Customer Reviews

Samsung YP-E64 Yepp MP3 Player

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I just got the Samsung Yepp and I think it's a great player. From the moment you open the box it definitely has that "touch me, feel me" look to it. This thing is very very small (smaller than I expected from pictures on the web), I'd say about the size of a deck of cards. You can easily "palm" it in your hand, and it weighs almost NOTHING (I hardly notice it when it's in my pocket, I think it's lighter than my wallet). This certainly beats carrying around a discman and a caselogic.

The sound quality is excellent (The earbuds that come with it are okay, but I prefer my Sony Fontopias). The controls are intuitive, and the PC interface software is easy to use (Make sure to get the newest version from the samsung website). The voice recorder is definitely a nice bonus; it's great for recording lectures in class. I don't use the phonebook feature b/c I have a Palm Pilot, but that's also a nice feature.

My only reservations are that:

It only plays MP3 format, unlike other players which also support RMA, WMA, etc.
There's no backlighting for the LCD.
No USB yet (but due out soon).

If you can deal without these extras for now, this player is for you. If you shop around, you can find this player a lot cheaper than any other player out there.

The Yepp 64 is very cool. With 64MB built in and a SmartMedia slot for additional memory, this device ranks among the top in terms of storage space.

It is very small and very light. Sound quality is excellent - although the earbuds that it comes with are not that great. (I went out and purchased a set of Sony Earbuds - much much better).

It comes with an ECP Parallel Port Cable, but also supports USB (cable sold separately). As long as you have an EPP/ECP Parallel port the transfer rate is actually pretty fast.

Although I was't planning on ever using it - the built in microphone is pretty good for recording live events :)

It plays all forms of MP3 with no problems (Variable bitrate, high bitrate etc..)

The only negatives I can see are, you need to buy new headphones, The display isn't backlit.

I am a very happy customer.

After hesitating between the choice of the Yepp and the Rio, I chose the Yepp, and I am happy I did. It is very easy to use. I had mine full of songs within 20 minutes of opening the box. I will probably buy the optional USB connection, but the parallel port transferred the mp3 files fast enough. This thing is small--smaller than the pictures make it look and smaller than I was expecting. About the size of a deck of cards, but thinner. Its way lighter than my StarTac cell phone. The headphones, of course, are not the best, but that should be expected. It sounds great, and there are a few EQ modes you can use. The microphone works really well. Battery life is suprisingly long. Volume is good enough that you can hear the music in a noisy atmosphere. I don't think the lack of backlighting is a big deal because the controls are simple and this also saves battery juice. It comes loaded with two strange sounding songs that I deleted. I haven't used the phone book option, so I can't comment on that. Overall, I was pleasantly suprised about the high level of quality because I was unsure of whether to get this or the Rio. Yepp Yepp!

I decided after a lot of thinking to but the Yepp, and I'm glad I did. With the 64 Meg, I fit 22 songs at CD quality sound. The design is great, and even though it doesn't come with USB, the parallel port is just fine in speeed. It's easy to use, easy to carry, and provides great sound at a great price. I like the phone book and the record features as well as the hold button and the different music modes. If your having trouble deciding between players, get this product. One warning though: the Yepp player only is compatible with the Yepp Smartmedia cards, which they overcharge you for.

This MP3 Player is good looking, (Just like the 32MB Version). It has built in 64MB flash memory with an expansion slot, which locks the card into place. It has a recording function with a built in microphone. This is nice but the quality is low, but could prove to be useful in lectures. It has a detachable belt clip. The software is easy to use, however it only supports windows. It uses Parallel, however USB is an optional extra.

The controls are simple and need little explaination. It can erase tracks from the flash memory while disconnected from your pc. It also has a function where it repeats a section of the song which you define. It also has the usual CD functions. It has seven different present equalizers, some with 3D sound. It also has a hold button.

Now for the Bad Points.

It (like all MP3 Players) has average earplugs.

It is only powered by 2 AAA batteries, which is alittle anoying as I wanted to use it in my car.

It dosen't have a backlite screen, but this would drain battery power anyway.

Otherwise you will not be dissapointed in purchasing this product.

I bought this along with sony md-91 because for quick recordingfrom my mp3 library in my comp.. and this baby served me well.. verywell in fact.. first, bad things... no backlit and earphone is kindabad... you can live with it if you don't mind little bit of hiss.. other thing.. no usb... but it's optional and parallel port is fast enough..

now good things... this thing is really light.. i think lighest in the market.. and this is not that expensive . . . and design is very cute... i personally think those 'raveMP' is cheap but really really ugly.. this sleek silver thingy is on par with Rio550 in design.. but better in other things.. like price and sound quality.. which matters most.. if you are not going to buy this because of dang cheap earbud ... believe me other got cheaper ones included in their mp3...

The Yepp E64 is an excellent little system. I was tempted to go for the Diamond Rio 500 but I am required to use only Windows 95 and the RIO only has a USB option. The memory was the same capacity and the difference in features were minor. The Rio does have more custamizable sound settings so that you can choose your own Treble and Bass levels etc. but I found the Yepp's built in presets perfectly fine for listening to pretty much every type of music.

It dosent have a backlight true but the controls are very intuitive and after an hour using it I felt I didnt need to look at it. Thats not to say it isnt pretty and it's silver colour definetly gives it a "wow ..lemme touch " factor.

Sound quality is as I expected but yes the headphones , while adequate , are best replaced to allow the system to really shine.

All in all I'm very happy.

The yp-e64 is pretty good. I use it everyday. But there are some minor problems with it.
1) The player's paint peels off real easily (you can scratch it and the paint will go bye bye).
2) The ear phones are a real tradgedy. The right ear stopped working after only 3 months of use. I had to go and buy new ones.
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3) The player can only take 32 mb cards (...)It's also not the fastest mp3 player around.
Other than that the mp3s great. I think the telephone directory really comes in handy, and so does the voice recording. The player is also sturdy. It has one of the best sounds around (the intel audio player is better though). My advice is that you should look around some more before you purchase this item.

The Samsung Yepp is probably the best MP3 player around. It's very light (take the ball out of your mouse - it's lighter than that!) and thin (unless you put the belt clip on) and for those who just want to use it the second you buy it - it comes with 2 songs already on it! It can easily be expanded to 3 hours of music with a flash card - when i first loaded my MP3s onto this I was wishing i had more to use! For any of you saving up to get the 32mb one, go for 64! You'll be thanking yoursleves (i was!)

PROS Jitter-free music, Lightweight, 3 Line LCD Display

CONS Display not backlit, USB is optional, The design could be better (Rio 600!)

I can absolutely recommend the Yepp 64 mb player. But the ear phones which is delivered with the player is not that good. You should get yourself Koss PortaPro which is not that expensive or invest in expensive Sennheiser cans if you can afford it. The Koss PortaPro ear cans gives your player the bass you need so you don't have to set the DSP to "rock". Avoid ear phones with volume controls - they only degrade the sound quality. The "3D function" on the player is very strange and should only be used with old 1980's recordings which sounds lame. If you consider buying an MP3 player this one is just fine and it is small enough to fit in your breast pocket!