheap. This one fits the bill. Beside the bad headphones, and need for rechargeable batteries, I don't like how I have to use the software provided to load songs. I have close to 10,000 songs in my RealJukeBox Plus program, but there is not a supported plug in for it in RealJukeBox. ... If it were not for the clunky software interface, I would give this 5 stars.
23 bought it to work in a loud place
My 1st MP3 gadget. I work on a large network and some of the closets/rooms are extremely loud so I bought a set of Sony MDR-NC5 Noise Canceling Headphones and the YP20S. The headphones significantly help (don't expect too much) and the YP20S fits unnoticed in my shirt pocket.
It's loud enough for me.
It eats batteries but is good enough for my 1-2 jobs in a closet.
The poor controls are only surpassed by the poor manuals/software but you don't need to use the controls all that much.
24 A solid mp3 player
I am really satisfied with my yepp. It's tiny and really easy to put in your pocket. It only requires one AAA battery, in contrast to a lot of players that require two batteries. Also, the yepp lasts for a while on that battery (and if you get rechargeable batteries, it costs next to nothing to use). The software for downloading mp3's to the yepp is a little tricky, but once you get the hang of it it's not so bad. And it's much more powerful than other software I've used.
The only drawback is that you can't add more memory. But the 64 megs is enough to hold 15 or so songs, so it's not really necessary.
25 Really small, good mp3
This mp3 is really small and handy. You can exercise with it pretty easily. The price is good.
26 Not worth the money
The Good:
Small, lightweight, inexpensive
decent sound
The Bad:
The battery life on this thing is awful. In under two hours the thing is completey drained. This is made worse by the fact that
even when it's "off" it still has an active display, further
draining the single AAA battery
Interface is not intuitive (then again what do you expect for something this small)
Headphones. Simply put, they stink. Those people with large ears may find them perfect though.
Memory size is limited, and not upgradeable.
Conclusion:
The mini-yepp is an expensive, decent piece of equipment. However
it's not worth the money. Its performance does not meet the specifications that are outlined in the product description and I
would advise anyone looking for an mp3 player to avoid this model
unless they have money to burn.
27 YP-20S Mini Yepp 64 MB Is Perfect (Almost)
I just got back from the gym. I ran 5 miles with my little Mini Yepp, most of the time I did not even realize I had it around my arm; it is so light and small. The rumors are true it burns batteries, but if you buy a battery recharger with the NiMH batteries your set. I was quickly able to pick up on how to use the buttons (After reading the mannuel). I was able to store over an hour on mine about 17 songs. I suggest you don't have the software scan your hard drive for music files the darn thing brought up every type of sound recording I had and put it in my playlist (6000+ files I had to sort through). Just click on add tracks and then go to the music directory and open it. Learn from my mistakes. Well, good luck in your MP3 player search (*Cough* YP-20 is the best *Cough) I hope this was useful.
God Bless America
Peace out.
!AlphaZeta!
28 YP-20S Mini Yepp 64 MB Is Perfect (Almost)
I just got back from the gym. I ran 5 miles with my little Mini Yepp, most of the time I did not even realize I had it around my arm; it is so light and small. The rumors are true it burns batteries, but if you buy a battery recharger with the NiMH batteries your set. I was quickly able to pick up on how to use the buttons (After reading the mannuel). I was able to store over an hour on mine about 17 songs. I suggest you don't have the software scan your hard drive for music files the damn thing brought up every type of sound recording I had and put it in my playlist (6000+ files I had to sort through). Just click on add tracks and then go to the music directory and open it. Learn from my mistakes. Well, good luck in your MP3 player search (*Cough* YP-20 is the best *Cough) I hope this was useful.
God Bless America
Peace out.
!AlphaZeta!
29 Samsung YP-20S Mini Yepp Delivers
I'm been shopping for a lightweight MP3 player for a while now. My purpose for buying one was to be able to use it while I work out. I found the YP-20S to be the best deal out there. At a mere 1.13 ounces (before one AAA battery) it is minimally noticable while jogging. In additional I've dropped it several times and found it to be very durable. These two factors alone are very important for those of you who plan to jog with it. In additional I found the sound quality to be great. For those reviewers who mentioned poor sound quality....it is surely the product of poor MP3 conversion. Also the software is very easy to use (plus no instrusive copy protection schemes)...just drag and drop your MP3s, I didn't have to ready the manual at all!!
