Smoking! An MP3 player that can hold 1 gb+ w/ lcd screen, light weight, and is also a portable hd for under 100 bucks?

[FreNte]

Yes it's true on my trek to find an mp3 player I stumbled across this.
The Nex IIe by Frontier Labs.
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It's an affordable player with lots of goodies that cost hundreds more in other players.

I just ordered it from a store for 186.99 that includes a 256mb 20x flashcard and free shipping.


--------All of these features-------------------

2 in 1 Capability - NEX IIe is both a music player and doubles as a portable drive for fast & easy file transfer and storage.

Infinite memory & storage expansion configuration
with Type I & II Compact Flash memory cards, IBM's MicroDriveTM (currently up to 1 gigabyte)

Simple drag & drop file transfer on Windows Explorer via ultra fast USB mode. No proprietary software needed.

Compact ergonomic design, super light, and portable (90x60x20mm, 65g) yet houses two AA batteries for more than twice your music play time compared to any other mp3 players of similar size. Over five times the play time compared with players that uses one AAA battery.

Fully interactive high-resolution LCD user interface: 112x64 matrix. Configurable (normal, always on, always off) Neon blue EL backlight, changeable screen modes that can display scrolling ID3 tags or Pulsating Spectrum Analyzer Bars, song duration, memory level, battery level, and more! " Black LCD display for black NEX IIe and white LCD display for white NEX IIe.

5 band user programmable equalizer with 5 preset sound modes: Jazz, Rock, Classic, Dance, and Latin

Interchangeable NEXkins? (skins): Change the look of your player. Comes with four basic skins (red, blue, yellow, and teal) with an option to purchase more sets from our NEXKins? Vault.

Compliance with ID3 tags. Plays bitrates up to 320kbps and VBR.

Smart play functions (repeat, repeat all, shuffle, and program)

Supports multiple formats and emerging formats such as MP3 and WMA?

Solid state construction with no moving parts

Intuitive control panel, single jog-lever for fast, easy, and precise control

Infinite expansion capability via NEX II?'s ability to accept different modular plug-ins.

"Smart Power" NEX IIe?'s improved circuit design allows for drawing power from USB. This not only allows you to save battery life during song transfers but it can also power itself via AC power adapter.

-----------------Plus these accessories included------------
Stylish High quality stereo Earclips

6 NEXKins?

USB download cable

Neoprene sport case with belt clip

Depending on the region and dispatch date of the player, NEX II? player will come bundled with at least one of the following software for your complete control of your music. Windows Media Player 7? for Win 98WE/ME/2000/XP; Media Jukebox for Win 98SE/2000;

*NEXKINS? - Each set of NEXKins contains 10 different unique patters, giving your NEX II a fresh look all the time!

*Type I & II Compact Flash Cards for expansion

* optional accessories. Tested to work with Dane-Elec, SanDisk, Lexar, THL, Viking, Kingston, Simple, N-Plus, Tech Hill, NCP, BSA Media, Ridata, and Maxell



Link to store that has it.
here


If anyone knows about this post now.

 

[randomlinh]

yeah, this is a pretty old player, respectively anyway. the IIe is a slight rehash of the II. There's a yahoo group that's fairly active on it's +/-'s

 

[ander]

anyone know about this?

 

[FreNte]

It's not old, just came out in September.

 

[Frosty3799]

hmm looks like there is no base memory, so you have to buy a flash card too...

as far as i can tell at least.

 

[FreNte]

You do have to buy a flash card, but what small versatile mp3 player has 256 mb for under $190 ? And can still be upgraded to 1 gb+ whenever the larger microdive or flash cards come out?

Im excited to see what this thing can do.

And the company that sells it is supposed to be reliable and quick.
I went to the yahoo forums and nothing major has happened to anyone yet with this newer model.

Keep posting if you find anything a potential new owner should know. I can always cancel tomorrow.

 

[jtallon]

I wouldn't buy one with the plan of buying a 1gb microdrive. At $190 + the price of a microdrive (at *least* $100), you're drifting up to the price of the Creative Labs Nomad 'Zen' player that is just coming out. 20-gig, Ipod size & styling, firewire AND usb connectivity - pretty much the hole grail of portable MP3 players as far as I'm concerned. Just wish it had an FM radio built in...

 

[randomlinh]

The IIe isn't that old, yes, but the II has been out for a long while.. and this IIe was suppose to be out a lot earlier.

But as far as costs go, it's $100 + the microdrive or very large CF, not $190 + microdrive. And the key benefit here is it's a lot lighter, and not HD based so you can be a bit more abusive with it (assuming you go CF). It all depends on your usage. IMO, i would rather have this, as i have no use for 5-20GB of mp3's on me at one time to each his own tho

 

[FreNte]

lnguyen, you are thinking along the same lines as I was.

I plan on taking this to the gym, class, possibly running, the beach, etc...

First I would be more afraid to lose a $400-500 IPOD.
Second The larger capacity ones would have more problems with skipping.
Third, What the heck am I going to do with 3000 hours of music at any one time.
It would take forever to put the music in it, find the songs you want to play and a lot of other things.

Not to say I wouldn't want an IPOD, those things are awesome lol.
But so pricey.

 

[MisterE]

FreNte, I am moderately interested in this deal. Please post with an update when/if you get the player.

E.

 

[bizmark]

looks cool, does anybody know about the battery life?

 

[VaG]

I would suggest avoiding these. I owned the nex II for a couple of mins. before I knew it needed to go on ebay so someone else could own my mistake. They are really cheap junk inside & out. I managed to break a button within seconds & I put on the headphones just long enough to hear them snap, crackle, & pop at higher volumes so I grabbed a pair of Sennheisers & same thing.

By the way if you want to get 1gb out of this you are looking at over $300 & you still own a piece of junk. Do yourself a favor and buy an IPOD

 

[Fritzo]

I reviewed one of these for my column a few months back. These are absolutely horrible. They sound like crap, they're cheaply made, and are not worth the money. I'm sorry you bought one

 

[FreNte]

hmm, maybe ill have to cancel my order.

Has anyone used the Nex II e? the new one.

 

[croak]

this works ok, but sound is not good. i hate the loud pop it makes at startup

 

[TechDreamer]

This does not hold 1gb+ for under 100 bucks.

 

[dlaw]

1G < 2CDs, maybe better off buying a MP3 CD player?