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JetAudio iAudio4 MP3 Player
First Looks
Like its older brother (the CW300) the iAUDIO 4 comes wrapped in a well designed, securely packaged box showcasing the stylish looks of the player as well as its multitudes of features. Tearing into the metallic purple box reveals an electronical cornucopia of manuals, peripherals and goodies.  Included in the iAUDIO 4 package are: iAUDIO 4 unit One AAA Battery Software CD + Sticker w/ Serial Number User's Manual Cresyn Earbuds Protective Case Armband Neck Strap Scratch Resistant Film USB Cable USB Cable adapter As expected, JetAudio supplies plenty of accessories for your iAUDIO 4. Now let's see what all those trinkets do! Firstly, the player itself is very small - Not much larger than a standard flash memory pen-drive, the iAUDIO easily slips into a free shirt pocket. But if you don't want to wrinkle your favorite shirt, you can simply attach the included neck strap or fit the unit into its protective case and wear it on the included armband. The navigation buttons are silver plastic and feel a bit flimsy, but after a couple weeks of use, I am confident they will hold up against repeated abuses.  What would any bit of techno fodder be today without a software CD? Included on the packaged software are 2 applications for ripping and playing MP3s and transferring them to your iAUDIO 4. However, because the iAUDIO is a flash memory device, it is natively recognized in Windows 2000 and XP without using iAUDIO's software. And since it is a flash memory drive at heart, you can also use the iAUDIO 4 to store and transport any type of file, not just media files. The included user manual is 75 pages of instructional goodness AND the whole thing, front to back, nape to knees, is in English. Be sure not to throw out your user manual in your euphoric rush to open your iAUDIO, the serial number for the software installation is printed on the back cover. 
Page 1: Introduction
Page 2: First Looks Page 3: Features & Testing Page 4: Features & Testing, Continued Page 5: Software & Conclusion 
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17 User Comments 1 - Posted by
Nick
on July 14, 2004 - 11:02 pm I think Brad is officially my favorite reviewer here or anywhere. Always makes me laugh at some of the weird things he says and does.
2 - Posted by
Brian
on July 14, 2004 - 11:33 pm Yeah, he has a kickin sense of humor. That's what we pay him for. Well... eish... umm... hmmph *slowly walks away* 3 - Posted by
Kurtis
on July 15, 2004 - 11:58 am -on topic- yes, brad has a great sense of humor. there was a time where brian and I used to write humor into our reviews, but I think we lost teh funnay :( -off topic- lmao brian when did you add that wayne brady thing to your sig? :lol: 4 - Posted by
Brian
on July 15, 2004 - 1:39 pm I tried to add a bit of humor to my next review... we'll see... I added the sig the other day :-P Good stuff 5 - Posted by
handrail
on July 15, 2004 - 2:41 pm awww, gee, thanks guys! :wink: glad you like me insane ramblings. of course, i have been told by a certain review editor that i sometimes use jokes too often in my reviews. but then again, sometimes i write one and it's the most surreal insane bit of brain ooze and i have to tidy it up a bit so that it will make sense to normal people. so umm, yeah. i just hope the RIAA doesn't sue me for saying in so many words that they are a bunch of bastards...although i didn't mention them specifically until just now. they're still bastards tho. 6 - Posted by
EmoMakesMeCry
on July 15, 2004 - 4:28 pm *looks in shame at his Rio One mp3 player* me thinks it's time to invest in a new mp3 player... 7 - Posted by
Kurtis
on July 15, 2004 - 7:50 pm by the way... we just got the jetaudio M3 today to review. It is a HDD-based 20GB MP3 player. We'll have a review up on it in a few weeks :)
8 - Posted by
Guest
on July 24, 2004 - 2:45 pm Thank you for a review which is actually useful and seems to be impartial! I waded through many woeful reviews written by semi-literate individuals before finding this one. Now I'm more confident that this is the mp3 player I would like to own!
9 - Posted by
Guest
on September 15, 2004 - 8:10 am I want to buy a MP3 player and was wondering what you would recommend? The Iaudio CW 300 512mb, the Iaudio 4 1 Gb of a Iaudio M3? I am not able te make up my mind between these players. So maybe you can help me a bit?
10 - Posted by
Guest
on September 16, 2004 - 8:29 am Thanks for the advice. For me personally 512 Mb of 1 Gb is more then enough. Still thinking about buying an Iaudio CW 300 512mb, the Iaudio 4 512Mb or 1Gb. Maybe you can help me with some advice on this too?
11 - Posted by
Guest
on September 17, 2004 - 8:44 am Thanks very much. I decided too buy the iAudio 4. The main reasons were the good user reviews of the soundquality and the use of AAA batteries, which makes the device very usefull on vacation.
12 - Posted by
Guest
on September 22, 2004 - 5:05 pm Does the carrying case have a belt clip? In other words, can you wear the unit on your waist rather than on your arm? This is a critical issue to many runners. Thanks (My CW 300 had a very nice black leather case with a belt clip. This was a different case than the one supplied for use with the armband).
13 - Posted by
Guest
on December 15, 2004 - 3:41 am Very appreciate your review. Currently plan to buy iAudio MP3,but still can not distinguish "U2" and "G3"(cannot find big difference between them),hope give me some advice.Thx!
14 - Posted by
Guest
on December 16, 2004 - 4:47 am Thankyou for your the detailed data.I'll keep an eye on your review! :)
15 - Posted by
Guest
on January 4, 2005 - 2:43 am Great review. I just purchased a MY3ia 512MB mp3 player, then read the reviews for the iAudio 4. I promptly returned the former player and ordered the iAudio online because it's features and quality blew mine away. I cant wait for it to arrive.
16 - Posted by
Guest
on August 14, 2005 - 12:49 pm Hi, thanks for the review, very helpful. One question I can't seem to find the answer to...I'm looking for something that can record at least 2 hours of voice recording at high quality. Would this do it? Or would you recommend another product. thanks again. 17 - Posted by
MiguelLane
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