The only pitfalls are the minimal battery life. Now these can be made better by using rechargeable batteries. I use energizer rechargeables and get over two hours of play. I suggest only using Japanese made batteries that are non alkaline...there is a huge quality difference. And finally the headphones [don't work well]...you will surely have to spend $... on headphones that strap around your ear for the more athletic users.
Overall this product is worthy of 5 stars. A definate buy! No one can beat the price.
30 The Value leader & Boy was I impressed
First the weight. It's awesome. It's so light I don't even know I am carrying it. Second the sound. It's awesome. The Cure never sounded so good. Third, it tapes voices. Yep, it's a tape recorder too. Nothing this cheap does all three. Yea the software isn't the most intuitive but it does a good job & is easy to figure out within
all of ten minutes. Yep, yep, yep. It's a great little thing. Whatever piddling things people complain about, remember, NO ONE can match this price WITH THESE FEATURES. Yep, yep, yep. Buy it.
31 All right for a starter MP3
This is a fine purchase if it's your first MP3 but I've only had it for a couple months and I'm dying to upgrade already. The bad things...the system is horrible with battery power. You might as well invest in a battery company for all the money you spend on them. Secondly, the volume isn't all that. When you have it turned up as high as it can go, it still leaves a little to be desired when you're trying to hear your music over the noise at the gym. Another point, the memory isn't upgradable and you can never truly turn off the unit.
A good thing is its small size which is great when you're working out. I would definately shop around more first than get this one.
32 WOW! Fantastic product, fantastic sound
The only problem would be memory but it's so easy to download different music I don't mind. I love the fact that I can, in minutes, pick out my workout songs and have a player so small and so light that I forget that it's there. I am absolutely nuts about this product.
33 A complete 3 month test review
Bottom line: Great product for the money and the workout person.
If you workout, like being outside, or anywhere that you would like to have your own personal music playing without looking like some kid from the 80's with a giant walkman strapped to themselves, then this is the product for you.
First off I want to be straight forward with the downsides to this product. The battery will not last long, unless you use Nihm batteries or if you do not run your Yepp at full volume. The programing that comes with the Yepp leaves some to be desired in music organization, but not much worse (or better) then say Windows media player or Real One. The last downfall is the limited controls.
After all those listed short commings of the Mini-Yepp why on earth would I give it 4 stars. Simple because I would give it 5 stars except for those three down falls each easily over come.
First of all think about what you are wanting to buy. This is not a multi-gig player for thosse long trips. This is a COMPACT SUPER LIGHT WEIGHT short term player. YOu can extend battery life by using Nihm batteries and not trying to blast the volume all the time.
The programing is simple but just takes time to set up play lists and search for files. The easiest way is to organize the files on your hard drive and add them via the program by searching your hard drive, rather than your data base (unless you have a very good preset up data base, like name, artist, and all that jazz).
The last problem being the limited controls only matters when you have time to play with them. For the most part this product is aimed at the on the go person who doesnt have time to program in different sound levels and playlists all the time.
The great things about this player is it's fast uploading, decent memory (64), size, adn weight. I personally use this for when ever I am working out, doing Kata (Karate dance), biking or hiking outdoors, and many more.
So if you want a great product to serve your 1hr to 2hr workout or what ever this is a great subtle MP3 player. I would suggest this product over most of the other small players, unless you are looking for the super hitech, long travel MP3 player.
34 Great for the gym, some drawbacks
If you are looking for an MP3 player to use at the gym, this player is perfect. It's tiny, light, and the sound quality is excellent. But I do have a few complaints:
1. The unit can never be completely turned off. This is a pain if you don't plan to use it all the time. Also, the manual claims it will last 30 days in "clock mode" (off,) but mine only lasted for about 5 days.
2. The program the player comes with only allows you to rip 50 songs off of your CD collection before you have to PAY FOR AN ONLINE UPGRADE!!
