COBY MP-C827 MP3 Player w/128 MB Flash Memory & USB Drive

by Coby

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 1 x 1 inches ; 5.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000E873QM
• Item model number: MP-C827
• Batteries: 1 AAA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #52,167 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Portable MP3 Digital Player with 128 MB Built In Flash Memory

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars easy to use, holds enough music for a workout!!!, October 15, 2006

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Concerned One "Thrashfan" (IA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: COBY MP-C827 MP3 Player w/128 MB Flash Memory & USB Drive (Electronics)

If you are a person who goes to the gym for an hour a day, then this is the MP3 player for you. Small, compact, very simple and easy to operate, and gets you around 2 hours of music so you can keep a beat while working up a sweat.

Advantages: Small (size of a pen/flash drive)

Sound good, adequate volume

Cheap!!!! Got mine for under 15 bucks

Drop and drag/and go.

Can be used as a jump drive for music/files

Disadvantages: No song title/preview

No Fast Forward

Only plays MP3 format, some WMA files, not that bad if

you are used to Ipod ownership (which has been touchy for me)

You should not pay more than 15-20 bucks for this, and in some places, this comes with a small set of 2 watt stereo speakers for $20, awsome deal. Get this use this, abuse it. This is my second little unit I have bought, my wife stole my other one cause she likes it so much. Good value

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good, simple, inexpensive plug-n-play mp3 player. Great for audiobooks and holding data!, September 5, 2006

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Practice Everyday "Bright Blessings" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: COBY MP-C827 MP3 Player w/128 MB Flash Memory & USB Drive (Electronics)

This isn't my first mp3 player. I have a couple of the years and since my last one died I was looking for a quick, cheap replacement. I also needed a flash drive for work. Don't underestimate this, if you use the net at a library or cafe then you'll realize that 1. not all players/drives are recognized as drives and/or 2. you've got to carry an extra cord with you to plug into the usb port, which gets annoying quickly. when you clean out your purse and discover you don't have it with you. With this you get both in one. It has a built in usb port which is recognized fine in most operating systems, even win98. The sound quality is good, I can't tell the difference between this and my $100.00 player. The controls do take a few seconds to get used to, but once I did I find I preferred them. They are easy to use one-handed.

An unexpected bonus is that its great for audiobooks! If you turn off the player, it starts back up exactly where you left it, be it in the middle of a song or in the middle of a chapter! Its small without being too tiny, its design is simple enough that there is nothing to fall off or get lost and technophobes won't have a heart-attack. Its doesn't hold a lot of music at only 128mb or have a shuffle feature, but if you need to carry more than an album or 2, or need extra features then you'll want more than this player anyway.

The best feature is the price. I found this one at my local ToysRUs for $15.00. It also plays both mp3's and wma. It won't play AAC but if most of your music is this format you'll better off with an ipod.

This would make a good first player for a kid or for someone who needs a usb drive and music without all the bells and whistles.

I'm giving it 5 stars because it does exactly what I need it to do without any hassle.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly good... I.E. don't expect much and you will be surprised..., August 15, 2006

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Moniker Mike - See all my reviews

This review is from: COBY MP-C827 MP3 Player w/128 MB Flash Memory & USB Drive (Electronics)

This is a good basic player. It's strengths are in it's simplicity, it's price, and the fact that it uses a single "AAA" battery.

I have some strange requirements. I wanted to use this for work, and it can't have a voice-recorder and it can't take so long to download songs that I have to spend more than a minute to try figure out what songs I want to listen to. With this thing, you don't have a voice recorder. Also, the 128 MB of memory ensures a fast and speedy decision-making process of which songs you want to listen to. The other benefit of 128MB is that the download is super-fast. Finally, I wanted one without a display so that it wouldn't distract me. How good can a display be in a $20 mp3 player? Keeping in line with the simple-is-beautiful concept, I opted not for a display.

I find the controls fairly easy to use. You have to press the fast-forward control for a second to increase the volume and the fast-reverse control for a second to decrease the volume. The player sounds good to me. Of course, I am using Sony headphones and admittedly I am not the best at distinguishing sound quality. However, I did notice that when I change the volume, an artifact is introduced into the song.

If I were really particular, I wouldn't waste my time and go with the iPod Shuffle - it is much prettier. The only thing that really held me back from getting the Shuffle was the fact that it took such a weird, proprietary battery and also the fact that the Shuffle can hold 512 MB of memory. As far as style though, the Shuffle beats the Coby hands down.

Whatever player you decide on, make sure to keep the volume at a low-enough volume... you can't feel hearing loss and once it is gone, it is gone forever.