Customer Reviews

Samsung YP-K3JAB 4 GB Ultraslim MP3 Player

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YP-K3 came in a cute little box. I opened it, plugged it into a USB port on a Dell WinXP machine and it immediately came up as a hard drive. I drag&dropped several dozen mp3s (transfer was super-fast!) and K3 started playing them with an astonishing sound quality (at least as good as the ubiquitous IPod if not better). No need to get tied to a stupid buggy proprietary software for mp3 conversion&transfer. I refused to purchase an IPod for this reason for over a year. YP-K3 plays radio as well, and it looks very stylish. What more can you ask for? (unless you are looking for an overpriced robot dog or a massage chair you can plug this into.)

Everyone who wants something that beats an iPod needs to get over it. iPod Nano is a solid product and so is the Samsung YP-K3. iPod Nano is trendy, slim, holds a lot of songs, and has a nice, tough exterior. The YP-K3 doesn't have such a tough exterior, it has great storage, you don't need to deal with iTunes or the disgusting Quicktime program required to install iTunes, and it's just as slim as the nano. The touch controls are nice, people complain about smudges and how easy it is to skip a song, well anything with a glossy finish will have smudges. Do smudges make the music sound any worse? No. If you put it on hold and just listen to the music, it's fine. People who complain about this product are just upset that they didn't get a product tailor-made just for them, well tough cookies it's not a perfect world. The YP-K3 does everything I need it to do and more, it's a solid buy if you don't want to shell out $249 for 4 gigs of music and trendiness, and I like the headphones included. My only gripe is that because Samsung doesn't own 75% of the marketshare on mp3's there are almost no accessories for this, not even just a sleeve to put it in. The best I found was a full-face protective cover like they have for the original nanos and a silicon case but both aren't what I'm looking for. For now I wrap it in a microfiber cloth I got from another product and I have zero complaints. Samsung addressed most of the big problems CNET pointed out with firmware updates, so no problems there.

The K3 is slightly larger, heavier and more prone to scrathes than its direct competitor, the iPod nano. But at a cheaper price tag, it comes in a much more appealing exterior - it's certainly one of the NICEST looking mp3 players currently available. I've been comparing the K3 to a 2G nano for about 3 weeks now using a pair of Grado GS1000 headphones. Soundwise, the K3 sounds more congested, with the nano sounding slighlty clearer. The nano has slighlty more visceral bass, but at the same time, has harsher highs. These differeces were slight, but noticeable.

K3 navigation is very simple, but due to the nature of the touchpad, accidental button depressing is inevitable. When the K3 is inside a pocket, it becomes difficult to issue commands as it lacks physical buttons. The player comes bundled with Samsung Media Studio, but is not required. SMS is a decent program, but its interaface is not as simple to use as iTunes. Creating playlists for the K3 using SMS is quite annoying, and nowhere as easy as iTunes. It does support Gracenote however and I find SMS's song-info-retrieval system to be excellent. Transfer speeds are slower than in iTunes due to SMS pausing briefly after each song transfer. All in all, the K3 is a nice player that I'd buy just on looks alone.

Great product for the price, easy to download music too. and easy to play. the radio reception is good especially for me I use this while I ride my motorcycle so I was worried but it's fine for that. the battery has lasted me for 3 days now and is still full. only thing is that the touch pad is pretty sensitive so you fat finger it alot, but it's not overly annoying. and if you ride with a helmet the headphones have to go cuz they fall out of your ears. but if you don't they actually sound pretty good.

I got this for xmas, and love it! It's tiny, attractive and sleek as heck! The sound is VERY GOOD. Navigation is easy and self-explanatory, not that I require much where that is concerned nor do I have any basis for comparison. The pad is completely flat and so pressing the buttons does take some getting used to (it's veeeery sensitive; subtle taps are all that's needed - any more than that will take you back more than one menu). The LED display is really kickin', and I'm highly impressed they made something so classy looking with the simple (energy efficient!) LED. Everything right down to the box it's shipped in is classy. Go look at the video reviews on YouTube. It's seriously nice.

This also has an FM radio tuner as well as a thing for photos that I haven't fiddled with yet. It will sort all your music by genre if you like, or if you import playlists it can do that as well. You have to put those together in the software before it's transferred over to the device though.

