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Philips SA 230

Philips SA 230
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alaScore 72

17 reviews

Apr, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 17 reviews of Philips SA 230. The average rating for this product is 2.6/5, compared to an average rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers really like the performance and usability. The portability and durability also get good feedback. Many are negative about the battery and reliability.

sound, durability, portability, usability, performance

size, reliability, battery

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Philips SA 230 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 72/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Philips SA 230

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 3 user reviews of Philips SA 230 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 5.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the usability. The performance also gets good views.

portability, performance, usability

100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Kristyn Maslog-Levis (cnet.com.au)

Philips SA230

 

Philips' SA230 "rush" portable digital audio player may not give customers the rush they expect.

Tri-colour backlight display for navigation at night and mode specification. Built-in microphone for voice recording. .

Fragile, plasticky toy-like feel. Tiny, unclear buttons make it hard to navigate.

Philips' SA230 \"rush\" portable digital audio player may not give customers the rush they expect.

Oct, 2010
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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Separate files in different folders

 

Light weight, memory card accepted

NOT SEPARATING FILES IN FOLDERS!!! FRUSTRATING

Feb, 2005
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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Not an iPod, but great for a micro player

 

Small, sleek designOnboard Flash memory & MMC slotBacklight changes with functionsSupports MMJB

Does not support more than 256MB from expansion card(SD/MMC)Small, difficult buttons

Nov, 2004
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Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

"A good very basic Flash mp3 player with FM & Voice-recording"

 

Overall, it is a very good, basic mp3 flash player. I love that it is expandable (via SD/MMC cards). The built-in radio & Voice recorders are also great features.

Decent sound ; Useful LCD ; BUILT-IN RADIO ; BUILT-IN VOICE RECORDER ; Expandable by way od SD/MMC cards

When battery runs low, freezes on you ; Small, fragile. Sometimes freezes on me when switching modes.* Not enough internal memory ; Voice recordings are very simple & do not hear well unless you are right next to the source (or the speaker). Controls...

Oct, 2006
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Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

"Great for the money"

 

I found that this MP3 player was great for what you get; a very useable, useful little player which looks vey different to the m**** of little 'pill' MP3s out there. great sound, simple & small. Does what it's supposed to do.

Aug, 2005
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Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

"awsome"

 

its cool works well the people on these sites r never happy

Jun, 2005
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Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

"I like it, but wish there were better features"

 

I like all the features in this compact little device. I wish the controls were better. I put it down for about a year and then went to play it again and forgot how to turn it on - that's sad. I also wish there was a recharge feature.

Mar, 2005
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Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

"I like this"

 

good

Mar, 2005
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Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

"Maybe but maybe not"

 

I've only got it in my hand for 1 hour, and everything was ok, until the time to shut it off. I can't do it the way it suppose to.

Feb, 2005
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Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

"OK machine"

 

Lightweight is good for me. The supplied wearable armband is good for joggers / cyclists. Memory can be expanded via additional SD cards, but only up to a 128MB card (according to the instructions). Why the limit? The headphones have a good moulded...

Dec, 2004
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