Meizu M6 Miniplayer 4GB White Mini Portable MP3 MP4 Video FM Media Player - iPod Killer | List Price: $249.95
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Brand: Meizu
Features: - It plays MP3, WMA, WAV, and Ogg Vorbis audio files, and it supports JPEG, BMP, and GIF photos as well as slide shows
- MP3, WMA, OGG and WAV Audio Playback
- Xvid Video Playback
- Supports BMP, JPG and GIF Photo Formats
- Touch Pad Control with Intuitive User Interface
Great product, highly recommended. [Posted on 2007-07-11]
I'm very happy with my purchase of the Meizu M6. The interface is pretty complex and takes some getting used to, but in my opinion it really only looks complicated just because of how many options and features it has. It didn't take me long to get used to it and customize the whole player to my liking. Adding my own wallpaper from my computer as a background in the Meizu was easy, as well as using the equalizer. The equalizer and sound settings in this player are the best I've seen in any player I've owned this far. Lots of customization to get the sound just the way I like it.
I also found the video converter surprisingly easy to use. All the settings in the converter are already preset to work perfectly with the player, so you just choose your videos, choose the folder to put the converted videos and hit start.
Another reason I'm so fond of this player is how easy is it to transfer songs and videos and photos to the player. When you plug the Meizu into your usb port, your computer reads it like it's a usb thumb drive and you just drag and drop your songs, videos, or photos into the correct folders. When you unplug it, it updates the song list. It can be used to store anything as well, basically a 4 gb usb thumb drive if you need it for just transferring files.
Updating the firmware is very easy too. When I did it, it only involved dragging and dropping two files into the root directory of the drive. After unplugging the Meizu and turning it off and back on it ran all its updates automatically.
I only have a couple minor complaints. One of which is the shiny chrome colored back of the player. It looks very nice when it's clean, but keeping it clean is impossible, so it basically never looks nice, there's always finger prints smeared all over it. Unless I've just cleaned it, the back of this player just doesn't look good. I would have prefered a plain colored back. Perhaps matching the white color of the front of the player. The other is the 4gb space. For me, 4gbs is plenty but for some it won't be enough.
Considering the price of this player in comparison to other players that are similar, my two complaints weren't enough for me to drop the rating down to 4 stars. The Zune has a 30gb hard drive, which I considered getting for around 200 dollars. But I just prefer flash storage over hard drive storage as flash players can be produced in a more compact size and are more durable if they're dropped since they have less moving parts.
FM radio is useless [Posted on 2007-07-25]
My major complain is that the FM radio function is pathetic. As for customer support, when I downloaded a video converter from their offical website(WisMencoder), my computer reported trojan found.
Awesome! [Posted on 2007-08-11]
This is my first "real" MP3 player. (I had a very rudimentary one about 6 or 7 years ago). I knew I didn't want an iPod because a) I didn't want to support the Apple empire, b) it's not the best value for your money, and c) from friend's horror stories, it just seems like an unbearably unreliable product. After a thorough Amazon search, I settled on the Meizu, and I am in love. The sound quality is amazing, and you can put it on different equalizer settings to enrich different genres of music. I haven't tried the video or radio features yet, so I can't comment on that. Battery life is outstanding too - you barely ever have to charge it. I got annoyed that it would sometimes skip songs or change volume while being jostled about in my bag, but that was easily remedied with the discovery of the "hold" button. You can make the background whatever you want, which is cool. I've showed it to all my friends, and even the most diehard iPod loyalists give a coo of envy. It's really easy to put files on there too - it works just like a flash drive. You can also make playlists easily on the Meizu, but you can't name them. There is a loophole, though - plug it in to your computer and you can manually title your playlists there. One of my only gripes is that when you're scrolling through lists, it sometimes takes a while (depending on how fast you can move your fingers!). It won't speed up like on an iPod does while scrolling. I really think that with a U.S. distributor and the release of models with more GB, this could be an extremely formidable iPod opponent. Even now though, at $130 compared to the Nano's $197 for the same amount of GB with less features, it's just the smarter choice.
Not perfect, but better choice than Ipod, in my opinion [Posted on 2008-02-05]
With a price so much better than video IPods of similar memory capacity, the excellent sound quality, compatibility with so many formats, and nice picture quality, I would say that this is a good buy. The batteries charge quickly and I've had it last about 15 hours playing music. I've had mine for quite a while now, and have had no major problems with it. But I wouldn't call it an IPod killer. For one thing, I am fairly computer-savvy, but I couldn't get mine to sync with Windows Media player, and it wouldn't play DRM-protected files. It took a while to work through this, because the Meizu help site was obviously written by people whose first language is NOT English. In the end I had to download WinAmp to sync with my player. It also lacks some features that IPod has; for instance, the playlist features are very lacking, and creating a playlist is a laborious process. You can't even play music by genre. Finally, Meizu doesn't have nearly the amount of accessories available that IPod has. There isn't even a speaker-dock available. Yes, you can use generic speakers, but you have to use cables. Even so, if I had to choose again, I'd still get this just because the price and format compatibility is so much better.
Better than an ipod [Posted on 2008-06-18]
I was trying to decide between this and an ipod nano, and this one was about $50 cheaper and had a bigger screen on it. I have never had any problems with it. The interface is pretty slick and it plays every kind of audio file I can come up with (and a couple I haven't heard of). It sounds great and the battery lasts plenty long for me. I mainly use it on flights and it always lasts the 4-8 hours I am at the airport or on a plane. I have upgraded the firmware twice when new updates came out and both times it was very simple: just plug it in to the computer, drag a couple files over to it and reboot.
There are 2 reasons I only rated this at 4 stars instead of 5. The first one is that it scratches easily on the front and back, so I'd recommend some kind of case or rubber skin for it (I picked one up for about $5 on the internet somewhere). The other problem is that I can't remove the battery. I've locked it up a couple times doing things I probably shouldn't (like load linux on it) and instead of popping the battery to reset it I have to wait for it to run down and recharge it. Not a huge deal but a bit inconvenient at times.
Overall I am very satisfied with this little guy. I especially enjoy showing it to ipod owners and watching them try not to act jealous. This is a great player for the money. I've gotten a good amount of use out of it and expect a lot more fun times.
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