Olympus m:robe MR-500i Review

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Olympus m:robe MR-500i
2.7 stars
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brox's Review of Olympus m:robe MR-500i MP3 Player

8th Jul 2005

Overall Rating

1 stars
  • Value for money
    0.5 stars
  • Sound Quality
    3.5 stars
  • Features
    1 stars
  • Time MP3 Player Owned
    Between 1 - 4 Weeks
  • Battery Life
    0.5 stars
  • Memory
    20GB
Good Points

Smart Looking.


Bad Points

Extremely low battery life;
Sync software not well thought out;
Low Camera quality;
Heavy; Poor user interface, Over priced.


General Comments

Even the Olympus Support desk say this Olympus m:robe MR-500i will only get 5 hours max when used with screen switched off. The firmware (1.03) still has bugs (check your clock at 12PM). Did I mention the poor battery life. The sync software forces you to keep all your MP3's on both your PC and your M:Robe. If you need to clear some space on your PC, those tracks will be wiped from your M:Robe. Plus I should mention the poor battery life. Plus you can't charge it from your notebook or car, you have to wait till you get home and plug it into the docking station. Oh yeah, and using the screen as the shutter button for the camera means you'll be hard pressed not to shake the camera when your taking a picture.

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