Samsung YP-U3-JQB 2GB MP3 Player - Black

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used as a USB drive. Also, the touch-activated buttons can be difficult to operate since you can't identify them by touch and they are fairly close together (this doesn't bother me much, but I have a feeling my dad's big fingers would find it awkward).

All in all, I am finding it to be a very nice, good value, stripped-down MP3 player. However, I strongly recommend playing with it a bit before you buy it, to see if you like it.

Samsung YP-U3-JQB 2GB MP3 Player - Black

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used as a USB drive. Also, the touch-activated buttons can be difficult to operate since you can't identify them by touch and they are fairly close together (this doesn't bother me much, but I have a feeling my dad's big fingers would find it awkward).



All in all, I am finding it to be a very nice, good value, stripped-down MP3 player. However, I strongly recommend playing with it a bit before you buy it, to see if you like it.

Samsung YP-U3-JQB 2GB MP3 Player - Black

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used as a USB drive. Also, the touch-activated buttons can be difficult to operate since you can't identify them by touch and they are fairly close together (this doesn't bother me much, but I have a feeling my dad's big fingers would find it awkward).





All in all, I am finding it to be a very nice, good value, stripped-down MP3 player. However, I strongly recommend playing with it a bit before you buy it, to see if you like it.

Samsung YP-U3-JQB 2GB MP3 Player - Black

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used as a USB drive. Also, the touch-activated buttons can be difficult to operate since you can't identify them by touch and they are fairly close together (this doesn't bother me much, but I have a feeling my dad's big fingers would find it awkward).







All in all, I am finding it to be a very nice, good value, stripped-down MP3 player. However, I strongly recommend playing with it a bit before you buy it, to see if you like it.

Samsung YP-U3-JQB 2GB MP3 Player - Black

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that I simply route the headphone cables underneath my shirt and put the U3 into a pocket of my shorts when you can't even tell it's there. There's no need for an arm band or other similiar gear.

I do find that the intutive controls (I didn't have to look at the manual to figure anything out) are very sensentive and so it's important that you use the 'hold' slide switch on the side before putting it into your pocket, or whereever. If you don't put it on hold then you'll undoubtably touch one and cause it to switch songs, etc.

There are plenty of custom set-up options, and I found that the defaults were already what I like. One of the features that's especially important to me is the ability for it to 'remember' the spot you were on when you shut it off and then resume from that same place the next time you turn it on. Often I'll only get halfway through a downloaded radio show when I'm done working out. With most other players you have to try and search around to get back where you were if you want to hear the end of the program. If you'd rather not have it operate in that way then you're given the option to turn that feature off.

This is a delicate piece of electronic equipment and will need to be treated with a little bit of care. For example, the built-in USB connector that pops out when you push a little slide switch is a little plastic prong that is thinner than a standard, full-sized USB connector and (I imagine) could potentially be snapped off if it were treated roughly. For me, this type of issue doesn't pose the slightly concern, however young kids and/or those who are harder on this type of stuff may run into trouble. I'm speculating here because maybe it's made of tough plastic that wouldn't be easily broken.

Anyway, bottom line is that I'm really pleased with every aspect of this player and can highly recommend it.

Samsung YP-U3-JQB 2GB MP3 Player - Black

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that I simply route the headphone cables underneath my shirt and put the U3 into a pocket of my shorts when you can't even tell it's there. There's no need for an arm band or other similiar gear.



I do find that the intutive controls (I didn't have to look at the manual to figure anything out) are very sensentive and so it's important that you use the 'hold' slide switch on the side before putting it into your pocket, or whereever. If you don't put it on hold then you'll undoubtably touch one and cause it to switch songs, etc.



There are plenty of custom set-up options, and I found that the defaults were already what I like. One of the features that's especially important to me is the ability for it to 'remember' the spot you were on when you shut it off and then resume from that same place the next time you turn it on. Often I'll only get halfway through a downloaded radio show when I'm done working out. With most other players you have to try and search around to get back where you were if you want to hear the end of the program. If you'd rather not have it operate in that way then you're given the option to turn that feature off.



This is a delicate piece of electronic equipment and will need to be treated with a little bit of care. For example, the built-in USB connector that pops out when you push a little slide switch is a little plastic prong that is thinner than a standard, full-sized USB connector and (I imagine) could potentially be snapped off if it were treated roughly. For me, this type of issue doesn't pose the slightly concern, however young kids and/or those who are harder on this type of stuff may run into trouble. I'm speculating here because maybe it's made of tough plastic that wouldn't be easily broken.



Anyway, bottom line is that I'm really pleased with every aspect of this player and can highly recommend it.

Samsung YP-U3-JQB 2GB MP3 Player - Black

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that makes me sound like I'm going to take over the world, but don't worry, I'm not like that). My entire study of 52 hours of audio at 32 kbps takes up about 690 megabytes of space on my hard drive itself, so I have plenty of space left. I cannot recommend purchasing any less than 2 gigabytes of space, no matter what mp3 player you buy.

--It doesn't have buttons on the front to get jammed or broken; you just touch the volume up/down track forward/back. (The power, pause, and hold buttons are actually buttons or sliders, though, and placed on the sides.)

--Its screen gives you a clear readout, mine in a very stylish blue. (I did not want a Shuffle with no way to see what I was listening to, especially when listening to a sequential study or perhaps in the future, an audiobook.)

--The voice recorder is pretty cool -- records in mp3 audio. I can't speak to how clearly it would record in a crowded place: I tried it at home, in a quiet environment. Of course, I didn't buy the thing so I could hear myself talking, so this is just a nice bonus.

--The radio was a feature I completely forgot about until I returned to the main menu. Works pretty well, at one point clearly picking up a station 50 miles away. Not so well in my building where I work (still got local stations, though), but that's okay. I didn't buy it for the radio. It's just a bonus.

--Easy to put music on it. Mine came with an installation disk for the Music Studio, but I didn't need it. (I'm one of those people who hates installing things on my hard drive.) I use Windows Media Player, which is compatible.

--No battery to change.

--The battery lasts ages. I was a bit peeved when it suddenly said, "Low Battery!"; I didn't realize that I'd already listened to almost 17 hours on it: more than I'd expected.

Dislikes:
--I would have liked more of a warning that the battery was going to die. Of course, I say that and then I think maybe it had already told me: I turned off the "beep" that came with each button push/pad touch, and I am uncertain whether or not that turned off any battery warning.

--"My mp3 player" is more time-consuming to say than "my iPod." So I named my mp3 player Troy. I'm just kidding.

--It's more lightweight than I thought it would be; a bit more heft would psychologically inspire me not to toss it around as much as I do. (I have a case for it; I'm just clumsy.)

--I was a bit perturbed with the USB connector. It doesn't rest as snugly in the USB port as I would like; it feels quite loose. Even as I write this, it's charging in the port, and I can visibly lift and lower the player. I'm just afraid it will break off.


All told, I'm very pleased with this purchase. Its ease of use and excellent audio quality far outweigh its shortcomings.

Recommendation: If you're prone to breaking things, this is probably not the mp3 player for you. However, if you're careful, and if you don't need bells and whistles, I really do recommend this mp3 player.