One thing I love about this is that when you're stopped/idle long enough for it to power off, (a time length you can pre-select), this baby picks right back up exactly where you left off. I listen to talk radio, so this is wonderful. Listening time is at least 4 hrs between charges, and the player is charged via USB cord that connects to your computer, not an a/c adapter.

The software they include for this is extremely user friendly, nice looking, and easy to use. Like the player itself, I never needed to refer to the user manual or the help menus at all - it was all completely self-explanatory. Samsung must know this, since the quick start guide they include is very brief. Another really nice thing about the software is that it tells you how much of your alloted space on the player has been used.

Did I mention this thing's got style, and is really sweet looking? Probably, but worth repeating. I got the Eco-nique case to go with it, which I've mostly been happy with. I like the fact that I'm paying for good sound quality and 4 gigs of space, rather than fancy memory-intensive pictures or an overly market-saturated brand name. And yes - I would definitely recommend this player to anyone looking for something simple, beautiful and high quality. It may not have the name recognition (yet), but it's got everything an mp3 player should have IMO - nothing more and nothing less.

I recently wanted to get a MP3 player, but NOT an Ipod. Everyone seems to have an Ipod so I looked around for other good Mp3 players. I read a few reviews on this one and researched into it and this one became my final decision. I really like the size, battery life and GUI of the player. One thing you will want to decide is what firmware you want to run.

USA firmware (standard):
-Few sound sets such as vocal, bass boost, etc.
-Organizes music like most Mp3 player by reading the ID3 tags and organizing in Artist, Genre, Album, etc.
-No text viewer

Korean firmware:
-Lots of sound options along with custom bass boost and custom EQ settings.
-You have to organize your music in folders, it doesn't organize by ID3 tags.
-Text viewer
-Plays .OGG music files.

Right now I am running the Korean firmware because I enjoy the custom EQ and bass boost, but it is up to you. All in all, I like this player.

When I decided to buy an MP3 play for my boyfriend, I did all kinds of research and was ready for a difficult time. But honestly, all I did was stick the CD in, download the software and hook the player up to my computer. I preloaded songs into the player so it was ready to go when my boyfriend unwrapped it. I didn't even bother with the firmware - the software included works with no problems and does everything we ask it to do. Including creating playlists.

We haven't really explored the photo or video features of the player, so I don't know how well they work. However, the Samsung plays music amazingly well and that was all we are interested in. The sound quality is amazing.

In summary: easy to set up, easy to use, sounds fantastic, great price.

I have been looking for an mp3 player to buy for a while now, and I have really been opposed to the getting the iPod. The biggest issue with not wanting to get an iPod is having to use iTunes to import/export any music. I don't like the program at all. It's too bulky and I am organized enough to import/export my music on my own, the old fashioned way.

Getting the Samsung K3 was an obvious choice due to good reviews and my satisfaction of Samsung products in the past. This was no exception, the sound is crisp, has an equalizer, small, sleek and has an easy interface to navigate.

I had two very small problems with it. The first was that the USB port that it has (for charging and sending/receiving music)is next to the earphone jack. This makes it a little difficult to unplug the usb port from the K3 if your earphones are also in. The second was that my computer wouldn't recognize it when I plugged it in the first time. This was due to my .NET framework not being updated. This was quickly solved once I installed the latest files from the Microsoft .NET site.

The 4GB is well more than enough space for most music listeners. The sound quality is crystal clear (and bass-y), with an adjustable equalizer. I am an audiophile, I am really picky about the sound quality and this exceeded my expectations.

Overall, the quality of this product is awesome. I am satisfied with the choice I made to take the Samsung K3 over the Apple iPod. The price is unbeatable and the quality is superb. If you don't want to spend a lot of money, but also want to get an excellent mp3 player, this is the one for you! (It also has an FM Radio!)

This was a great buy. Easy to use, lots of memory, and the new firmware answers most of the issues that it had at first. I can say this was a great purchase (and i've had a few bad ones- sony! that means you!)

I love this MP3. It has everything - including touchscreen (which is the new fad). Store a lot of songs, pics, etc. No problems with it at all and I've had it for a while now.