| | |  | Accessories | Home » » » » » Samsung YP-U3JQB Black 2GB U3 Built-In USB Digital Audio Player With FM Radio | | | | | | | Description: | | Samsung's thin and sleek U3 USB Direct Player utilizes a slim USB connector, making it lightweight and extremely portable. The U3 works right out of the box--no need for cables, cords or docks and no need to install any programs. Simply slide a button on the U3 and a Slim USB connector will pop out. Plug it into any PC USB port and drag and drop music files. | | | Features: | |
• 2 GB digital audio player with FM Radio and Voice Recording
• Retractable USB 2.0 connector for direct interface with PC--no cables, cords or docks necessary
• Li-Polymer Battery provides up to 15 hours of playback when fully charged
• Supports MP3, WMA, OGG, and WMA-DRM10 audio file formats
• Use as a Flash Storage Device for transferring files
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 1.57 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.91 inches | | Product Height:
| 4.27 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 5.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.3 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 35 reviews |
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 The Good, the bad and the ugly...Mar 12, 2009
The Good:
* Supports playlists
* Easy to move songs/playlists from just about any media player
* No changing batteries - Just stick it into a USB port to charge it up
* USB connector clicks out - no cover to take on and off
The Bad:
* No buttons - sure, they're trying to copy Apple, but without buttons, instead you have to slide this little hold button on the bottom so brushing against the face of the device doesn't inadvertently change things. I'd rather just have buttons, thank you.
* Strange, but I actually think it's too small. It's hard to hold and manipulate with one hand.
The Ugly:
* For heavens sake, why the flashing light on the end of this thing. Sure, you can turn it off, but what purpose does it serve?
Other Observations:
* Decent battery life - several hours per charge
* Charges Quickly
* Sound is good, but not great
* Of course you'll want different earbuds then what comes with it
* Twice in a year, when the battery has run low the device has froze up - charging it fixed the problem.
* The little flick-out USB connector has proved amazingly durable.
* Menu is a little bit funky, but you get used to it.
Overall it's been a great buy.
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 Touchy hunk of junkMar 08, 2009
I only paid ~$45 for this while it was on sale over the holidays so I can't complain too much. However, it is for the most part a pretty bad design.
I love the size so it's not really fair to complain about tiny buttons. I mean, the thing itself is very tiny so of course the buttons will be tiny. Also, can't complain about the touch pads being "too sensitive" because that's what they do! You don't like it, then put the hold button on.
However, there's something seriously wrong with the software here. I don't recall ever getting a "low battery" warning of any sort. However, I will sometimes go to play a song and the thing will lock up. After a few seconds it will say "system error" and then power off. I can't prove it but I think what happens is if the power gets too low and you're in the middle of something it just hoses the software or file system some how. My old Iriver MP3 player was smart enough to SHUT ITSELF OFF when the battery was too low to operate.
The only cure is to hook it up to your PC and erase those files. One time it wouldn't let me erase a folder and then another day it let me erase it no problem. If you go to Samsumg support site they'll tell you that the key to fixing these sorts of issues is to format the drive and then reload your files. Is it just me, or is that just stupid? So every once in a while I have to format the thing in order to keep it working? Give me a break. Sounds just like Windows. I guess I know the "tricks" to keeping the thing running for now, but I wouldn't recommend it to anybody and I'll definitely think twice before purchasing any other Samsung brand MP3 player.
For anybody unfortunate enough to have bought one, if you're having these crazy software issues, and even if it doesn't seem to want to connect to your PC, just let it sit for a few hours and then retry. I know it sounds crazy but this actually worked for me a few times.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Great Product, needs clip!!!Feb 04, 2009
I am happy with the order, but unhappy with the fact that it didn't come complete with the clip that is adverstised, other than that it's an awesome MP3 player!
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
AvoidJan 09, 2009
I give this thing one star because after all it plays music. Other than that, the buttons are too sensitive, there are incompatibilities in transferring to the computer (drag and drop is a pain, files are named differently on the device, sometimes it refuses to play mp3's altogether), it's just a failure.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Died after 6 months of medium use - avoid!Jan 02, 2009
Well the title says it all - purchased mid July 2008, died on Jan 2 2009. Since it was my first mp3 player I was fairly happy with it... nice and small, basic controls etc. I don't need anything fancy. But five and a half months of life? Absolute BS. I'll never buy a Samsung product again.
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