Archos Gmini XS 200 20 GB MP3 Player and Recorder
- Play MP3, WMA, and WAV music files
- Store up to 300 hours of music -- equivalent to 5000 songs
- Quickly organize songs with the ARCHOS ARCLibrary and view by artist, genre, title and year (ID3 compatible)
- 2-inch display level gray scale LCD, 128 x 128 pixels. 9 lines of characters Intuitive menu with icons
- Package includes: Gmini XS200, USB 2.0 cable, AC power charger adaptor, headphones, quickstart sheet (in-depth manual on Gmini XS200 HD)
Product Description
ARCHOS breaks another record with the new Gmini XS200 - an extremely small 20GB hard-drive based audio player with a competitive low price. The 20GB ultra-compact music player offers a huge hard-drive capacity to load up to 300 hours of music - that's up to 5000 songs!
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Archos Gmini XS 200 20 GB MP3 Player and Recorder
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- Publisher: Archos
- Label: Archos
- Studio: Archos
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 34 reviews
- Sales Rank in Electronics: #31610
Avg. Customer Review:
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Product at a Great Price 2008-01-03
Comment: This little gizmo is great because it's really just a hard drive with headphones and it pretty small. The thing is built solid as a rock and is small enough to make life happy. Mine has been dropped a lot with no defects, just a tiny dent on the back.
When it first came out, size for gigs was a huge selling point. It was special because it was 20GB wrapped in 2 x 3 of metallic goodness with an internal battery. I've never tried the jpeg viewing, but the audio/file browser system is nice and easy with the joy of drag-n-drop. The village idiot could use this thing.
The only downside is that there's no USB charging. Ah well.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Warranty Is Crap 2006-03-24
Comment: I love the product, but the thing started to screw up (power off on its own and the headphones would buzz when the screen was touched). This all occured by my 4th month of ownership. I admit, it was dropped on hard surfaces quite a few times. I sent it in for repairs/warranty service on February 3rd. It had arrived at their warehouse on February 6th. I was told on the phone that it would take approximately 6-10 days before I would get it back.
As of this date, I have not received my repaired MP3 player let alone any updates as to its status. It has been 45 days since Archos has had my MP3 player. I had included everything in the packing list including my receipt, signed the packing list, etc as required. After the 10th day I called their Tech Support center to inquire if my MP3 player had shipped out yet (since I had yet to receive a tracking number through e-mail).
I was told it may be another 5 days and to call back then. Five days pass, call again, told it could be 4-5 weeks so call back again. Next week rolls by, same story. So, last week on 3/13/06 I call, finally I get somewhere. They say that they will move my complaint up to the manager where they will call me personally and figure out what is going on at the warehouse. They say to expect a phone call within a day. Next day, no call. I call them on wednesday, same story, call you in the next day. Once again, I did not receive the phone call. I call on Friday, saying that they will get it out most likely by Monday and the manager will call me by monday to provide a shipping number.
Same story again, no call, no e-mail of tracking number. I call them again on tuesday, they push my request up to a manager again and to expect a call by wednesday. Of course there is no phone call AGAIN. I call them on wednesday saying that they will once again send it up to their manager. I ask is that all they can do? They tell me the story that their RMA computers were down and could not contact the warehouse. So, the best they could do was have me wait for this magical phone call again. I ask the guy if there is a office phone number he can give me so I can reach the manager directly, of course this is denied.
Well, I'am thuroughly pissed off now and I called today (thursday). I explain my situation again and finally they patch me through the manager after another 1/2 hour of being on hold. Guess what happens, I am told that for some reason the warehouse wasn't answering their phone and he can't get any information on my MP3 player. So, their only solution is to send an e-mail to another manager so they can contact me within the next day or two. I ask Martin if that is a guarantee. The answer was "Unfortunately I personally can't guarantee that as we are only human". So what the hell, I'm on the phone list again hoping to get my MP3 player back.
You know, at this point I wish I had never sent off my MP3 player, it atleast worked when I had it and the only thing bothering me was the fact it would turn off by itself. Now, all I know is they have had my MP3 player since 2/6/06 and its been sitting in their warehouse since then (3/23/06). Other than that, this is all the information they can give me.
How can a company selling high end MP3/DVR players have such crappy customer service? The funny thing is, I have to send in my AV320 to replace the LCD screen since I just broke that recently. I'm thinking that might not be so wise and I may as well buy a new one.
I love archos products but this has soured my opinion about this company.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Archos is superb 2006-02-18
Comment: Acts just like an external hard drive - easy to quickly move songs/files between computer and Archos when linked via USB2.
Intuitive menu makes it easy to find and play songs. My CD player is gathering dust now that my Archos is hooked up to the main audio system.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: NEVER BUY AN ARCHOS PRODUCT! 2006-01-08
Comment: I had problems as soon as I opened the box. The player keeps freezing during play, data becomes corrupt, the sound is of poor quality, I tried to have it serviced just 2 months into a 1 year "warranty" and they said it was going to cost me $150.00 to repair. If you purchase this product, you will be sorry! It malfunctioned early enough to cancel the charges on my credit card!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating:
Summary: This one's the best! 2005-12-19
Comment: Great unit! I have no idea why this archos player isn't being sold everywhere. It's the smallest 20 GB mp3 player on the market at this time. It's a no-brainer!
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