Philips EXP 401

Philips EXP 401
alaScore 73

54 reviews

May, 2013

alaTest has collected and analyzed 54 reviews from magazines and websites. Comments about the sound and usability are on the whole positive. The performance and value for money are also appreciated, but there are some negative comments about the build quality.

design, value for money, performance, usability, sound

build quality

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other MP3 Players the Philips EXP 401 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 73/100 = Good quality.

Review analysis

(Based on 54 reviews)

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Amazon review summary for the Philips EXP 401

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 30 user reviews of the Philips EXP 401 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

sound, portability, battery, size, value for money

build quality

73% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Still in love after all these years...

 

Still in love after all these years...

I bought two of these from eBay a few years back - one for me, and one for my now-fiancé. I was obsessed with its "small is the new small" style, and I loved its globular, from-the-not-so-distant-future look. Was I impressed with it? Yes. Am I still?...

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Great Idea - Needs work.

 

Great Idea - Needs work.

Bought this for my wife to use at work; was impressed by the resume ability and 2-minute ESD. The resume ability was for her to listen to long audiobooks; as the resume ability does not work (see review by "An electronics fan"), that idea is down the...

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some problems, but usable

 

some problems, but usable

I like this product for its convenience, small size, and good sound quality. The mini-CDs hold about 4 hours of music in MP3 format (128 or 160 k-bit) each, and are very easy to carry around with you. As for the battery problem alluded to by previous...

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finally, one that fits

 

finally, one that fits

i have been looking for a device to listen to my music on the go, while i am jogging, driving or in the gym. i have tried the card based ones, fullsize cd players and also the hard drive based ones. finally this mini-cd player is the one that fits my...

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Great little player

 

Great little player

...I tested this out one weekend on the Metro, and also by walking around DC. I listened to it for over five hours, most of them without the ESP turned on, it never skipped while I was walking and the sound/headphones were much better than other unit I...

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Not bad although it could use some work

 

Not bad although it could use some work

I recently bought this item used from ebay. It is a alright mp3 player in fact it has turned out to be jog proof which is good. But sometimes when it plays it says "ps" which i'm going to guess means problem scanning then it won't play anything so i...

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best thing around

 

best thing around

no complaints at all. i had my doubts about it being able to play. NO DOUBT, THE BEST MP3 PLAYER AROUND. im not kidding either. BUY THIS ONE!

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Good Performer

 

Good Performer

Good sounding little player. Can stand up to most kinds of workout motions without skipping a beat. For those who complain about battery life... isn't it about time that more people switched to rechargables?

Product Specifications

Configuration

Built-In Radio: No
Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB): No
Shockproof: Yes

General Features

CD Player / Recorder:CD Player
Multi CD Player: No
Table / Portable:Portable

Playback / Recording

MP3 Playback: Yes
Super Audio CD Playback: No
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