Archos Gmini XS100 4 GB Pocket Music Player (Silver)

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 2.9 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BM8FM2
• Item model number: 500790
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #74,393 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 17, 2005

Product Description

Amazon. com Product Description

The Archos Gmini XS100 4 GB Pocket Music Player lets you store up to 2,000 songs from your own CD collections or from files bought and downloaded from the Internet. The menu is easy to navigate and intuitive, allowing you to store a retrieve files with ease. A line-out jack even lets you connect to your home stereo system, so you can crank your tunes and share you favorite music whenever you want.

With the Archos Gmini you can use Autosync with Windows Media Player 9 or 10 to easily transfer songs and playlists from your PC. It can download and play all your music files (including protected WMA PlaysforSure downloaded files).

The Double Browser is an easy-to-use music file management system that allows you to organize your files. You can delete, rename, copy, move files and even create folders directly on the Archos Gmini. You can also quickly create playlists on the go; no computer is needed thanks to the ARCHOS double browser. The browser allows for organization of songs with the Archos Arc library. You can customize your view by album, artist, genre, title and year (ID tag compatible). No specific software needed.

The Archos Gmini is compatible with Windows ME, 2000 or XP and Mac OS v. 10. 2. 4 computers with USB 2. 0 interface (it is compatible with USB 1. 1 at a lower speed). For protected WMA (PlaysForSure downloaded) files: Windows ME, 2000 or XP with Windows Media Player 9 or 10.

What's in the Box
Gmini XS 100 digital audio player, USB 2.0 cable, headphones, and quick start guide.

Product Description

Archos presents the new Gmini XS 100 - a tiny 3GB hard-drive-based PlaysForSure audio player with a competitive low price. The smallest of the Archos music player range (measures 9, 1 x 4.3 x 1, 4 cm and weights 80 grams - 3.6" x 1.7" x 0.5" and 2.8 ounces), yet offers a large capacity able to hold up to 1 500 songs. Geared towards the young, urban market, the Gmini XS 100 features a 1.5" LCD screen.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars nice device, lousy instructions, May 26, 2006

By	Welda "art geek" (dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews

I bought one and because it came with really bad instructions, I crashed it the first day. I returned it and downloaded the manual from the archos web site and tried a new one. It is in fact a great little player. Easy, good sound, tiny and cute. Please, if you buy one, download the manual and read it before you try to hook it up to your computer to fill it with music. If you unplug the USB cable improperly you can kill it. Also, this unit does not come with a charger other than the computer USB cable. Not a problem, I bought a USB cable DC charger at Radio Shack.

1.0 out of 5 stars Not For Me, October 26, 2009

By	R. Rousseau "for the books" (Seal Beach, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This player lasted barely 6 months before it died. And throughout its short life, it was very sickly. The sound was fine -- good, in fact -- but the software just did not work. Most of the time, the button pushed did not provide the requested function. Instead, the player would do something completely different -- play instead of mute, turn off instead of on, delete instead of save, etc. The database never quite knew what items were or were not on the player; an item would be there one day and gone the next, perhaps to return a few days later. In the end, nothing could be added or even deleted. All it would do was play whatever it thought was there on that particular day. Not the sort of performance I wanted.

3.0 out of 5 stars not very good, May 16, 2009

By	Jay - See all my reviews

I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE EASY TO MAKE PLAYLIST ON IT, WHEN YOU HOOK IT TO YOUR COMPUTER IT, SHOULD SHOW LEVEL OF BATTERY AT THE SAME TIME NO MATTER
WHAT..........