Review Item:

iRock 730i

Date:
6 - September - 2003

Manufacturer:
iRock

Supplier:
iRock

Cost:
$139.99

Reviewer:
Chad

Introduction
Great sound, excellent design, jammed pack with features, portable, expandable, light weight, are just some of the phrases I would use to describe the irock 730i digital audio player.

Now I have never used a digital audio player (D.A.P), so I am giving you my first hand experiences with this one. Now the idea of being able to carry around tons of songs without having to lug around even more tons of CD’s is nothing new. As a matter of fact, in terms of portable music, CD’s will soon become like the cassettes; very rarely used.

No one wants to have to carry around 4 or 5 CD’s with them, although they are slim, they still take up space. With a D.A.P, depending on its storage capacity, most of the times it can hold more songs than a CD, and they are also expandable, using compact flash, smart media etc. Right away you can see the distinct advantage of a D.A.P over a CD player, the storage media is a lot smaller, therefore being more portable.

Well anyway I had the privilege of reviewing the irock 730i Digital Audio Player, and even before I go on to the review I will tell you, it is one great player.

The irock 730i D.A.P includes the following:
1 – irock 730i Digital Audio Player
1 – AAA Battery
1 – Software CD
1 – Pair Earphones
1 – USB Cable
1 – Pouch

This irock 730i is unlike any other that I have seen, it has the ability to display images, display the lyrics as they are being sung, which is a nice feature. Speaking of features check out this list of features:

• Plays MP3i™, MP3 & WMA files
• Includes MP3i Creator™ software that enhances your MP3s with pictures, lyrics and text*
• Stores 9 hours (730i) of music when expanded with a SMC card
• Displays artist and title information using ID3 tags

FEATURES:
• Skip-free playback of MP3i/MP3/WMA files
• 128MB (730i) of internal memory, expandable to 256MB (730i) with SmartMedia (SMC) card
• Captures up to 35 hours of voice recording with built-in microphone
• Supports ID3 tags - displays Artist/Title/Album information
• 5 present Equalizer modes: Flat, Classical, Pop, Rock, Hip Hop
• 4 Playback modes: Normal, Repeat 1, Repeat All, Random
• High speed downloading via USB
• Blue backlit LCD display
• 8 hour battery life with one AAA
• Removable belt clip
• MP3i Creator® software for making interactive MP3is
• MUSICMATCH® Juke software for PC
• Compatible with iTunes2 & iTunes3 Jukebox software for MAC

SPECIFICATIONS:
• Size: 3.0" x 2.4" x .8"
• Memory: 128MB internal
• Expandable Memory: SMC slot for up to 128MB external memory
• WMA™ bit rates supported: 64Kbps~192Kbps
• MP3 bit rates supported: 8Kbps~320Kbps
• Voice-Record bit rates supported: 8/16/32
• Display: Graphical 128 x 64 LCD
• Power supply: 1 AAA battery
• Battery life: 8 hours typical
• Audio Output: 20-20kHz
• Signal to Noise Ratio: 90 dB
• Harmonic Distortion: <0.25%
• Maximum Output: 10mW
• Audio Connectors: 3.5mm headphone jack; 3.5mm microphone jack
• Microprocessor: 32-bit RISC processor
• Interface: Full speed USB v1.1

REQUIREMENTS:
• USB port
• CD ROM 4x or Faster
• Internet Access (recommended)
• PC:
Microsoft® Win98SE/ME/2000 Pro/XP Home/XP Pro
Pentium 166MHz or higher
32MB Available RAM
50MB Available hard drive capacity (recommended)
Sound Card
• MACINTOSH®:
OS9.0.4 or later, iTunes2 OS X, iTunes3
*MP3i Creator software works only on the PC.

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