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 | Title : D-Link Roq It 10 GB USB MP3 Player/Hard Drive DMP-HD610
Author : D-Link
Release Date : 20011117
Binding : Electronics
Regular Price : $229.99
Amazon.com Price : $252.06
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Editorial Reviews :
The D-Link Roq-it 10 GB is a portable hard drive-based MP3 jukebox as well as an external USB hard drive. With a capacity of 10 GB, it provides 150 hours of nonstop music--approximately 250 CDs. It's compatible with MP3, and the firmware is fully upgradable to support new features.
The large, easy-to-read, blue, backlit LCD displays song title, album name, genre, and other track information contained in each MP3 file's ID3 tag. The LCD also displays status of playback and functions. The Roq-it also provides 2 MB of Electronic Shock Protection (ESP) to ensure constant playing without skipping. And it comes with an infrared remote control to control basic play functions.
The equalizer feature has presets for Jazz, Latin, Flat, Rock, and Dance, as well as a custom equalizer setting. The Roq-it provides an audio jack for connection to earphones or playing through speakers. A line-out stereo jack enables connection to an external audio input. The rechargeable lithium-ion batteries provide about eight hours of music, with an average charge time of three hours.
Use the Roq-it as an external hard drive to store your word processing documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and graphics for when you need to be mobile. The hard drive compartment can be opened easily to replace the hard drive with separate 2.5-inch hard drives. The capacity of the hard drive is limited only to the capacity of 2.5-inch laptop hard drives available. The Roq-it uses a USB 1.1-compliant connection for transferring audio files.
The D-Link Roq-it is compatible with Windows 98, 2000, Me, and XP and Mac OS 9 and later. It comes with an AC adapter, head phones, a carry pouch, and infrared remote control.
Buyer Reviews :
I bought this product...for my brother...He wanted a way to transfer files from his desktop computer to his laptop from work...it failed to install on his laptop. The instructions say it works with the default drivers from Windows 2000, but when it was plugged in, a driver installation wizard appeared because it couldn't find the drivers. We tried a bunch of things with the supplied driver disk to no avail. The USB-to-IDE adapter inside the unit is a ScanLogic SL11 chipset so we got the development kit installation off the Internet (which was the same as the drivers provided by DLink) but got no further. We gave up on the laptop.
I took a crack at it and successfully installed it on my PowerBook G3 and uploaded a song to it to try it out. It seemed to work okay. I went back and deleted all the files I put on it but apparently took some of the driver files as well by accident. The unit was now crippled and wouldn't work at all. I think there's a way to reload the software from a PC--except that we couldn't get it to connect to a PC. I was pretty disappointed that the 'firmware' in the unit was so frail that a little overzealous deleting and you end up with a paperweight.
In all the process a nightmare. I did get a refund and eventually got him a USB powered hard drive instead. The selling features are very strong--a battery powered USB hard drive that can be expanded with larger laptop hard drives and also doubles as a portable MP3 player. Pretty cool ... if it only worked.
(by Jason Olshefsky)
Features/Technical Specs :
* 10 GB MP3 player and USB hard drive
* Stores over 150 hours of CD-quality music
* 2 MB of Electronic Shock Protection (ESP) to ensure constant playing without skips
* Compatible with Windows XP and Mac OS 9 and above
* Includes remote control, AC adapter, headphones, and carry pouch
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