3. As all earlier reviews have mentioned, the battery life is terrible. I would suggest buying some rechargeable batteries and a charger, or you'll end up spendind a lot on batteries.
This is my first MP3 player, and despite these drawbacks, I am very satisfied. It is great for the gym, because it's light, small and never skips.
35 Great product to work out with!
I shopped around a lot before I bought an MP3 player or CD Player to exercise with. I wanted lightweight, skip resitant (I haven't found a CD player yet that can absorb the shock/bounces during running)and able to hold at least an hour's worth of music. This fulfills them all - at 1.5 ounces it's the lightest player on the market, MP3s don't skip and 64MB holds an hour at CD quality(128 kbps) songs.
The drawback is that it goes through batteries quickly - it uses one AAA battery. I use one per week(I work out every other day) - but, I can live with that - I don't have to worry about recharging, and that is a plus. Batteries are cheap.
Contrary to the person who says the unit doesn't turn off - it does, in fact, turn off. Pause the unit, after about one minute it turns itself off(it still displays an LCD clock, but the player is off).
This is a great unit!
36 Rockin!!
If you want something to manage your MP3s and take care of all your audio needs, look elsewhere... If you want to play MP3s while you workout, or drop into your car player (with adapter of course) for an hour or two and that's all, this rocks!! The software that comes with it really blows but gets the job done, transfers are fast enough, but it really shines when your pumping in the weight room or running, really small, really light. I did not like the ear-buds it comes with (I just don't like ear-buds period), but a simple replacement for the Sony sport headset and I am thrilled. One note, if you have 18" arms or bigger, you will have to get creative with the arm-strap... oh well, I got it to work and stay in place well without cutting off the circulation to my hand.
37 Only looks like a toy.
When I took it out of the box, I thought it was a McDonalds Happy Meal Toy. It is really small and light. I had it set up and down loading in 5 minutes! It took about 10 minutes to download 15 4+ minute songs. The sound is great but a little rough at 96Kbps. Songs recorded at 132Kbps sounded flawless, but of course you lose capacity. Overall, a great little MP3 player.
38 Good but...
This is a pretty good player, MUCH MUCH better than the Nike PSA Play 120. The downloads are quicker, it's more reliable (I've gone through 3 PSA Plays) and it seems to have more bass and it sounds great. HOWEVER, it eats batteries, the price may seem really good, but watch out for batteries, sometimes it won't even last more than 2 hours on one regular battery, I've gotten it to last a little more using duracell ultra's but it's battery life sucks.
39 Mini Yepp a neat little player
I just received my Yepp today and after running tonight I have installed the software, downloaded music onto it and am listening to it as I write this review. The software is easy to use, the user's guide is well written and illustrated making it easy to follow and download MP3 files already on your computer. So far, against product reviews I have read, I am very happy with the ease of use and sound. I have read product reviews that stated the sound was poor quality, but there are four settings on the Yepp to change the equalizer. The only complaints I have are more with design for wearing the product. Although I haven't actually tried it out on the road yet, I wish it had a belt clip attached to it. The pocket that comes with it seems small--you practically have to stuff the Yepp in it and that seems to depress the forward button on the unit. The arm band also is a bit cumbersome as is the earplug unit--the wires attaching to the earpieces have one a lot longer than they other--they are assuming you are using the arm band as opposed to just carrying it. Other than that, the unit seems great.
40 Great for a small, light mp3 player.
If you want a small mp3 player that's easy to take on the go, get this one.
As always, there are some trade-offs in getting a player that's this small. The interface is not very easy to use - it's not very intuitive how to change the play settings and use the buttons to navigate through the menus. The equalizer is ok, but not that great. There are not a lot of extra features (e.g. progamming a playlist).
This does not bother me, as I use mine at the gym and during my commute, and am not interested in having a lot of features. What I want is something that is small, that is light, and that I don't notice. For that, this is a good product.
One other thing - the software you use to load the songs onto the player is atrocious. It gets the job done, of course, but you'll fine it's not easy to learn to use, and it's not too flexible.
