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In the saturated market of micro-hard-drive digital audio players, Philips's newest addition will find a place in the top third, though not quite as high up as the Creative Zen Micro Photo. On the surface, the Philips GoGear Jukebox 6GB (HDD1630) ...

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Philips' hard drive player offers pretty good bang for the buck.

Windows DRM-compatible Good sound quality • Long battery life

Washed-out screen

The Philips GoGear Jukebox HDD1630 will please penny-pinchers and patient power users alike, but if you demand a speedy processor in your MP3 player, look elsewhere.

The attractively priced Philips GoGear HDD1630 boasts a sharp, full-color display, and it's loaded with features such as an FM radio and a voice recorder. The included earbuds are surprisingly decent.

The Philips GoGear HDD1630's glossy, black surface is highly smudge prone, and the touch-sensitive controls are ultrasensitive. The player's processor isn't always up to speed.

The Philips GoGear Jukebox 6GB (HDD1630) will please penny-pinchers and patient power users alike, but if you demand a speedy processor in your MP3 player, look elsewhere.

Player Type: Hard Disk MP3 Player, Radio: Yes, Recording, Voice: Yes, Recording, Line In: No, Screen Size: 128 x 12...

Attractive design. Lightweight. Very good sound quality. Excellent voice recording.

Interface is often slow. Poor button layout. Screen looks noisy and low-res.

Poor button layout and slow navigation hold this player back from its potential, but it still sounds very good, and it makes an excellent voice/FM recorder.