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Olympus MR-100 - $ 100 (AR)
comment: 22 | Monday, September 26 (2005) 08:57PM | Posted by Austin Vaughan
Great deal on the Olympus MR-100 at RadioShack.com - right now it's going for $ 100 shipped, after $ 30 rebate. It's rather lean on features but we always liked the slick-looking design. Check out our review of the MR-100 from earlier this year, HERE, and there's 100 photos of it in our gallery, HERE.


Thanks, YpoCaramel
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egloskerry

Comments: 410
 		Sep 26 (2005) 09:11PM  

That's a damn good deal. Beats the nanopod.



Michael
Location: New York City
Comments: 2786
 		Sep 26 (2005) 09:16PM  

It's such a sexy looking player. Great deal.



Hyper_Noodle

Comments: 226
 		Sep 26 (2005) 09:23PM  

Man... I've always loved the styling of this one. Why can't it just, like, magically support OGG?



Allen
Location: Dub Vee Ooo
Comments: 1511
 		Sep 26 (2005) 09:29PM  

Wow.... what a deal...



Jakets

Comments: 9
 		Sep 26 (2005) 10:07PM  

Theres only 99 pictures in the gallery you bastards! This is an OUTRAGE.

Well, i guess i will live... for now. =P



manulopez

Comments: 4
 		Sep 26 (2005) 11:10PM  

Really cheap, I would buy one if I lived in USA.



Fender13

Comments: 67
 		Sep 26 (2005) 11:22PM  

Man, that's a great price. Honestly that thing looks SO good I wish they would make a new one that looks just like it only in a 20GB or more capacity with better battery life... I would buy it in a heartbeat



egloskerry

Comments: 410
 		Sep 27 (2005) 02:38AM  

Why can't it magically become UMS and support file tree browsing?



watergrave

Comments: 287
 		Sep 27 (2005) 05:52AM  

Great Deal... if this was done earlier or just a month after release, this m-robe could have given Ipod a descent challenge in marketability...



Dominic
Location: Ireland.
Comments: 2396
 		Sep 27 (2005) 06:07AM  

woah, thats cheap....real cheap, cool, but hey thats not a good sign either...



watergrave

Comments: 287
 		Sep 27 (2005) 07:46AM  

i agree Dominic.... i think it's like a closing out sale... discounts on items that weren't bought... old stock....
i better investigate... hmmmm...



iNeo

Comments: 46
 		Sep 27 (2005) 09:33AM  

I got one No disappointments at all. The softawre istn that bad, just slow (be sure to get the correct updates and patch)



Dominic
Location: Ireland.
Comments: 2396
 		Sep 27 (2005) 10:32AM  

how about posting a linky to the correct updates/patches?



jleckron

Comments: 33
 		Sep 27 (2005) 11:08AM  

Nice price, and I do love the design of it... anyone know if there is a way to scale up the font size? I'm thinking about my parents, here...



Fender13

Comments: 67
 		Sep 27 (2005) 05:44PM  

iNeo, how is the sound driver issue where the sound didn't get nearly loud enough? Is it ok with the new patch?



moonlord

Comments: 1
 		Sep 27 (2005) 08:05PM  

I ordered mine yesterday instantly after reading about the offer here on dapreview.net. Lets see how long it takes to arrive here... I`ll post my thoughts about the player here...

Fender13: I read the sound goes way louder with the current firmware, so don`t worry about that.


Steve

Comments: 1197
 		Sep 27 (2005) 08:28PM  

Yea I stopped in my local RS and had to buy one. The guy said they're selling quick. He had 15 and was down to 3.



Lone

Comments: 973
 		Sep 27 (2005) 10:43PM  

I'm thinking of getting this too...not that I need another DAP but still.



Lone

Comments: 973
 		Sep 28 (2005) 12:14AM  

Actually, does anyone know if this thing goes into sleep when it powers down, or does it actually shut down completely each time?



Steve

Comments: 1197
 		Sep 28 (2005) 01:27AM  

No idea. Battery life is spec'd at 12 hours with the usual caveats (bitrate, volume, etc.) This player is really a mixed bag, with good looks and convenient size, and now low price, but with application-based music loading (sync based no less), no customizable graphic equalizer (it has a text-based bass-mid-treble boost/cut selection plus genre-specific presets (rock, jazz etc.)) No bookmarks, no OTF playlists, no radio, no encoding, a proprietary usb cable, unlike most players, when the backlight goes off the display is almost impossible to see... so basically there's a lot subtracting from what its looks provide.



blackeyed

Comments: 1
 		Sep 28 (2005) 05:05PM  

For those who want to get in on this deal, you can get it down to $89 after rebate. There's a $10 off Radio Shack coupon that you can find in Entertainment books (05 or 06) in your city. I bought this last night at $89 AR, the rep at the store already had a coupon that a previous buyer gave him so no problem with the discount. Pretty good deal despite its shortcomings. I think the reason for problems posted is that this player is proprietary in almost everything and some guys just treat it as any other player.



Steve

Comments: 1197
 		Sep 29 (2005) 08:46PM  

Just a correction to my above post. The screen IS visible in bright sunlight without the backlight being on. It's dim but very readable. I guess it has a reflective baxk surface that doesn't depend on the backlight.



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