512M MP3 player colour OLED, SD/MMC expandable. £48 delivered

seth

I've heard that Aria are not a good company when there are problems with you order or returns / warantee. But here goes..

Aria are knocking this MP3 playout a bit cheaper than their usual.

https://www.aria.co.uk/specials.asp

Max = 1G SD/MMC and the build in memory (512M), takes AAA battery.
Voice (WAV not MP3)

It is a Sunway A-8001, it take MMC / SD card these are quite cheap (free delivery on some of these on Ebuyer, select super saver delivery) comes with...

• [size=-1]Mini USB connection cable[/size]
• [size=-1]Installation CD[/size]
• [size=-1]Earphones ( with Hanging Necklet )[/size]
• [size=-1]User Guide[/size]
• [size=-1]AAA battery[/size]

If you see the none left in stock see the end of this post.

Grand title on the web site reads [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"[/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The World's 1st release of USB 2.0 MP3 Player with OLED Display and up to 2G of memory support ..... "[/font]

Homepage http://www.sunsway.com.hk/products/mp3-a8001.html
Manual http://www.sunsway.com.hk/manual/MP3_Manual_EN.zip



Features : -

• Color available : Silver / Blue / Black
• Support MP3/WMA/WAV Audio format
• USB 2.0 High Speed interface.
• SD/MMC memory card expansion slot ( Max. support up to 2G total memory )
• Windows® DRM (digital right Management) compliant.
• Line-In: Recording from CD Player/ Phone … etc.
• Digital Voice Recording: SP/LP/EP sample rate adjustable.
• FM Radio (optional)
• Recording support: Mic/ Line-in/ FM
• A-B Language learning:
• 5 EQ Modes: Normal/POP/JAZZ/CLASSIC/ROCK
• USB Mass Storage
• OLED Display
• SD/MMC: Storage Extension (Model: A8 series)
• Hot Key: FM/ REC/EQ/A-B
• Multi-Language GUI: Chinese/ English/ German/French/Italian/ Russian/Spanish

Specifications : -

• 128MB/256MB/512MB/1024M of internal flash memory
• Frequency Rage 20Hz - 20KHz
• Signal/Noise Ratio 92dB
• Playing time : 15 hours
• Output 12mW + 12mW
• Bit Rate Mode (Record)
  • EP - 8KHz
  • LP - 11KHz
  • SP - 22KHz
• Dimension : 65 x 45 x 18 mm

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  • [size=-1]Windows 98se/ME/2000/XP[/size]
  • [size=-1]35MB Hard disk Space[/size]
  • [size=-1]CD-ROM Drive[/size]
  • [size=-1]USB Port[/size]
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  • [size=-1]Mini USB connection cable[/size]
  • [size=-1]Installation CD[/size]
  • [size=-1]Earphones ( with Hanging Necklet )[/size]
  • [size=-1]User Guide[/size]
  • [size=-1]AAA battery[/size]

[font=Verdana,Arial,San-Serif]Arianet 8001 512mb MP3 Player Black[/font]
[font=Verdana,Arial,San-Serif]Arianet MP3[/font]

[font=Verdana,Arial,San-Serif]This is the latest MP3 player from the Arianet range, and is one of the best yet! This Player features an ultra fast 2.0 USB interface as well as support for MP3, WMA and WAV files. The built in FM radio can be recorded and the built in microphone makes it a great voice recorder too.

£36.95, £43.42 inc VAT
[font=Verdana,Arial]Limited Stock!

Don't buy the Zero stock trick, this just cycles once in a while to get people buying! I saw zero then a few minutes later 19!.....

Delete any of the not on offer versions of this from your basket otherwise you get 2 at the £76 price!

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[font=Verdana,San-Serif]Arianet 8001 512mb MP3 Player Black[/font]
[font=Verdana,San-Serif]1 @ £36.95 ex VAT [/font]
£43.42 total inc. VAT +
£3.99 P&P (Select Royal Mail Option)
Or £6 for Citylink.

They also had this 8 in 1 card reader for £2.95ish

CovMan_2

Just to note you can get some real MP3 bargains on ebay, but beware they are priced at a £0.01 and it is not just the postage but the compulsory insurance that pushes up the price.

Saying that I have not seen cheap ones with card readers, but I'm looking at a 256MB MP3 DVR FM for £23.00 all in. The problem is that it's postage from Hong Kong, so even more risky than Aria, and there could end up being customs to pay on top.

512MB versions for less than £40, but as I said a lot more risky than Aria.

seth

CovMan wrote:

Saying that I have not seen cheap ones with card readers...

This is another one. My memory have an Mp3 player that takes SD for £13!

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=677216#post677216

Teak

Shame it doesn't seem to support folder playlists, which are useful when you can store so many songs.

indie_blue

I bought one of these from Aria a few weeks ago and I'm very happy with it. I already have an iPod but that's too big to carry around in the summer when you dont have a jacket pocket to put it in. The Aria weighs next to nothing and sits easily in my shirt pocket. Sound quality is surprisingly good. It sounds just as good as the iPod to my untutored ear (although I haven't sat down and done a detailed comparison in a silent room).

It will play MP3's stored in folders but you don't get to see the folder tree, the files just appear as one long list.

I haven't tried out the radio, voice recorder or line-in facility but just as a pure MP3 player it's very good value for money at that price.

thetope

looks really smart, but i can only see it on the website at £70.44 inc vat?

littlelaurakate

thetope wrote:

looks really smart, but i can only see it on the website at £70.44 inc vat?

yep, i was going to get one, but can't see them for less than £70.44........

pks00

Got newsletter from ALDI this morning, from 14th July, they will be selling a 512Mb MP3 Player for £39.99

details that I got


Samsung flash memory and USA Sigmatel Solution
Line-in direct encoding to WAV format - enables you to download directly from any music device
Folder structure with subfolder - enables you to find the track you want quickly
7-colour LCD display with backlight
Voice Recorder with voice recording time of 8.6 hours
USB Flash Drive (Plug & Play)
ID3 Support: Title of Song and Singer name display
Supports WMA & MP3
Bass/medium/treble
Repeat: Repeat 1/all/A-B
Battery: 1 x AAA (included)
Battery life: 8 hours
Size: 95 x 31 x 23mm
Accessories include: earphone, CD driver, USB cable, user's manual and carry pouch

indie_blue

thetope wrote:

looks really smart, but i can only see it on the website at £70.44 inc vat?

Aria's "Super Specials" only last for a few days and then the price reverts back to normal (i.e. £70+). I bought my 8001 for £48 (inc P&P) when it was a Super Special two weeks ago. It then reverted to the normal price before going back on Super Special a few days ago so it looks like items cycle back onto the Super Special list reasonably quickly. My advice is to keep monitoring the Super Specials for the next couple of weeks - there's every chance the 8001 will make an appearance again at the reduced price. Alternatively, you can sign up to Aria's mailing list - I get an e-mail from them every couple of days telling me what's on Super Special.

wolvesinwales

This is on offer at Aria now for £10.56 plus postage

http://www.aria.co.uk/productinfocomm.asp?ID=17928&SpecialStatus=1

No internal memory it takes SD cards and you can get an 512MB SD card for around £20 so you could have a 1GB MP3 player for less than £60.

indie_blue

Aria have the 1Gb version of the Arianet 8001 on sale at £73 (inc P&P and VAT). There were still 19 available when I looked. I've had the 512Mb version for over a month now and I'm very happy with it (As mentioned in my post above). Whenever the 512Mb version has appeared on special offer at Aria before it has sold out the same day so if you want one of these 1Gb ones I'd get in quick.