Slacker 4 GB Portable Radio with 25 Stations (Black) | List Price: $249.99
Discount Price: $104.53
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Brand: Slacker
Binding: Electronics
Features: - 4 GB Slacker Radio and MP3 player with 25-station capacity
- Built-in Wi-Fi auto-refreshes Slacker Radio stations; music plays whether or not connected
- Plays your existing music collection (MP3, WMA, and AAC)
- 4-inch color LCD displays album art, reviews, artist bios and more
- Removable, rechargeable battery
concept-great...device needs a little work [Posted on 2008-08-26]
I am a early adopter of the slacker portable radio. for the most part it was a good purchase. Slacker is great. Comparable to pandora. Yet with this device you have the ability to save songs (most songs) Very cool.
however...the device itself needs some design work. The thing is bulky. I do like the fact that you can replace the battery. But the thing is just to darn thick. Second, the device sometimes has hick-ups which has resulted in me having to reset it more times than i care to.
If slacker refines the device in future models this portable player has the potential to convert satellite radio listeners among others.
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kdc
slacker falls short [Posted on 2008-08-31]
to start off i'm a huge fan of slacker radio i love the software and everything. the device is just full of bugs. Its almost impossible to update my playlists with my comp. its slow and unresponsive. the touch strip on the side is cool but starts to get in the way if you have large hands. i would give the device a higher rating because like i said the software radio is great but the device falls short on just a few fronts.
Fastest Delivery [Posted on 2008-09-06]
It only took 2 days to get my Slacker, BUT when I tried to refresh it, nothing. It worked good till I did that. I talked with a Slacker Tech via email. I tried everything he suggested and more and it still wouldn't work. I shipped it back to Slacker, ( I had to pay posted and insurance on it). That was almost 3 weeks ago and still no sign of a new one!:(
Nice, but ready for prime time? [Posted on 2008-09-13]
Great machine, but has some limitations.
The screen is great, the concept is great. Reliability is tolerable.
Great for someone who can't afford a LOT of cd's.
You DO have to really get the monthly subscription if you want to make it worthwhile. You can really customize your "personal channels".
I liked it, but returned it.
1) NO real classical music.
2) Very limited comedy stand up.
3) Decent in other genres.
It's selection of music is iffy, if you let it choose too much, or expect it to be 100% accurate for music titles in genre, forget it.
It's artist listing for some genres is not accurate. They list some cd's by performer, not "artist". This is miserable for classics.
The device is well laid out, with LIGHTED buttons on the side.
Sound is good. Volume is good. Sometimes the sound is a bit bright, but not too much so.
You don't have to choose 15 stations. You can use fewer, and the device is supposed to know that and make more room for the channels you do have.
The 2gb one has 500mb for your own mp3s. You can also select a song as a "favorite", and it will transfer it to the 500mb area to keep it on machine.
There are some good settings you can do on the PC software to control the music a bit.
It's not exactly perfect right now, but if they corrected a lot of the irritants, it would be a great device.
Good when it works... [Posted on 2008-10-10]
I had one heck of a time just getting my Slacker to work, after that the power button the device was constantly acting up. It would be very unresponsive from time to time and caused me to drop my device, inflicting cosmetic damage. I had to get it replaced. The new one was the same way. For a whole week I couldn't use the device simply because I couldn't turn it on. The screen would light up when I plugged it in but that was it.
When the device does work it works well. The service is amazing, if you aren't familiar with it go sign up, and the portability just makes it that much better. The device is rather bulky and very lightweight. From its appearance you would think it'd be heavy and high quality, but not so much. It doesn't take much to do light damage. It's a little tricky getting used to the scroll wheel, but get used to it because the touch strip isn't a very good way of controlling the device.
For the money, considering the reliability and build it's very expensive. I wouldn't call the price justified. I hope the G2 (second generation at slacker.com) is of better quality.
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