Review: Jens of Sweden MP-110

Just a review / 2004-03-13

It's a nice toy. I asked for this for christmas as my last cd-based mp3 player couldn't handle jogging very well - this player is flash card based and can take the shock. The size (3.5 x 1.1 x 0.6 in) makes it easy to carry it around to just about anywhere and the included headphones were, suprisingly, usable.

The backlight is ample and the button layout easy to master. I've been able to get around 10 hours of battery time, and recharging is a snap (just plug it into a USB port). On the end of the player is a cap where you can extend to a computer with the included USB cord. Using Windows XP I was able to easily connect, charge up, and upload my files. Fortunately, no software is necessary and Windows will automatically recognize it as a device and add a drive to My Computer.

Linux use is easy, just mount on a kernel with USB support - I've tested the player with 2.2 and 2.6.

I haven't gotten much use from the FM tuner but it is there if you need it. It will record the radio as well as your voice (again, a feature I haven't found use for). The sound quality is superb, and there's a few equilizers built in that you can mess around with.

What's Cool

Long battery life
Decent storage capabilities
Will work with linux

What's not so cool

Cannot open it up and expand the memory, which sucks bad
The directions that came with the player were all in Swedish, but you can easily get English from their site
They originally said they would have some linux documentation on their site, they don't now

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