41 The best MP3 player I have ever seen
The best MP3 player i have ever seen. Sound is great at 128kb and it is considered one of the smallest MP3 player in the world!!! My friend bought Sony instead of Samsung and now he keeps saying that he should have bought Samsung because Sony MP3 player can only be downloaded with their own file format. that means whether you have MP3,WAV, or WMA, you have to encode into sony unique files and it takes really long time to do it. Every each file should be encoded into sony preferred file. Samsung's yepp software it's so easy as 1,2,3. You just have to click one button to transfer songs into portable samsung yepp player. I heard a lot from web site about this little samsung's yepp player that its sounds quality isn't good as they expected, but that's not true. Excellent sound quality at 128kb, good at 96kb, and bad at 56kb. It also has equalizer, repeat, forward and backward, time, date, etc. Fast downloading by USB connection. I love this. If five stars is the best rating, i would give 6 stars.....
42 Best mp3 I've tried so far
I've bought Sony mp3 player before but i returned after i found i had to translate mp3 into special format, then i bought Rio but i returned it as well...to big and too much money for only 32 mb. Samsung's YP-20s is the best mp3 player out in the U.S. market right now. it's small...its software is very easy to use.. music trasfer is fast..music quality is great and it's cheap! i would recommend this player to anyone who's considering Sony or Rio.
43 Why it's cheaper?
Why is cheaper the new baby yeep than the YP-NEU (hip hop Blue)?
They have +- the same features, but the baby has shorter dimensions. So the baby would be more expensive, and it isn't.
I don't know why... can anybody tell me?
my mail.. you know Kredovian@hotmail.com
(excuse my poor english)
44 You exercise -- this player is for you.
Pros:
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* This player is extremely light. This makes it fantastic for exercising. This is by far its best feature.
* Fast USB connection.
* Good LCD for a player this small.
* Battery indicator is fairly accurate.
* Sounds great at 128, good at 96, terrible at 64 bit rate.
* Handles Variable Bit Rate (VBR) which will save you some space and still have superior sound.
* EQ fairly good.
* Battery connections seem to be no noncorrosive -- so far no sign of corrosion from sweat on battery connections.
Cons:
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* No holder to snap onto your belt or shorts. Easily solved -- the player is about the same size as a beeper so use a beeper holder.
* Even at max volume not loud enough.
* The headphone cord is somewhat long for jogging.
* The battery runs out quickly. About 45min for a normal. rechargable AAA, about 3Hrs 45min with a brand new Duracel. This is at full volume.
* No memory expansion possible.
* Software included is ok but not great.
Update on 1/25/02 -- Solution for battery!
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I have now been using this player for quite some time. I have dropped it twice on a concrete floor in the garage and it survived it without problems -- maybe got lucky but seems to hold up well.
Apple's iPod is definitely the coolest player out there but all that weight and size makes it no competition for this player in terms of serious exercising like running a marathon and at a 1/3 the cost. It is so light and easily concealed I am still impressed with it. With 64MB you can fit about 80min on it long enough for most runs.
The big issue if you have read most of he reviews is the drainage of batteries. It is true it does drain a regular alkaline AAA pretty quickly BUT this is easily solved.
For [a reasonable price] you can get 4 rechargeable AAA NiMH batteries. Good for a little less than 16 hours of music!
So one battery lasts almost 4 hours and they can be recharged between a 100 and 1000 times so I think it boils down to like 1 or 2 cents of battery cost per hour.
NiMH have no memory effect which is important -- note the NiMH is important (don't go with NiCad they don't last long and most have a memory effect).
I think these NIMH batteries are better than brand new alkalines....
Sounds technical but really easy solution.
45 The best MP3 player on the market
This is the best mp3 player on the market now. It offers great portability, it is very easy and intuitive to use. The display is crisp and clear and easy to read. The shape of the player makes it comfortable and its weight - it is only 1 ounce! - makes it easy to attach to your belt which I think is one of its greatest advantages. The memory is twice that the previous model has and is enough for 1 hour and a half of music. I use this player instead of my heavy and bulky CD player while I jog in the GYM because it is skip proof and extremely light.
