|
The XPOD sports line-in and voice recording which are useful features, but only if you are actually going to make use of them.
Battery life is unsatisfactory and the fact that you actually need software to copy music to the device "correctly" is just annoying. On top of that, the bundled software is not user friendly and doesn't always/often work properly. The reset switch is not easy to access, though with the release of the more stable firmware this is not really such an issue any more. Playback quality is good enough but you will need to replace the stock earphones.
The XPOD is cheap, but I don't think it's good value for money - you clearly get what you pay for. It is a pretty hardy player though - I don't really like mine (If you haven't figured that out already) so I don't really bother to take care of it and it survives the abuse, so points there.
Pros: Line-in, Voice Recording, seems relatively hardy, Cheap.
Cons: Short battery life, Not 'drag and drop', Annoying interface, Arbitrary bugs, Inconvenient reset switch, Stupid product name(s) , Cheap.
Overall score: 58% |