Olympus m:robe MR-500i Reviews

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Olympus m:robe MR-500i
2.7 stars
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Average Ratings for Olympus m:robe MR-500i

  • Sound Quality4 stars
  • Battery Life2 stars
  • Features1.8 stars
  • Value for Money2 stars
  • Reviewer Ratings2.2 stars
  • Overall Rating2.8 stars

3 Reviews For Olympus m:robe MR-500i

  • jokerzombie 11th Sep 2007

    Reviewer rating: 1.5 stars


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    Good Points: It is cool to look at it
    The sound quality is good


    Bad Points: Sync is a problem
    Heavy as a torpedo
    If you lose the remote control you are doomed
    Touchscreen sucks


    General comments: I bought my M:robe and the problems started right away, I couldn't sync it, the program sometimes didn't recognize it, the syncing stopped and I had to restart it.
    After 2 months trying to use it, the HD broke and it turned into a brick.
    I bought a new HD and the syncing problems didn't stop!
    I gave up on it, now I use it as a HUGE pendrive (not talking about its capacity).

  • nunley 27th Nov 2006

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    I previously owned a Rio 32mb player. The 20GB capacity and low price appealed to me (about 200 U.S. dollars).
    I abhor Macintosh and wanted something similar to the 20GB iPod. M:Robe was similar, plus it had a camera!

    The high resolution photos are astounding, if you can hold it steady or rest it against something.
    Although sound quality is excellent, it has a lower MAX volume than iPod. For some, this isn't a problem, but I prefer to listen loud.
    The included headphones are high quality a ...

  • brox Rank: Corporal 8th Jul 2005

    Reviewer rating: 1 stars


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    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 h ...

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Main characteristics: Number of Songs: 5000 Family Line: m:robe Storage Capacity: 20 GB Main Storage Type: Hard Drive Audio Capabilities: Audio Format: MP3 WMA more details...