Motorola M25 256 MB MP3 Player with FM Tuner

by Motorola

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Product Manual [932kb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000A5CICI
• Item model number: M25
• Batteries: 1 AAA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,038 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Whether you're headed out to the gym, for a run, biking, rock climbing or just to the corner store, the Motorola m25 Digital Audio Player makes it easy to take your favorite music along for the ride. Ultra compact and very stylish, the Motorola m25 Digital Audio Player is perfect for people on the go. It even comes with a sporty arm band holster. Load it with up to 60 songs (MP3 files encoded at 128 kbps) at a timeÑor get an optional Secure Digital expansion card (up to 1 GB) and make room for more than 300 songs. You can listen to the radio with its built-in FM tuner, too. You'll enjoy up to 18 hours of continuous play on just one AAA battery.

The player supports three of the most popular digital music formats: MP3, WMA and Audible audio formats, so you can choose the one that's right for you. Plus you get Motorola's Music Manager Software--compatible with Windows PCs--to make it easy to organize and store music, create your own playlists, and download to the M25. Other features include an integrated FM tuner with capability to record music and programming directly from the radio, clock with stopwatch, compatibility with super-fast USB 2.0, and customizable EQ settings.

What's in the Box
M25 player, earbuds, holster, armband, AAA battery, mini USB cable, installation CD, printed Quick Start guide

Product Description

256 MB MP3 Player with FM Tuner

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE MOTOROLA M25 IS EXCELLENT!, August 10, 2005

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rozeda (MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Motorola M25 256 MB MP3 Player with FM Tuner (Electronics)

The M25 is very easy to use. I did not have any problems with the CD installation like I did with previously owned MP3 players. After I read the User's Guide on the CD, transferring music was quick and simple. Furthermore, the Motorola Music Manager allowed me to delete songs or edit titles, artists, genre, et cetera, directly on the computer.

The M25 is very light weight and small. It also comes with an arm band, which is great since I work out a lot. The toggle key on the side is a wonderful feature because it facilitates the change of songs and makes the menu more accessible. The lock key on the side also prevents any button from being activated when pushed- just in case the M25 is carried in a purse or pocket.

Furthermore, the sound output is clear & excellent! The earbuds are extremely comfortable and fitted. The design of the earbuds maximizes the sound output. Too bad the earbuds are retractable! Anyways, the volume is adjustable on a scale of zero to thirty, and thirty is destroy-my-eardrums loud! I love this MP3 player and would recommend to any one and every one!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice Unit but the FM Tuner is lousy, October 22, 2005

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J. Romanski - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Motorola M25 256 MB MP3 Player with FM Tuner (Electronics)

I was looking for an inexpensive MP3 player that acepted flash memory expansion cards to do the following:

Listen to audiobooks.
Listen to music.
Listen to and record FM.

The M25 does all of these things. However, the FM is lousy. I have compared it with several MP3 players and walkmans. I exchanged my original unit with Motorola and got the same FM performance with the replacement unit. This is the main reason that I only gave it 3 stars. It's so weak that I am unable to get a clear station from my house even though all the other radios in the house work fine.

On the positive side, it's an excellent player for audiobooks. The resume feature picks up right where I left off even if I don't use the unit for a week. And it had bookmarks so you can mark a book and go listen to music then come back to your place. Well almost...when you bookmark a large audiobook file it seems to skip back a few minutes. Not a big deal and much easier than fast forwarding through a 10 hour book.

Music is also very good. Excellent sound quality.

The controls on this unit are very nice. I found several units in this price range and one of the big differences was how easy the controls are to use. A nice feature when you're listening to an audiobook and driving a car.

All in all I like the M25 but too bad about the very weak FM.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lightweight... good value MP3/WMA player, October 15, 2005

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J.F.L.-Fairfax VA "j_f_ligaya" (Annandale, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Motorola M25 256 MB MP3 Player with FM Tuner (Electronics)

Got a brand-new M25 (1-year warranty) as my first MP3/WMA player as replacement for a clunky CD player. This M25 is much lighter than the Walkman CD-player it replaced. Also eliminated : the periodic skip that hits the CD player while one is jogging. The music coming out of the supplied earbuds is also pleasant.

My unit came with a driver and software CD, a triple-A battery and USB2.0 cable. My Windows-XP computer immediately recognized the M25 as another drive -- doing drag-and-drop of files or folders was a cinch. [By the way, I was using the Walkman CD player to listen to Spanish language lessons. For this M25, I ripped the audio into WMA, and now I listen to the WMA-version of the Spanish lessons. The 256MB standard-memory on the M25 is enough space for 3 CD's worth of lessons (in WMA-format) ]

I believe that the full-detailed user manual is on the CD that came with the M25. There is also a paper-version Quick Start Guide which was sufficient to get the player up and running, and to learn basic controls. [However, the QuickStart does not contain instructions on how to properly set time and date but I was able to do this by fiddling around with the buttons. I have also preset a couple of the FM-preset stations.]

The M25-architecture is the appropriate design for my needs (especially for language lessons). The unit remembers the settings as it is turned off. So, at re-start, the M25 resumes play at the exact point of the audio-lesson as when I turned it off. Controls are easy to use and intuitive. I have sufficient command over this the M25 (e.g.,volume control, ski forward/back, volume) without having to look at the controls. Other controls (e.g. choosing from the 5 provided EQ-settings) will require more attention. The M25 also has LCD backlighting -- useful for reviewing the ID3 labels during late evening walks that I do.

Sound quality is excellent (whether it comes from the WMA-format Spanish lessons, from the dozen or more songs(MP3 format) which came with the unit, or from FM.] There is a provided armband. The headphones/earbuds have good sound quality. However, I have a fit-problem with the right earbud so I will probably try to locate a better-fitting pair of Sony headphones.

I am pleased with this unit. And since this M25 allows expansion via SD/MMC card, very likely, I will add a 512mb card next week. All in all, this Motorola m25 player is good value for my money.