Customer Reviews

i2Go eGo 96MB MP3 Player (Blue)

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This player is technically far superior to the competition. In many ways, it provides a "system" approach to MP3 music management and playback. Easily add a second memory card (CompactFlash ll). And the hardware expandability! An internal expansion slot for hardware additions and upgrades- promises outstanding future possibilities, for example microdrives, docking stations,advanced memory cards, wireless MP3 streaming, etc.,etc. No other player has such insurance against becoming obsolete. The intelligence and sound quality in the internal player software is impressive (and upgradeable by downloading free updates). Set the bass and trebel (digital settings) while a song is playing, and it will be remembered for every playback of that song. Set them while no song is playing, and the settings will be used for all songs that don't have their own settings. The provided "musicmatch" software is a quality 3rd party product and considered among the best for creating MP3s. And the MP3 file management software supports drag and drop transfers. Car power cords, wall outlet power transformer, cassette player adapter, USB cable, belt clip are all provided. My only complaint-plan to get a set of headphones, the provided earbuds are for emergencies only!

Overall, this player packs more punch than all the others. No other player can compete in storage capacity, and the eGo has more innovative features, such as MP3Mail and Interactivity. Using the i2Go website, you can customize your own news, sports, and weather content for downloading to your eGo. The eGo can also load an IBM microdrive for a whopping 340mb of storage space, or 680mb if you buy two microdrives and the optional Compact Flash Expansion Slot! Also, it's not locked into a certain amount of memory, you can add more as the technology improves. It's also slick-looking and perfect for the car. The eGo is a great product and well worth the money.

I bought the Ego for car, workouts & work. My digital camera also uses CF cards so I can use them for both. My Ego uses 2 64 MB cards but I can use any combination of CF or IBM Microdrives. Loading music is simple drag and drop with the USB connection. With a total of 128 MB I can load about 2 CD's worth of quality MP3's and vary the playlist with ease. I found that with the company's message board that I could get answers to questions within 24 hrs or less on weekdays. The company has just recently switched from MP3agent software to Media Manager which seems to have solved some problems previous users had suffered. The firmware is flashable so they are regularly updating. I did not like the earbuds that came with the unit. I added a pair of Koss KSC35 clipons that stay on while I workout and sound immensely better.

I bought it for workouts, and hated it. Then they fixed the software. It is too cool for words. Use it in the car, truck, at work. Its my best friend. Uses the same cards and batteries as my digital camera (Kodak DC-280 cool too!). Was worthless with original software, and the web site is not I2Go.com unless you want to invest in the company, which with their gufaws, I wouldn't. It is MyAudio2Go.com so be careful. Sounds great, works great, makes any car stereo jam, it is top quality but the company needs marketing school. I live in Va where radar detectors are illegal, can't wait til a policeman pulls me to check out my MP3 player!

This may be considered the best mp3 player on the market by some, but that isn't saying much for the price. Of the 7 different CF cards I've tried, only one worked. Note, the card that came with the unit fell out and was lost due to the slot being face down while using the belt clip (poor design.) I have also experienced hours of trouble with the software on 3 different computers. The software is a complete waist of time, you need a CF card adapter or a PC card reader to use it. The unit does sounds pretty good, but frankly given the size, I'd recommend a good tape player at 1/4 the price!

The latest reviews are outdated.

I just bought it a week ago and have tried for a few days. It has all the features and extras for your car, however, once you start using it you'll hear squeaky noises and in some cases it doesn't even read the card. (No, the problem is not the mp3 files, I have tested them on an iPod and they work fine).

Also, the company is out of business and there is no support for this product anymore.

It might be pricey but it's totally worth it! It doesn't skip a beat whatever you do and the little speaker on it is great fun too! My friends could not have been more jealous!

this is the greatest one out there. very clear, doesn't skip, uploads fast. get this one, you won't be dissapointed.

Basicly, it's a great device with great features, and a LOT ofmemory. But it's very very expensive. For just twice as much you can get one with4.3GB!