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Gateway DMP-310 4-in-1 Digital Music Player

Gateway DMP-310 4-in-1 Digital Music Player

22 reviews

May, 2013

Positive
Portability (8)
Sound (7)
Design (5)
Usability (3)
Value for money (2)

Negative
Storage (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 22 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviews about the value for money and usability are overall positive. The design and sound also get good feedback, but there are some mixed opinions about the reliability and headphones. Many are critical about the storage.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other MP3 Players the Gateway DMP-310 4-in-1 Digital Music Player is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 70/100 = Good quality.

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Expert review by: (pcmag.com)

Play As You Go: Digital Media Players

Company: Gateway Inc., 888-888-2075, www.gateway.com Price: $134.99 direct Spec Data: 256MB flash; FM; Voice Record; MP3, WMA; 3.4" x 1.6" x .6"; 1.8 oz; USB 1.1; 11:10 battery life

Small, light weight, large screen, simple controls, good belt clip/case ; Cons ; No navigation of music files, poor FM reception ; Bottom Line ; Good for the commute or a workout, but plan on maintaining your playlists on your PC and transferring them...

No navigation of music files, poor FM reception ; Bottom Line ; Good for the commute or a workout, but plan on maintaining your playlists on your PC and transferring them to the DMP-310. FM limited to strong stations

Good for the commute or a workout, but plan on maintaining your playlists on your PC and transferring them to the DMP-310. FM limited to strong stations.

May, 2004

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Consumer review by: (amazon.com)

Amazon review summary for the Gateway DMP-310 4-in-1 Digital Music Player

alaTest has collected and analyzed 17 user reviews of the Gateway DMP-310 4-in-1 Digital Music Player from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

sound, battery, portability, design, build quality

41% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: fotodude (epinions.com)

Great Sound - Very BAD Battery Life

I received the Gateway DMP-310 MP3 player as a Christmas gift. Upon initial use, although advertised as a 256MB player, I could only download approx. 150MB of music before the unit would not accept any more data. I reformatted the unit and was able to ...

Great sound reproduction

No way near the storage space advertised. Very bad battery life. Difficult controls

Mar, 2005

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Consumer review by: nctarheel (amazon.com)

Awesome

I got this player for my birthday. It has been the best that i have used. Pros: everything pretty much Cons: the only thing that i dont like is the radio function.

Aug, 2004

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Consumer review by: Ethan Frome (amazon.com)

One Viable Function

The DMP-310 really has only one viable function: playback of MP3's, for which it works very well for the price. The problems unfold from there: the control wheel is extremely difficult to use (believe it or not) and has a very slow response to touch....

Aug, 2004

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Consumer review by: fixedfocus (epinions.com)

In most respects a real disappointment

After much research I was delighted to find this unit. Small, inexpensive, and most importantly, the web site and packaging materials said it included support for Audible.com files. I eagerly opened the plastic container and started the process of ...

Inexpensive for a 256MB player

Truly lousy customer support: uninformed, unhelpful.Falsely advertised Audible.com file support.Cheaply built.Unusable buttons

Aug, 2004

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Consumer review by: chrisr770 (epinions.com)

Acceptable but not great

I've used one for about 6 months, for school and business. It's great for recording lectures, and for making voice notes from my reading. One of my study habits is to listen to voice notes while driving, doing household chores, treadmill, etc. (I ...

Decent recording quality.Convenient to carry.Easy to download from, and upload to device

Controls are hard to use, especially when in case.Uploaded files stored in randomized order

Jul, 2004

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Consumer review by: pamelars24 (amazon.com)

3 stars for my first MP3 player

The CONs: - it does drain a battery. I feel like I have to change it often, but its a AAA to thats probably why - the navigation button doesnt always work as well as it should. I feel like its difficult to skip to the next song...forget this if at all...

Jul, 2004

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Consumer review by: K. Halgerson (amazon.com)

Decent MP3 Player

I bought this as an upgrade to a 128 MB player, and thus far, don't mind it. It holds a lot of music (110+ songs in MP3Pro format, use MusicMatch to convert for free). The screen is big enough and shows all the nessisary info, though for some reason,...

Jul, 2004

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Consumer review by: (amazon.com)

Buy a Nomad Muvo Instead

I bought this player as a replacement for my Muvo which died after about a year of use. That came with just 3 months warranty so there was nothing I could do about it. About Gateway's DMP-310:I like the extra features. The voice recorder and FM...

Apr, 2004

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