iriver T30 1 GB MP3 Player

by iRiver

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009ORXF2
• Item model number: T301GB
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The T30 series players are an incredible value in a small, ultra-portable design. The players are PlaysForSure certified to support subscription-based music download services, giving you instant, affordable access to millions of songs. The T30 also features battery life up to 24 hours on one AAA and a voice recorder

Features

• Plays up to 34 hours of music
• 1 GB internal storage
• Supports subscription music services
• Up to 24 hours of battery life
• Skip-free listening
• Voice recorder
• Record music from any source (no PC required)
• Plays MP3, WMA and OGG music files
• Enhanced 3D audio (supports SRS WOW)
• Fast USB 2.0 transfers
• 1-year warranty

Includes

• iRiver earphones
• USB 2.0 interface cable
• Printed manual
• Installation CD
• >AAA battery

System Requirements:

• Windows XP (SP1 or higher)
• Windows Media Player 10
• USB Port

Product Description

This unit is an incredible value in a small, ultra-portable design giving you instant, affordable access to millions of songs with PlayForSure to support subscription-based music download services. Featuring up to 24 hours of battery life on only 1 AAA battery, the T30 is also equipped with a voice recorder. Voice recorder Record music from any source (no PC required) Plays MP3, WMA and OGG music files Enhanced 3D audio (supports SRS WOW) System Requirements - Windows XP (SP1 or higher), Windows Media Player 10, CD-ROM Drive, USB Port Frequency Range - 20Hz - 20KHz File Type Support - MPEG 1, 2 & 2.5, Layer 3, WMA, ASF and OGG Headphone output - Left 18mW, Right 18mW, 16 Ohm Bit Rate - Supports 8Kbps - 320Kbps (OGG - 44.1 KHz, 96.1 Kbps - 225 kbps) Tag - ID3 V1 Tag, ID3 V2 2.0, ID3 V2 3.0, ID3 V2 4.0 Power Supply - 1.5V AAA Battery Dimension - 2.4 x 1.2 x 1.9 inches Weight - 1.0 ounces

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great, but not perfect, August 22, 2005

By 

Sam Club "Sam" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: iriver T30 1 GB MP3 Player (Electronics)

I got this one from Bestbuy and have enjoyed it for three days.

Pros:
--the sound quality (and the recording quality) is great, not less than or even better than iRiver iFP 700 series and iFP 800 series which use Philips chips;
--the design is very cool, far more than the above two series;
--the size is amusingly small;
--the battery life is great ( I am still using the one that came with the player);
--If you have installed Windows Media Player 10 in your computer, it can be used directly as a UMS, without the need to chage firmware.

Cons:
--Unbelievably, no FM tuner!!!
--No armband or belt clip!!!

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars worth a look, or 2 ...., November 22, 2005

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K. Schubbert - See all my reviews
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This review is from: iriver T30 1 GB MP3 Player (Electronics)

With Christmas appraoching I wanted to beat the rush and get a MP3 player as a gift for my son. I read reviews like this till all hours trying to decide. I have an I RIver 795 that I have used for over a year with little trouble and still works fine. I thought about an I-pod shuffle, but I think this is a much better value with a display and settings and most importantly a battery. The thought of having to recharge a player on your computer like the I-pods is just not practical. I asked about a wall charger at Best Buy - 40 extra dollars - no thanks. My I-River runs forever on a double A. I already loaded all the songs he wants on with Windows Media Player 10 - which comes with the player if you don't already have it. I think MP 10 is relatively easy to use but I know some people don't like it.
I got the 512 MB version for 100 bucks, not bad. It is very small and has a nice blue display. Sounded good and has an eq to adjust to your liking. I didn't see another disc to manage the songs once they are on the player so I will have to figure that out in December. The I-River is a good value for the money and with the protection plan at Best Buy your covered for 2 years so they say. I would add that I use WMA files only - this just makes things easier. I tried Rhapsody and could not get any files onto my player. Napster takes only a few minutes so I use it. If you need a basic player and can do without the hype of an I-pod, this is worth a look. I think if you read the reviews of the other brands that will help narrow down the choices. Happy hunting....

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good idea if you care to lose warranty, March 6, 2006

By 

Ondra Hosek (Vienna, Austria) - See all my reviews

This review is from: iriver T30 1 GB MP3 Player (Electronics)

Overall, apart from the USB protocol, I'd like to rate this player as good. Audio quality is outstanding, Ogg Vorbis support nice, battery consumption bearable.

Unfortunately, iRiver decided to make a nicely anti-competitive deal with Microsoft to use the Media Transfer Protocol (a [in Microsoft terms] standardised protocol for transferring media based on the Picture Transfer Protocol) instead of the USB Mass Storage protocol popularised by USB flash drives. Due to the open nature of the UMS standard, most USB-compatible operating systems support it, whilst the support for MTP is heavily lacking at best: the user is confined to Windows XP (and Windows Media Player 10, even though more MTP-compatible players for Windows are popping up). Primitive support is possible with gPhoto under Linux and Mac OS X users can just stay out.

If warranty is not a sacred term to you, the website http://www.mtp-ums.net/ has the Hongkong-Australian drivers to make your T30 UMS-compatible. The instructions can be viewed on-site; the list of benefits and sacrifices is as follows:

Benefits:
* UMS support (i.e. compatibility with Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and any other inclined system)
* Vorbis Comment (Vorbis's IDv3 tag equivalent) support (MTP seems to be transferring this data outside the file, so the player doesn't seem to feel obliged reading it from the file)
* EU versions: French law limiting maximum volume worked around

Sacrifices:
* Warranty
* Player itself if firmware update is aborted before completing (e.g. due to power shortage)
* The player "name" (can be reset via menu)
(* I'm not sure about DRM-encumbered WMA files...)

The player still seems to have the long list of languages even after the update (you aren't confined to English and Cantonese).