Nextar MA715

alaTest has collected and analyzed 85 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the design and performance. The portability and value for money are also mentioned favorably. Many are negative about the connectivity and storage, and views are divided on the battery.

usability, value for money, portability, performance, design

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other MP3 Players the Nextar MA715 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 76/100 = Good quality.

Review analysis

(Based on 85 reviews)

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Nextar MA715 1 GB Digital Media Player, a Review

 

In Depth Product Review of the Nextar MA715 1 GB Digital Media Player.

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Amazon review summary for the Nextar MA715

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 50 user reviews of the Nextar MA715 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

usability, value for money, performance, battery, design

36% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Blue ones are a bad batch

 

My family has several of this same brand of MP3. For the price of the product, you can't go wrong - except with the blue ones. I understand they are made in batches and there must be a glitch with the blue b/c ALL of our blue ones arrive not working -...

Easy to Set Up ; Lightweight ; Small

Nearly disposable ; Not long lasting

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MP3 player

 

The loading of songs was very easy, however, it doesn't play any songs. No volume at all. Battery is new, menu is available. Don't waste your money.

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Ecellent for the price!

 

Ecellent for the price!

When I got the price is only cost around $14 and I didn't even pay that I used a gift card so this was completely free to me. Like that this came with free ear buds that are very comfortable, but a warning it's a little bit of a mission to get the...

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Piece of Junk

 

Bought two of them for my youngest daughters, as soon as I loaded songs on one of them, realized it was gonna be hard for her to even get to the songs as they are in different folders.... I went to test it to make sure the songs were on, pushed to play...

None

Flimsy

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Excellent and unexpensive

 

Excellent and unexpensive

I bought this for my daughter and its so easy to use and i have had no problems with it, except it runs on batteries.

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Didn't last

 

Easy to load songs. 6 yo Son loved being able to toggle to desired songs. Died after first battery change. Spent all day on various websites, including nextar's. Reloaded driver, etc. Just sad that it is so poorly made.

Easy To Set Up ; Easy To Use

Flimsy Construction

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Not as expected

 

My son has had a similiar MP3 player for many years so when it was time to purchase one for my daughter...we quickly thought about the same product. It worked great for about 3 days but as I was going backward to a previous song, the button stopped...

Easy To Set Up ; Easy To Use

Flimsy Construction

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Unusable Poor Design

 

This thing is totally unusable. The body of it is too wide for the USB connector to fit into my PC! On my PC there is a bit of an inset around the USB port. The neck of this unit doesn't reach deep enough into that inset. Stupid design. ....update....I...

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Product Specifications

This uniquely designed device combines an MP3 Player, Video Player and removable Flash Memory drive all in one unit. You can move and store files between computers and enjoy your MP3 music collection anytime and anywhere. Plus, you can store and watch videos on this player!

Audio Input

Type:Microphone

Audio Output

Headphones Form Factor:Ear-bud

Audio System

Digital Photo Playback: Yes
Digital Player Functions:Photo playback / Radio / Video playback / Voice recorder/Voice recorder
Digital Player Type:Flash based
Digital Video Playback: Yes
Functions (KB):Digital player / Digital voice recorder/Digital player / Digital voice recorder / Radio
Sound Effects:SRS WOW
Sound Output Mode:Stereo
Subcategory (KB):MP3 players (flash, CD, HDD)
Type:Digital player/Digital player / radio

Battery

Run Time (Up To):12hour(s)/15hour(s)

Cassette System

Type: None

CD System

Type: None

Digital Player (Recorder)

Supported Digital Audio Standards:MP3 / Protected WMA (DRM 9) / WAV / WMA/MP3 / WAV/MP3 / WMA

Digital Storage

Capacity:1GB/2GB

Dimensions & Weight

Depth:0.6in
Height:2.9in/3in
Weight:1.4oz
Width:1.6in

Equalizer

Equalizer: Yes

Flash Memory

Installed Size:1GB/2GB

Header

Compatibility:PC
Manufacturer:Nextar
Model:MA588-1BL/MA715
Packaged Quantity:1
Product Line:Nextar

MD System

Type: None

Miscellaneous

Color:Black/Blue/Red

Radio

Preset Station Qty:20
Tuner Bands:FM
Tuner Type:Digital
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