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(34 customer reviews) 38 of 40 people found the following review helpful
Digital Camera Owners, Beware! Recorders Rejoice.,
August 27, 2005 M. Russo "mitchrusso" (Marlborough, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Archos Gmini402 20 GB Pocket Multimedia Center (Electronics)
I originally purchased the Gmini 400 because I like to travel with my digital camera and unload photos so I don't have to carry a lot of CF cards. The 400 did this just fine. Then a few days after purchasing the 400, I saw the 402. It looked like a nice upgrade and it has a universal download feature so any digital camera could (theoretically) dump photos on the drive. Well, my two Canon cameras both generated error messages and Archos Tech Support has yet to explain what's happening. The bright side of this picture (get it?) is that it actually works with an optional USB 2.0 CF reader which I can take with me. Problem Solved but not very elegantly.
The real bonus is that I took my Gmini to a concert last night and I stealth recorded The Steve Miller Band and the recording is fantastic. This little guy records .Wav files and the quality was amazing. I use external pinpoint lapel mikes from Giant Squid and a battery box. I could have easily gone 3-4 hours or more on...Read more
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Gmini 402: fun little media player...,
October 18, 2005 drgteeth611 - See all my reviews
This review is from: Archos Gmini402 20 GB Pocket Multimedia Center (Electronics)
I just got a Gmini 402 a few days ago, and I've gotta say, I'm thoroughly impressed. I'm a college student and I've seen all of my friends walk around with the trendy ipods, but I decided I wanted something a bit more interesting, so I decided to put my money in a Gmini. From the moment I pulled it out of the packaging, I was immediately enthralled with it. The player is made of a sleek silver aluminum that feels very durable. The buttons can be a little hard to push down, but you adjust quickly enough. It turns from a small annoyance to just commonplace without much thought. The unit itself is about the size of an ipod, unlike the other, less discrete PMPs out there. The input jacks are easy to figure out and the host usb port seems to be a great idea. I've got a digital camera that I could probably use it for, but I just haven't gotten around to that just yet. The battery is decent: about 10-12 hours for music that I've noticed (although the manual estimates about 10);...Read more
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Lovn' my Archos,
October 21, 2005 Daniel E. Finley (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Archos Gmini402 20 GB Pocket Multimedia Center (Electronics)
I purchased a 20gig Photo iPod which I returned after a week. I then picked up the Archos Gmini 402 which I've had about 2 weeks, and I love it.
Here's why:
1. If I connect it to one of my friends machines it won't wipe out all my songs/videos and automatically load my friends songs onto it much like an iPod does.
2. I can move songs off my Gmini and onto my computer if I want. You can't with an iPod.
3. iPod wouldn't let you play songs that you put onto it in hard drive mode, Gmini doesn't have that problem.
4. The Gmini has a in-device browser system that lets you reorganize and retype file names if need be. (can't remember if iPod had that ability)
5. Can record audio without any additional gear. Or you can attach a better quality microphone through USB cable.
6. Plays AVI, WMV9 video files. Hell it even plays the NTSC ~AND~PAL format... I don't know any home DVD or VCR players that do that...Read more
