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Toshiba gigabeat MEG-F40

Toshiba gigabeat MEG-F40
alaScore 74

434 reviews

Nov, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 434 reviews of Toshiba gigabeat MEG-F40. The average rating for this product is 3.7/5, compared to an average rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the performance and sound. The price and design are also mentioned favorably. Some have doubts about the connectivity and portability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Toshiba gigabeat MEG-F40 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 74/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Toshiba gigabeat MEG-F40

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 27 user reviews of Toshiba gigabeat MEG-F40 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Reviews about the price and durability are generally positive. The design and sound also get good opinions, whereas there are some mixed reviews about the reliability.

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93% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Toshiba gigabeat MEG-F40

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 372 user reviews of Toshiba gigabeat MEG-F40 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Opinions about the performance and sound are on the whole positive. The price and design are also appreciated, whereas some have doubts about the connectivity and portability.

usability, design, price, sound, performance

reliability, portability, connectivity

77% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Not a very ling lived product.

 

It broke within 6 months of me owning it. The touch pad never worked right for me...it would always stick and it was very annoying!

Nice display. Easy to navigate. A lot of pre-set equalizer options. You can compress your music files down to a smaller size through Windows…it saves on gig space…like you would need more gigs

You have to transfer all the files through Windows Media Player to be able to get the music you want into the MP3 player. Setting up playlists are a little hard to get used to and annoying at times

Dec, 2006

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Good Investment

 

I was in the city for an entire day and the battery was still on the highest notch when I got home, from 1pm-10pm

The battery life is extremely long, price, the screen shows the album art, the tuner that comes with the headphones, hard drive is too huge to fill, just about everything

The headphones that come with the product are awkward but that definitely isn't a big deal

Dec, 2006

Consumer review (newegg.com)

TERRIBLE BUY

 

I am using these in multiple computers and not a glitch; PC's using all xp flavors (home/pro/media) and 1 with vista. Tested all with budget and tai-yu discs, cd-r and dvd-r, not 1 coaster; but I have never had a drive (sony or other) create coasters,...

It was cheaper than the rest

The touchscreen randomizes user input. The gigabeat encripts your mp3s into a format unusable by everything else so that you can't share music. Who wants an MP3 player that can't play MP3's

Nov, 2006

Consumer review (newegg.com)

nicely Done

 

Very happy with purchase. Son is very happy.

got this for my son's birthday....he lvoes it !! Very nice pictures. Very nice playback. Great capacity for the money ; Updated firmware and Software much improve the experience. Very glad didn't waste money on ipud

Would be nice if Toshiba didn't encrypt music being loaded onto the player, but I understand DRM and all. Initial software was not so good, new version mucho better

Nov, 2006

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Upgrade the firmware, THEN review it!

 

Firstly, UPGRADE THE FIRMWARE! Many complaints regarding sound and EQ quality will be resolved after upgrading the firmware to 3.000US. Search mygigabeat.com to find the firmware. While I love the iPod clickwheel and menu layout, I absolutely DESPISE...

Best 40GB MP3 player you can buy at this price. Excellent screen, excellent size, and with the firmware upgrade, excellent sound quality. The dock features a switch which allows it to operate as a standard USB dock or to set it as a charge/play dock...

The Plus Touch controller is not nearly as easy to use as iPod's click wheel. Sliding along the Plus is rarely used. It is essentially a grouping of 5 touch sensitive pads in a cross layout. The only other complaint I have with the Gigabeat is that...

Sep, 2006

Consumer review (newegg.com)

DO NOT BUY

 

PLEASE SAVE YOUR MONEY. This thing is the worst.

Good grafix. Looks good, from a distance

Dents easily. Encrypts songs. Terriable interface. Terriable software. Dock is USB 1.1 (whats the point?) If you want the software to work (barely) you have to disable your anti-virus. Bad supportline

Jun, 2006

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Not Good

 

For a sturdy Mp3 player, I had much better luck with Creative. They build a solid and dependable unit. If you just want the flashy graphics and don't push it too hard this player is OK.

Graphic on the screen are cool. Docking cradle is a definite plus for a fixed location

Software is terrible, like the other reviews states - it locks up in XP, logic for placing files is poor. I use this in a commercial application - under heavy use the player will lock up

Apr, 2006

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Yes, it can copy MP3's without the lame protection...

 

I had just read the review from BigBob stating you couldn't use the Gigabeat as a backup drive coping your mp3's back to your computer if needed. I thought, Yes you can, so I took a look at my gigabeat files. When I first started copying my 17 gigs of...

Great sound. Lots of storage. Very solid build. Can copy files back and forth with Windows Explorer VERY quickly ; Handles photo's with slideshow viewing

Absolutely Horrible software. Install it so it places all the proper drivers, then use Windows Explorer for direct file copying from you computer ; Poorly written manual ; Poor picture handling

Mar, 2006

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Horrible software

 

I mean really, what is the point of encrypting files on the player? How will that have any impact on file sharing? I would have like to have the device function as a backup for all my music files on my computer, in the event of a hard drive crash, I...

The hardware is nice, sound is good. For the price, this seemed like the best device for the capacity offered, and features ; It has a nice fearture that you can use the device to back up digital camera pics if you are on the road and need to clear you...

The software is just terrible ; Gigabeat Room" constantly hangs, and even killing the process does not allow you to restart it. I must reboot every time it hangs, which is quite often. I have a very large library I'm trying to populate the player with,...

Feb, 2006

Consumer review (newegg.com)

big bang for the buck

 

lot's of room, very lightweight. love the extras including the sound quality of the headphones. easy to use and transfer music. can't forget to mention the super quick shipping . . . true experts of online shopping

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Dec, 2005

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