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 | Title : Imation Rip Go! Handheld 4x6 Mini USBcd Burner/mp3 Player Recorder
Author : Imation
Release Date : 20020621
Binding : Electronics
Regular Price : $
Amazon.com Price : $111.95
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Editorial Reviews :
Whether you're a music enthusiast or a mobile business professional, the Imation RipGO! mini CD-R burner and digital audio player has what it takes to satisfy your creative urges. Designed to fit in the palm of your hand, it's great for both recording compressed music on CDs and for high-performance playback of CD, WMA, MP3 and digital audio files. The sleek, battery-powered USB CD-R drive uses mini CD-R discs to store up to 185MB of digital information or up to 6 hours of music.
Buyer Reviews :
I recommend this to anyone who loves the idea of a CD-mp3 player that's versatile, feature-rich and has great accessories.
What makes this little guy so special? Well, other than having a backlit display with ID3 support, support for both variable-bitrate MP3 and WMA, coming bundled with a mini-version of Nero, flash-upgrade ready and pretty decent headphones when compared to the competition, the RipGo! is a portable CD burner!
While burning at 4x (slow compared to modern CD-burners, even most portable ones), the RipGo! offers versatility that no other MP3 player in its price range can match. At work and just bought a new CD? Pop it into the CD player of your computer, convert the music to mp3 or wma and download it directly onto a new or partially-fully 8cm CDR via the included USB cable.
The only real downside to this machine is the power issue. It uses a 6v 2amp power supply (that's 2000mA). Most DC adapters use between 500mA and 850mA, so in order to take this on the road, I had to buy a AC/DC inverter that could handle the amperage and just plug my AC adapter into it. The proprietary Lithium-Ion battery also takes about 3 hours to charge up from empty (not that bad if you charge it overnight or while listening and plugged into an AC outlet), but only lasts for 5 hours (that's 5 hours of plugging it in and letting it go without touching it and lighting up the back-lit display, I suspect. Kind of short for most mp3 cd players.
I tend to use it plugged into a wall outlet.
Pros:
1. Size (4'X6')
2. Included accessories (headphones that don't hurt, a slimline AC adapter, USB cable, 2 8cm CDRs and an installation disk with sample music and software.
3. Flash-upgradable.
4. It's a burner as well as a player.
5. ID3 Support with foldername support for easy navigation.
6. MP3, WMA and CD-Audio playback.
7. Backlit display with contrast control.
8. Random (Shuffle), Repeat & Equalizer settings.
9. Set-up is a breeze with WinXP.
Cons:
1. Battery is proprietary. 5 hour life, 3 hour recharge.
2. Power supply is needy. 6v 2000mA. Good luck finding accessories for the car.
3. 8cm CD means fewer albums per disk, but I've been encoding my music as 64kb WMA using Windows Media Player and get good sound. It's also really hard to find good 8cm CD wallets. Amazon offers some good Case-Logic wallets and holders, but the one I decided on had to be to ordered direct from Case-Logic.
(by kaifu)
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