Customer Reviews

Barbie Girls 1GB MP3 Player - Pink - Store 240 Songs!

5 star:		(34)
4 star:		(15)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

For an almost-8-year-old who's starting to pay attention to what's "cool," this cutely geeky mp3 player was easily one of the favorite gifts under the tree this year. For the price, Mom and Dad were thrilled!

The software installed easily and we were able to load a ton of songs on the player before Christmas morning. Loading new songs is also possible without the software, so we can easily move the player between the multiple computers at our house as well as computers at the grandparents', friends, etc.

The sound quality is just fine - better than I expected. One of the features I really liked is that the volume doesn't go *too* high; it's plenty loud enough to hear the music (and to drown out boring adult conversation!) but, unlike many players, isn't loud enough to make me worry about the health of her eardrums.

The battery charge seems to last forever. We have yet to drain the battery, even after hours of continuous play. The charger is straightforward enough that a 7 year old can place and remove the player as needed, and the red LED light on the face makes it easy for all of us to see if it's charging properly.

So far our player has survived a few tumbles to the floor without a scratch. Beware that it may cause spontaneous, random dancing to various High School Musical tracks, and thus a fall or two, but the player will most likely be fine. Skinned knees and injured pride were the only problems we had.

The website is....so-so. Ours isn't much of a fan, but it's cute and thousands of other little girls seem to love it. It may hold more interest for a girl a year or two older.

This mp3 player is a good buy and I've found no negatives at all. Until they're ready for one of the more expensive, feature-laden players, this may just be the perfect gift for any little girl!

My little daughter was very excited to get this toy, had been waiting every day for our Mailwoman to deliver it. She liked it a lot but when I was signing up for the website for her, I saw that they had put a sticker on the website instructions that changed the "free membership" for the premium parts of the website from one YEAR to one MONTH! Really! First of all, the toy never mentioned in the description that the website it accessed required a monthly fee of about 6 bucks to access the "premium" membership that makes the site usable with the accessories and things that you just bought! What a rip off! You buy the stuff and then can't use it unless you pony up for a monthly membership! Without the "premium" membership the website is basically unusable and lame. I won't be buying any more of these rip-off products Barbie/Disney.

I just love this MP3 player! Oh, my Gosh...Barbie's lips light up so you know it's on! This was by far the EASIEST set up for any electronic device I've ever bought. I'm still trying to get two MP3's to work from last Christmas. The sound quality is great, there's a couple of songs on there already. I loaded songs right off the computer with absolutely no problems. I love the additional accessories that can be bought to go with it too. We have the Panda set, so there are little "earrings" that clip onto the earpieces! How cute is that? My daughter also has had a blast on the Barbie Girl website, it's similar to the WebKinz interactive website. It stashes well and is extremely easy to work.

This was the top item on my daughter's Christmas list, but we didn't think we would be able to give it to her b/c it is not mac compatible. Since we are total softies we actually broke down and bought PC emulation software in the hopes that we would be able to make the MP3 player work with our Mac. It didn't work. But here is the good news......

If you have access to a PC (at work, a friend or family member, etc.) just one time. You can hook the MP3 player to their computer to set up the required passwords. After that you can use the MP3 player to access everything that you want at the Barbie Girls web site from your Mac at home.

And to make things even better it is incredibly easy to put songs on the MP3 player from your Mac. (and you don't have to corrupt your Mac with PC software!!!!!!)

My daughter uses her Barbie Girls MP3 player constantly and LOVES it!!!!!!!

If you just want something simple that looks pretty, this MP3 player does the job. But it may be too simple. There is no way to choose an individual song, you have to just keep scrolling through your songs till you get to the one you want. I really wish this player came with a LED screen. My only other problem with it is the controls. That circular style of control can be a real problem. Sometimes it thinks you hit the pause when you just wanted to change songs, or sometimes it will think you wanted to change songs when all you're trying to do is lower or raise the volume. I had a problem with not knowing I had accidentally lowered the volume to none, and had to keep fiddling with it till I got sound again. We really needed individual control buttons.

Installing the software is easy. And you really don't need it or the complicated instructions for adding songs to the player. Just choose to open a writable folder when you plug it in and Windows asks you what to do. It will open the drive of your MP3 player. Then you can just drag and drop your songs in there. But do make sure you follow the instructions for safely removing the device before you unplug it.

I also thought the instruction manual wasn't clear enough on a few things.

The player lets you access extra fun things on the BarbieGirls website. It's a fun time waster.

You can buy accessories for your player and make it look different, which is really the main feature. It is fun to change the hair or clothing.

I would recommend this player, just be sure you only want something really simple. Don't expect it to do anything but play some songs and look pretty.

This was a great deal I couldn't pass up during the holidays and I am glad I got it! My daughter loves this thing! It was easy to load and she uses it and dances around like a big kid. The only thing that is bothersome is that the earbuds are still big for petite girls. Great deal for the money! (now she is not bugging me to use mine! )

Bought two of these for my 8 year old and 5 year old girls for Christmas. Even though they both were excited about the online content, they quickly lost interest (unlike Webkinz). Software and the MP3 player does not work with a Mac. Works OK with Windows Media Player. Headphones are terrible, but my girls don't mind them. I found that if they are wearing their headphones while doing chores (picking up room or play room) they get the work done faster and don't argue - worth the price for that alone.

I bought this for Christmas for my 6 year old niece. She LOVED it, but sadly it broke the next day. The part where you put the headphones in became so loose the headphones wouldn't stay in. She was very patient as I got a new one and returned the broken one. But then the second one broke in the same place the following day. My poor niece was very disappointed. I am now returning the second one and will get her a more reputable mp3 player.

Sadly the mp3 player part is a total piece of crap, which makes it a very bad toy. It was so disappointing for my niece. I would not recommend this or order it again myself for that reason.

The only problem with this toy is if you have two girls in which we do, then you will have to buy two bc they will fight over it all the time. I bought this for my 6 yr old on her birthday and the 5 yr old always wants to listen to it. They Love It Awesome gift. She likes this more than any other gift!

I bought this for my daughter for her 7th birthday. She was so happy and has remained so since the minute she opened it. It was easy to upload music and so far seems to be a durable toy. It has provided my daughter with hours of entertainment. No complaints!