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(33 customer reviews) 38 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Infuriatingly (but understandably) short battery life, but..,
May 25, 2001 Tarkus - See all my reviews
This review is from: Samsung Mini Yepp 32 MB MP3 Player YP-20T (Electronics)
I've been using the Mini-Yepp* for about three weeks so far, and I'm reasonably happy with the purchase. First off, it's tiny (small enough to be mistaken for a Tamagotchi?...) and it's relatively cheap.While it only supports the mp3 format (no proprietary formats like wma or atrac3), it seems to support a range of bitrates (I've tried 64kbps - 256kbps) as well as vbr-encoded files (I prefer these high-compression variable bitrate files for their small size).The sound quality is remarkably adequate, especially for a player that's small enough to lose with your pocket change (hasn't happened to me just yet, thank goodness), and its built-in equalizer adds enough "oomph," although you're not going to see any audiophiles raving about it anytime soon.The biggest drawback with the Mini-Yepp is its short battery life. The fact that this unit is so small that it uses a single AAA battery should be a clue. I'd say I've been averaging about 2.5 hours of active use per...Read more
27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Conquering the Battery Problem,
September 7, 2001 By A Customer
This review is from: Samsung Mini Yepp 32 MB MP3 Player YP-20T (Electronics)
I just pulled my mini Yepp out of the packaging yesterday and couldn't believe how small this thing is. The sound quality is excellent. The memory is a limitation as others have noted. I took it apart and found that they have an extra set of pads on the board right next to the existing NAND Flash - its all hooked up and ready to be populated. I think I heard they have a 64mB version out now (maybe I'll try upgrading mine?). The battery life is also a bit of a limitation, but since it only burns one battery at a time, its not too bad. I measured the current at 175mA with the volume cranked all the way up. That's around 1/4 Watt which seems OK, but it's a lot of current to draw from an alkaline battery (they aren't very efficient in high current applications). I'm using rechargeable NiMh batteries in mine and they last about 2.5-3 hours. These are good NiMh batteries from Maha\Powerex (650mAh AAA) which I bought for about $2.50 per cell. I also bought a good rapid charger for...Read more
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Good Player With Limitations,
July 28, 2001 J. Robinson (Spokane, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung Mini Yepp 32 MB MP3 Player YP-20T (Electronics)
I recently bought this player and got exactly what I expected. The unit is very small and lightweight and is pretty easy to operate. The sound is great and it's just a good piece of technology. As just about everyone else has mentioned in their reviews, there are limitations that may be difficult for some people to deal with. This player is a battery eater. I have been getting about 3 hours total listening time before replacing the battery. This can get to be a bit much money-wise. Also the 32 MB memory is not quite enough. You can figure that you'll only get about 30 minutes (or less depending on the sound quality of the MP3 files) of music. Basically I would say it's great to take jogging etc. This is what I use it for and uploading different songs every day is very easy. For travel or other situations where listening to the same 6 or 7 songs over and over and replacing the battery every few hours will drive you crazy, I'd suggest one of the other units.
