i2Go eGo 340MB MP3 Player (Clear)

by i2go

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 2.9 x 5.9 inches ; 1.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004YNOA
• Item model number: 340mb-clear-eGo
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #440,356 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The i2Go eGo MP3 player is perfect for use with your car stereo. It comes with a cassette adapter, a cigarette-lighter power adapter, and a car windshield bracket. The i2Go offers an incredible 340 MB of storage capacity by using a 340 MB IBM Microdrive--it has five times the capacity of 64 MB players. It also features a memory card slot, compatible with CompactFlash II and for use with future i2Go carGo upgrades.

It includes such interactive features as a built-in speaker and microphone, which allow you to listen to and respond to e-mail downloaded to the eGo. The i2Go eGo also comes with a USB cable, earphones, a carrying case, a belt clip, and two AA batteries.

Important note to customers: The IBM Microdrive must be used with a power adapter (such as the included cigarette-lighter adapter) or with USB power (when connected to your computer). The two AA batteries will power the i2Go when using CompactFlash memory cards.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not your father's MP3 player., October 29, 2000

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Rheumor (New Orelans) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: i2Go eGo 340MB MP3 Player (Clear) (Electronics)

This is a breakthrough product, to be sure. The supplied memory, a 340 megabyte, IBM drive alone goes for well over the selling price of this unit. The box is sleek, easy to use, has a pretty good software pkg (though there are better rippers on the freeware mkt) and offers a speaker (and a mic for recording) that will allow you to hear the music sans headphones (not gonna displace that boombox). So what's wrong? This is a more limited product than you might think. With the supplied drive, it requires being tethered to either your home PC (plug into USB) or to your car (plug into lighter socket), as its power needs go beyond what a couple of alkalines can give. It comes, however, with a nifty cassette adapter, so you can play it through your car stereo and have all your music on the road. If you want to play it without the cords, you have to buy an add-on CompactFlash card (Type I or II), which will run for several hours on the two AAs, but of course now the price has gone up and the capacity has gone down. My advice: If your MP3 needs are mostly automobile-bound, this will work fine. If not, look at other MP3 players, including the Nomad products.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars i2Go eGo is the BEST MP3 player on the market!, December 29, 2000

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Chris LaCombe (London, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: i2Go eGo 340MB MP3 Player (Clear) (Electronics)

The beautiful thing about this MP3 player is that it uses CompactFlash memory, AND supports the new IBM 1GB Microdrive! I have a Kodak digital camera that uses CompactFlash, so the i2Go is 100% compatible with the memory I use with my camera. There are many CompactFlash readers available for a decent price which make adding/removing files to the memory the FASTEST of all the MP3 players. If you don't have a reader, the USB connection on the i2Go is fast enough (as fast as any other player). It may not be able to play WMA files, but I could't care less. Because this unit IS NOT DEPENDENT on proprietary software (if you use the CF reader), you can load/unload MP3's on almost any operating system, including Linux.All you have to do is drag-and-drop the MP3's to the CF reader drive letter. The i2Go can take up to a 340MB CF card, or a 1GB Microdrive which is the best in its class. The i2Go isn't the smallest player, but it's smaller than a tape player and it's built really well. To top it all off, the player was the best price I could find.

2 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars incredible!!, October 25, 2000

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Corey (Botson,massachussets 01984) - See all my reviews

This review is from: i2Go eGo 340MB MP3 Player (Clear) (Electronics)

Its very compact,it offers an exquisite sound. i cant think of any thing to say... its just great!! its definetly something you'll drool over to own!!!