iRiver B30

69 reviews

Apr, 2024

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usability (17)
sound (12)
size (6)
portability (5)
durability (4)

Negative
design (5)
price (4)
performance (4)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 69 reviews of iRiver B30. The average rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers really like the battery and portability. The size and sound are also appreciated. Comments about the reliability and durability are different. The price and performance get less positive comments.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the iRiver B30 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 89/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for iRiver B30

alaTest has collected and analyzed 13 user reviews of iRiver B30 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers really like the size and design. The portability and sound also get good feedback, whereas there are some less positive opinions about the price and performance.

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69% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Imogen Stuart (goodgearguide.com.au)

iRiver B30 portable media player / digital radio

The iRiver B30 can play MP3s and video files, and also lets you tune in to digital radio

Great audio quality, built-in digital radio

Poor design

We have mixed feelings about the iRiver B30. The audio quality and integrated digital radio tuner are great, but its design and control scheme are irritating.

May, 2010

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Expert review by : Imogen Stuart (pcworld.idg.com.au)

iRiver B30 portable media player / digital radio

The iRiver B30 can play MP3s and video files, and also lets you tune in to digital radio

Great audio quality, built-in digital radio

Poor design

May, 2010

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Expert review by : Ty Pendlebury (cnet.com.au)

iRiver B30

DAB+ tuner. Micro SD slot. FLAC and OGG playback. Great sound.

Even Creative's software is better. Small capacity. Controls are too sensitive. DAB+ antenna is unwieldy.

Idiosyncratic as hell, the iRiver B30 is a feature-complete player with sparkling sound, but it won't put a fire up the Cupertino boys.

Oct, 2010

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Expert review by : Imogen Stuart, PCWorld.idg.com (techadvisor.co.uk)

iRiver B30 review

The iRiver B30 has 8GB of built-in storage that can be expanded via a microSD slot, which takes memory cards up to 8GB in capacity. It supports numerous file formats, including MP3, WMA, OGG, ASF, FLAC and APE for audio and MP4, AVI and WMV for video....

We have mixed feelings about the iRiver B30. It’s similarly priced to the 8GB iPod touch, which doesn't have an integrated DAB+ digital radio tuner (but offers a bigger screen, Wi-Fi and lots of apps). We’d definitely like the design to be improved;...

May, 2010

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iRiver B30 8GB review

iRiver's plain black 8GB B30 looks unassuming, but it's packed full of features.

The B30 is packed full of features, including a DAB radio, but it's expensive for the amount of storage space.

Nov, 2009

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Expert review by : Nate Lanxon (cnet.com.au)

iRiver B30 MP3 player hands-on

With digital radio underway in Australia, the iRiver B30 is the only player on the market that can support DAB+ cover art. Take a look at our hands-on here.

Aug, 2009

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Expert review by : Anthony Dhanendran (talktalk.co.uk)

iRiver B30

Smooth and simple music and video player MORE: click here to watch our video review of the iRiver B30 iRiver was an early innovator in portable music players, but it has recently fallen by the ...

Dec, 2009

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iRiver B30

The iRiver B30 is a portable media player with a 2.8-inch screen, a microSD expansion slot, and a battery life of 40 hours for audio and six hours for video. It is available in 8GB and 16GB models. iRiver B30 has no tags.

Oct, 2009

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Consumer review (play.com)

Iriver E30 review

I bought it mainly because of design. Design 11/10

Apr, 2011

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Consumer review (productreview.com.au)

OK

Despite the cons as i said it is still the only one on the market. If you need one that records and are desperate buy this if not wait until a better one comes out. I think Iriver has updated this one in a new model so it might be better now but don't...

It is a portable digital radio (DAB+)/mp3 player/video player in one. You can also record using this device

Well the recording for the DAB+ is not reliable, I previously had one and had to take it back as it would just screw up everytime. It records in .dap which is not playable on the computer. The DAB+ reception is good. It was also extremely pricy. Having...

Mar, 2011

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