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iriver T30 1 GB MP3 Player | 
 enlarge | Brand: iRiver
Category: CE
List Price: $149.99
Buy New: $61.00
You Save: $88.99 (59%)
New (2) Used (2) Refurbished (3) from $47.95
Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 17076
Color: Rose red
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 11 x 9 x 4
Warranty: 2 years warranty
MPN: T301GB
Model: T301GB
UPC: 821566001726
EAN: 0821566001726
ASIN: B0009ORXF2
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Plays up to 34 hours of music | | • | Up to 1GB of internal storage | | • | Supports subscription music services | | • | Up to 24 hours of battery life | | • | Skip-free listening |
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Product Description
This unit is an incredible value in a small, ultra-portable design giving you instant, affordable access to millions of songs with PlayForSure to support subscription-based music download services. Featuring up to 24 hours of battery life on only 1 AAA battery, the T30 is also equipped with a voice recorder. Voice recorder Record music from any source (no PC required) Plays MP3, WMA and OGG music files Enhanced 3D audio (supports SRS WOW) System Requirements - Windows XP (SP1 or higher), Windows Media Player 10, CD-ROM Drive, USB Port Frequency Range - 20Hz - 20KHz File Type Support - MPEG 1, 2&2.5, Layer 3, WMA, ASF and OGG Headphone output - Left 18mW, Right 18mW, 16 Ohm Bit Rate - Supports 8Kbps - 320Kbps (OGG - 44.1 KHz, 96.1 Kbps - 225 kbps) Tag - ID3 V1 Tag, ID3 V2 2.0, ID3 V2 3.0, ID3 V2 4.0 Power Supply - 1.5V AAA Battery Dimension - 2.4 x 1.2 x 1.9 inches Weight - 1.0 ounces
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| Customer Reviews: Read 33 more reviews...
 The Iriver Music Player - NO LONGER a Music Player for Linux Users! March 2, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you are a Linux user, DON'T be fooled by the lure of this players ability to play OGG-Vorbis music files. This player uses a Microsoft only interface called "Music Transfer Protocol", or MTP, and can only be accessed by Microsoft Windows Media Player, version 10. (And by what I have been reading on the blog groups this player is also not usable by Macintosh Apple - MacOS-X users.)
It would seem that the Iriver Corporation has "partnered" with Microsoft and have turned their backs on their Linux customers by not producing a comparable Linux upload utility or even making it so we can convert the unit to a UMS device (USB mass storage) so we can use it too.
I am VERY sorry and disappointed that I bought this music player (based on my good experience with my IFP890, UMS enabled) only to find out that I can't use the unit because I can't upload music to it.
If you are a Linux user, the Iriver T30 (and possibly other later models.) is NOT the music player for you! SAVE YOUR MONEY AND DON'T BUY IT!!
Thank you for reading this review.
 Great sound, terrible user interface January 18, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this unit mainly for its voice recorder feature, very handy if I want to record myself dyuring music class. As other reviewers have already confirmed, the sound quality on playback is very good, and given that it it it has a mono built-in microphone, recorded sounds also sound good. Also useful at the expense of greater thickness, is its use of AAA batteries.
The bad is the user interface. The buttons are divided above and below the screen, and depending on how you hold the device, the feature you want is accessed either from the top or from the bottom. Not that accessing the feature is always intuitive, in the beginning I was forever having to re-read the manual to understand how to use it. The iPod this is not.
 The best little mp3 player of them all! December 25, 2007
I've tried a whole bunch of different mp3 players, and this one fits my needs better than any of the others. First, its small size makes it easy to keep in just about any pocket. Battery life is great, at over 15 hours, and the fact that it takes AAA's means that if I run out of rechargeable batteries while I am out on the road, I can pick up a substitute at any gas station.
Well okay, you say, but how does it work? Great! It syncs easily with Windows Media Player 10 or 11. The LCD display makes it easy to navigate to just the item I want. I can put a week's worth of podcasts on the T30, and it has been serving my needs without complaint for over a year now. These little guys are getting harder to find now, and I'm going to pick up another one as a spare. Five stars!
 Not perfect, but it's convenient and takes a beating November 17, 2007
I've had my T30 for two years, and it's still playing. I had no trouble setting it up, really, just a plug and play or plug and upload and I've got plenty of music for a bike trip or a long hike. And when I'm tired of the selections, I just erase what I don't want and download new selections. (I really don't understand the complaints about using MS Media Player or Windows XP.)
I will stay with iRiver so long as they make an MP3 player that operates off a Triple A battery. That's why I also have the 2 GB iRiver.
Sorry Amazon, but I don't understand the price listed. I got the 2 GB for just under $100, and the T30 for $80.
Good line-in mp3 recorder November 8, 2007
Update on 05/12/08:
I bought 2 players for the church to do sermon recording. Everything is good except the power consumption. It doesn't matter whether I use regular Alkaine batteries or the high power (NimH?) rechargable batteries. I need to replace the battery after 2 sermons (each sermon has around 30 mins. That's strange.
Update on 12/06:
I can finally use explorer to find the file. It's a good unit now.
Ken
I got the Clix gen2 but found that line-in recording required me to but another accessory (the cradle).
For Clix gen2, I need to use both the player and the remote to do line-in recording. With this device, the operation is much simple (check the "Ask Alice" support in the Iriver website).
I used the T30 to record music from a CD. The quality is good. Everything will be recorded in mp3 format.
The only problem I had was I couldn't transfer music back to my PC. I record a sermon in mp3 format and tried to upload it to my church website but I couldn't do it. I couldn't see it from Explore so I couldn;t transfer the file. I wish someone can tell me how to do it (it's difficult to get support from Iriver if you cannot find answer in the FAQ section).
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