Machspeed Trio 512 MB MP3 Player

by Machspeed

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009ZDBGQ
• Item model number: MSP8033A512
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The sleek and stylish Machspeed Trio digital audio player provides skip-free playback, thanks to its 512 MB of flash memory. It's also a multitasker, providing an integrated microphone for voice recording (great for short reminders or capturing lectures) and USB mass storage capability (for backing up and transferring files from one PC to another). It features a backlit LED screen for viewing song information, and it has three preset animations (for welcome/goodbye) that you can choose from, as well as English and Simple/Traditional Chinese language display.

This player is compatible with MP3, WMA, ASF, and WAV files, but is not compatible with protected WMA files from online stores or subscription services. The 512 MB memory will store approximately 8 hours of CD-quality MP3 tracks (encoded at 128 kbps) or 16 hours of WMA tracks (at 64 kbps). It features 7 preset equalizer tones--normal , rock, pop, classic, soft, jazz, bass--and a variety of play modes, including repeat one, repeat all, play folder, and random. It connects to PCs via a USB 2.0 connection, and is compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems. It's powered by a single AAA battery, which provides up to 10 hours of continuous playback. It's backed by a 90-day warranty.

What's in the Box
512 MB Machspeed Trio digital audio player, earbuds, USB cable, printed operating instructions

Product Description

Trio 512MB MP3 Player Red MP3 Player 512MB Storage Capacity Voice Recording Up To 108 Hours Ear Buds Battery USB Extension Cable Manual and Driver Disk. 90-DAY Warranty

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great value absolutely lousy customer service, October 28, 2005

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Mr. AZConsumer "AZConsumer" (PHX, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Machspeed Trio 512 MB MP3 Player (Electronics)

Bought two of these and they work fine and sound pretty good. After the rebate they were a great value. However, Mach Speed's customer service is absolutly lousy. I have email back and forth with them close to ten times just to get a rebate. They don't respond quickly and don't appear to have any idea what they are doing. I can say that I have spoken with their tech support a couple of times and they seemed to be an entirely different company. I wouldn't recommend them however because they just haven't got it together. Without the rebate there are much better brands.

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cheap price, but cheap unit, September 13, 2006

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Christopher Graham (Rochester, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Machspeed Trio 512 MB MP3 Player (Electronics)

I challenge you to find a 512MB player with LCD screen, EQ, etc. cheaper. It's impossible. It has all of the features you'd want and works as designed. However, the unit has some issues as follows:

* Terrible battery life. I've tried a handful of different NiMH and Alkaline rechargables. Battery life is a handful of hours. Batteries drain fairly quickly while the unit sits unused.
* Terrible sound on a weak battery. Once the battery meter indicates anything less than a full charge it emits a background hum and distortion mixed in with the audio. I have to recharge the battery after every trip to the gym to negate this.
* Headphones cord 1' too short. There's no accessories for this so you're stuck with it in your pocket. But the headphones cord is too short to stick it in your pants. Terrible.
* Won't skip randomly in random play mode.
* Is thick due to the use of a AAA battery.
* No tech support. I emailed the company about some of the issues I had, and asked how to use the 1" string as a lanyard (must be some joke) and never received any reply, autoated, scripted, or otherwise.

If it weren't for the battery issues I keep experiencing I'd probably give this 4 stars purely due to the price and features. However, it's annoying me to the point where I'm ready to get a different player. Something with a built-in battery that charges on the USB like an iPod.

82 of 93 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars BUYER BEWARE!!!, October 12, 2005

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C. Pak (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Machspeed Trio 512 MB MP3 Player (Electronics)

I purchased the 512mb unit. I have gone through three and still do not have a working unit. The first one I purchased, the left channel of the ear bud gave out. The second unit had power up issues and would not turn on. The third one also has the no sound ear bud issue. I would have returned this one also but the problem occured after the return period. The problem occured 35 days after I received the item. Now I'm stuck with this piece of junk. I have spent additional money to return the items in addition to the original purchase price. To top everything off, I sent in the rebate and after 18 weeks I'm still waiting.
I have requested a status update of the rebate but no response.
I purchased the unit because the rebate made it an attractive buy. Now I regret ever purchasing this inferior product.
BUYER BEWARE!!!
Bill Howells CEO of Mach Speed if you are reading this, "Send me my rebate and while you're at it, send me a product that works!!"