Philips SA260

18 reviews

May, 2013

Positive
Sound (5)
Portability (3)
Design (3)
Build quality (2)
Usability (2)

Negative
Performance (2)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 18 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers are impressed by the build quality and usability. The design and portability also get good comments. There are some mixed comments about the value for money. Some have doubts about the performance.

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performance

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other MP3 Players the Philips SA260 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 73/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review by: (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon review summary for the Philips SA260

alaTest has collected and analysed 10 user reviews of the Philips SA260 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other MP3 & Media Players on Amazon.co.uk.

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70% of reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: DeeSkinn (amazon.co.uk)

BE WARNED

***BE WARNED***

Bought for my son's birthday and thought I'd got a bargain. Worked great with Media Player 10 but then upgraded to Windows Media Player 11 and it's now not compatible. Waiting for upgrade from Philips website but no luck as yet. So it looks great...

Jul, 2007

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Good; I like it.

Well; after having bad experiences with several cheap brands I had no doubt in buying this mp3 player when I saw its recent price cut in Argos. I managed to buy the last one in our local store for just £55 which was really a good value for money...

Apr, 2006

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Consumer review by: J. J. Hellis (amazon.co.uk)

I does the job......almost

I brought this item a couple of weeks ago and it does work but is an annoying player because of a few basic problems.Using windows media player to sync the files to the player is slow and takes time to learn how to.When pausing the player after 20...

Mar, 2006

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Consumer review by: J. J. Hellis (amazon.co.uk)

I does the job......almost

I brought this item a couple of weeks ago and it does work but is an annoying player because of a few basic problems. Using windows media player to sync the files to the player is slow and takes time to learn how to. When pausing the player after 20...

Mar, 2006

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Consumer review by: nickchiappe (amazon.co.uk)

Don't expect an FM tuner:

I'm a bit of a technophile but have never used an MP3 player. My wife needed a Christmas Present and wanted to listen to her music/ radio while gardening so I thought this would fit the bill. It looks great, packaging excellent, feels rugged but...

Jan, 2006

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Consumer review by: N. Chiappe (amazon.co.uk)

Don't expect an FM tuner:

Jan, 2006

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Consumer review by: N. Chiappe (amazon.co.uk)

Don't expect an FM tuner:

Jan, 2006

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Consumer review by: Clare (amazon.co.uk)

Philips SA260 512mb MP3 Player.

Another brilliant MP3 player, I bought this for my husband and Amazon's price is brilliant, and for the money this is a fantastic player, a great feature is being able to add memory. This is enough to hold about 20Cds worth of music and has great...

Dec, 2005

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Consumer review by: Clare (amazon.co.uk)

Philips SA260 512mb MP3 Player.

Another brilliant MP3 player, I bought this for my husband and Amazon's price is brilliant, and for the money this is a fantastic player, a great feature is being able to add memory.This is enough to hold about 20Cds worth of music and has great sound...

Dec, 2005

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