Intel IDAP264NA Personal Audio Player 3000

by Intel

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 2.5 x 3.3 x 1.5 inches ; 2.9 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005OM4J
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (105 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Power up your music with the Intel Personal Audio Player 3000, a compact, lightweight digital audio player you can take anywhere. It comes with 64 MB of built-in flash memory, providing you two hours of clear, skip-free music. Create your own mixes and design your own faceplates with the easy-to-use included software.

The PAP 3000 supports both MP3 and Windows Media Audio (WMA) out of the box, and is firmware-upgradable to support changing digital audio standards. It's expandable using MultiMediaCards (MMCs), enabling you to increase the memory up to 172 MB (with a 128 MB MMC card).

Featuring an LCD display, the 3000 also has such functions as bass and treble adjustment, repeat, shuffle, and control lock. Jump from track to track, or move forward or backward within a song.

The Personal Audio Player 3000 comes with software for your PC to help you create, organize, and enjoy your own digital audio library. The Intel Audio Manager 2.0 quickly and easily transfers audio files from your PC to the player. You'll also get a copy of MusicMatch Jukebox 6.1 with an upgrade key, enabling you to rip digital audio from your own CDs.

Customize the look of your player with the Intel Faceplate Designer. Just add a picture or design to the easy-to-use template and print it out, then remove the player's faceplate and insert your new look.

Carry your tunes with you with the handy removable belt clip. The Personal Audio Player 3000 also includes a USB cable and one alkaline AA battery, which lasts up to 10 hours.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

54 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great MP3 Player, November 4, 2001

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aldz (NM, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Intel IDAP264NA Personal Audio Player 3000 (Electronics)

First let me say this is a great product. Most of my friends have an MP3 player already so I've seen and tried my share of different MP3 players. I was always hesitant in getting an MP3 player because I just didn't feel I was getting my moneys worth. However, for the price, I don't see another product with the overall quality of the PAP3000. I have had the PAP3000 for a couple of weeks and it has worked flawlessly. The software is great, the play, skip and sound buttons are well placed for ease of use. The Audio player is lightweight and small but can support an additional flash memory card. Here is my take on the Pro's and Cons of the PAP3000:

Pros:
- Sound is excellent
- Easy to transfer files to the audio player
- It only takes 1 AA battery
- Upgradeable Flash memory
- Has 64meg memory built in?
- Great audio controls
- Has a belt clip

Cons'
- Cannot move songs in different sequence once they are downloaded on the PAP3000
- Head phones are just O.K.

45 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Portable MP3 Player!, January 2, 2002

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Beth "bradley523" (Columbus, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Intel IDAP264NA Personal Audio Player 3000 (Electronics)

I bought the Intel Personal Auidio Player about a month ago when I joined a gym. I wanted something that would hold a couple of hours of music, was compact and lightweight and would allow me to quickly skip songs and move around the playlist. I first tried the Rio 600. I didn't even have the unit 24 hours. I could never even get it to turn on. After reading other opinions on the web, I discovered this was a common occurrence. So, I began searching for another player. I happened upon the PAP 3000 at Walmart. The interchangeable faceplates caught my eye because I love little things like that (I have 3 different faceplates for my cell phone). Once I got the player home, I couldn't believe how easy it was to set up. Within 15 minutes I was listening to songs! It comes with the upgraded version of MusicMatch Jukebox. I already had the free version on my computer. The upgrade was easy - I just plugged in the code and it was upgraded. Intel's software for the player is very user-friendly. My only complaint would be what others have said - that you can't change playlists once they are ready to download into the player. But all you have to do is rearrange the playlist in MusicMatch before sending it to the Intel Software. I bought a 64MB MMC card to epand the total memory to 128MB. I have ripped my CDs at 96kbs and at that rate, the PAP 3000 will hold between 40 and 45 songs for about 3 hours of music. Which is more than I need at the gym. While the unit doesn't have rechargeable batteries, I bought a battery recharger separately so that I won't have to continually buy batteries. The battery life is fantastic. I can use the player for about 2 weeks at the gym (about 15 hours)before I have to change the battery. The sound quality of the music is perfect. Absolutely no distortions. Although I did quickly purchase a new pair of headphones. I didn't like the ones that came with it. But that seems to be a common problem no matter what MP3 player you buy. Overall, I would say this is one of the best MP3 players on the market. For the price I paid, I would say it was a bargain.

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars No Frills MP3 Player, November 29, 2001

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R. Canady (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Intel IDAP264NA Personal Audio Player 3000 (Electronics)

Been looking for a player for a long time in the right price range for myself to carry some tunes around with me. Saw this player one day so decided to buy one and check it out. This is a no frills mp3 player so if you are looking for extras you probably don't want this one.

Good: very sturdy ruggedized buttons (good for people who will use this for sports and such), expandable via MMC memory cards (if you do some looking you can find for around a $1 a Mb), 64Mb of internal memory which is good for about an hour of Mp3 (I use 160kb, you could get 2 hours of WMA if you converted), the changable cover is a nice little extra. feels pretty solid as far as construction goes, and is rather small (slightly larger than a alpha-pager)

Bad: No radio (but I heard the radios on others arent that great anyway), no titles only track #'s, no backlight (since there are no titles who needs one?)

Overall: Great value for a 64Mb player with expandability and for those simply looking for a MP3 player nothing more nothing less. Oh yea the software interface and USB is simple and fast. (about 15-20 seconds transfer per song)