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DiskGO! Digital Audio Player Secure WMA/MP3 Review

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by Nino Marchetti
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DiskGO! Digital Audio Player Secure

Features (continued):

It’s interesting to note that music and voice files which have been recorded can be copied onto your computer while you are connected.

Another cool feature is the clipping and looping of part of a song, which is done by pressing the a-b button at the beginning and end of the segment you want repeated.

Functionality:

With a standard transfer time of just under one minute for 40MB of 96-bit rate MP3 files, the DiskGO! is not exactly a speed demon. With the plethora of USB 2.0 (faster transfer time) players on the market, it’s hard to understand why this player wasn’t at the higher speed to begin with.

In regards to sound quality, the DiskGO! had little problem in playing back tunes. There was no negative change when the equalizer was flipped from one setting to another. No skipping occurred when the player was jostled, which is given to the fact that this is a flash based system and has no moving parts.

While on the subject of sound quality, a special note has to be mentioned about the included headphones. In a nutshell, they are poorly constructed. A very short mini-jack cord feeds into a circular piece, which seems to be designed as a control unit. It does nothing of the sort however. An adjustable cord, which is either to allow you to loop it around your neck or make it longer, makes little design sense since it too is short. To top all of this off, the ear pieces are extremely uncomfortable.

Technical Specifications:

  • Recognized as two drives with SD/MMC card plugged in (one drive if using Mac OS 9.x or Windows 2000 below Service Pack 3)
  • Windows compatible file system as removable drives (FAT 16 /12). Mac compatible with Mac OS 9.x and above.
  • Supports MP3 bit streams for CBR or VBR.
  • LCD: 3/16" x 1 1/3 " STN dot matrix
  • Size: 2 3/16" x 2 3/16" x 3/4"
  • Weight: .15 lbs. (player case without batteries and storage card)
  • Power: 1.5V, 1 X AAA battery
  • Data transferring interface: USB 1.1
  • Storage media: 64/128/256MB on-board flash memory
  • Extended card slot: SD/MMC card
  • Bit rates: MP3 format 8~320kbps / WMA format 5~192kbps
  • Signal-to-noise ratio: 90dB
  • Earphone O/P: 50mW
  • Frequency response: 20~20kHz
  • One Year Limited Manufacturer Warranty
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