Nextar MA933A-B 128 MB Digital MP3 Player (Blue)
- Compact, wearable digital MP3 player with 128 MB of flash memory
- Supports MP1, MP2, MP3, WMA, and WAV formats, USB mass storage
- Holds up to 2 hours of MP3 audio and 4 hours of WMA audio
- Multiple EQ presets, including natural, rock, pop, classic, and jazz
- Direct USB 2.0 plug, measures 4 x 1 x 0.8 inches (W x H x D), 90-day warranty
Great for Kids! Easy to Use - I bought one of these for myself and one for my 10 yr old. SUPER easy to download songs w/ media player and I am usually not able to figure those things out! Does NOT hold a lot of songs (maybe 20??) but just enough for us. Very durable so far, uses 1 AAA battery, comes w/ decent earphones. My 4 yr old has drug mine around and has yet to ruin it:) A great price, and I don t have to worry if it gets stolen on the school bus.
Wish I bought an ipod - I purchased this item for my five year old son since he was always after my ipod. However, I don t believe this item to be easy to use at all. My music is imported on itunes and I could not convert the files to MP3 format. We also had a hard time trying to figure out how to use the buttons and features. The item has many features, but it takes some time to figure out. If you don t have MP3 or WAV files of music, I suggest sticking with the ipod. A shuffle costs about 79 bucks, but so much easier to use.
Nextar lemon - I have three of these. The blue one just stopped working for no apparent reason. I ve changed the batteries but no change. Also I hate that the on button is soooo sensitive!!! Sometimes it gets turned on accidently. I guess that s the price you pay for the price you pay...I do wish I knew what was wrong with the blue one.
good, inexpensive, kid-friendly - I bought this for my 7 year old nephew and he loved it. It was easy for him to use. It was available in cool colors. It even worked great, until he dropped it in the toilet!
Nice price but not reliable - I ve had one of these for a while now, it worked well for what I got it for (listening for a few podcasts while taking a walk followed by delete and re-load), but it proved a bit unreliable...it comes with a warning that it can get fried by static electricity: they haven t done a good job of shielding it. And, true enough, it got zapped several times when I used it in the winter, due to static from my polyester coat (when I took a walk) and from my blankets (when I used it to listen in bed before turning in). It still more-or-less works, but sometimes restarts unpredictably...it s hard to listen to a podcast when the player re-boots half way through several times and you keep losing your place.The other down side is no built-in battery...powering it with triple-a batteries gets to be quite a pain: if you want to be able to use it on a regular basis, you have to buy 4 batteries. Only very expensive chargers allow you to charge one battery by itself (since this is a budget DAP, buying an expensive battery charger for it would be a total waste), so you have to drain both batteries in a pair before you can re-charge it, which means you can t charge your batteries when you want them ready unless you have a second pair. In addition to the hassle, the cost of the batteries (+ charger if you don t have one) also makes this (and other bring-your-own-battery DAPs) more expensive than you may realize.