NOW EVOLUTION EV-64AMX Portable MP3 Music Player ( Windows PC / Mac ) Review

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(More customer reviews)I must say how impressed I am with this little jewel. At first I thought it might be cheesy, being how it had the MTV logo on it & it retails for such a low price...but I was wrong. I know of no other unit that has what it does for the price.
Many other similar ones only had 32MB, and had no ID tag display for the songs. This has a decent, albeit a little slow, ID tag line. The display is condensed, but gives you the total & elapsed play time for the song. The EQ is pretty typical, having 5 settings. The volume cranks nicely for a unit this small (2.75 x 2.25 x .75 inches).
It remains to be seen how long the battery (one AA) lasts, given that it does produce good volume.It does have a small battery indicator. UPDATE: BATTERY LASTS ABOUT 12 HOURS & LOW BATT INDICATOR WORKS WELL. It appears to be well made, and I've had little problem operating the controls once learned. The ear buds seem to be of really nice quality & sound great. UPDATE:I'VE DROPPED IT SEVERAL TIMES NOW ON THE TREADMILL WHILE RUNNING - & IT GOES FLYING OFF.ALTHOUGH BATTERY MIGHT POP OUT, IT STILL WORKS GREAT!
It has a fully expandable memory as well, which will then hold over 2 hours of music. Oh, almost forgot the sound quality - very nice! I was hearing things in songs I actually had never heard before.
Now for the downside - the CD failed to load. My XP system wouldn't recognise the unit. I had read by another user somewhere, that a patch was needed at the Now Evolution website. You have to go in & download this zipped file. Once you do that, and reboot, it will recognise the new USB hardware (USB cable included). After that, it's just a matter of drag/drop the MP3 files - it sees it as another drive. The user manual comes in MS Word with the patch download. The only other downside is it has a place for a lanyard, but doesn't come with one.
Overall, I'm quite delighted to have found this - thinking that I was going to have to settle on something with less memory & without ID display. ...
The company is only a couple years old out of N.C. I hope they do well with their marketing stategy, and actually make some proffit to stay in business making inovations like this. Perhaps the partnership with MTV will make this possible.
One last note on MP3 players. There seems to be a lot of stinkers out there. I had another brand that started acting funny right away - weird noise pops & shutting down by itself. A friend had a more expensive one that just quit after several hours. (hopefully this one will be OK) So, keep your receipts, check out the warranty, etc!
UPDATE: Had for a week now . Continue to be impressed. Battery life is surprisingly good for the volume output. The factory says the warranty is 6 months, which includes parts & labor. Go find one now!
2 WEEK UPDATE:Still great - see above updates in CAPS.

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Product Description:
Measuring just 2.2 by 2.9 by 0.87 inches, the EV-64AMX is one of the most flexible portable MP3 players available. It features MP3 and WMA format playback and a built-in MMC/SD card slot, in addition to 64 MB embedded memory for up to 128 MB total memory (or over two hours of 128 Kbps MP3s). The EV-64AMX offers four equalizer presets (rock, pop, jazz, and classical), Mega Bass low-frequency boost (12 dB at 100 Hz), and an impressive battery life of up to 15 hours on a single AA alkaline battery.
Bundled audio-management and MusicMatch ripping software let you simply and quickly transfer high-quality compressed music files from your computer via a USB interface (cable included, minimum speed 3 MBps). The unit is compatible with Windows 98, 2000, Me, and XP, and Macintosh OS 9.0, as well as with 8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, and 64 MB memory cards. Accessories include earbud headphones, a single AA battery, a USB cable, and a user's manual.