iRiver E100 4GB - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Despite their underdog status, iriver continues to impress with their ever expanding and evolving line of digital toys. I have generally been a fan of their various digital players and often refer...

Pros: Cheap! Impressive sound quality, Loaded with features, Quality screen and video playback, Good battery life,

Cons: Unintuitive interface, Poor button response, Dated, clunky design,

Review summary: Does iRiver's E100 media player stand out from the crowd? Jon dons the cans to find out.

Verdict: But, all-in-all, the E100 is not a player I'd be happy recommending. Apart from its good quality audio output, decent range of features and Flac support, there's very little about this player that makes it stand out from the competition. And it has ...

Review summary: Compatibility with a wide range of formats and memory expansion can't save the E100 from being just another iPod nano also-ran.

Pros: Compatible with several audio and video formats, microSD Card slot

Cons: Finicky controls, Tight viewing angles, Plain design

Verdict: You can operate the E100 in two modes: The default MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) mode lets you use Windows Media Player 11 or the iriverplus3 software (both are included on a bundled disc) to manage and sync files. If you're more keen on dragging and ...

Review summary: THE iRiver E100 has a few interface and screen issues, however it will satisfy most users' needs.

Pros: Wide variety of file formats supported, good audio quality, simple to understand menu system

Cons: Unintuitive controls, sluggish at times, screen not as impressive as competition

Verdict: While it does the job just fine, iRiver's flash based portable media player the E100 does have a few niggling issues that set it back a notch from some of the competition.

Review summary: iriver E100 became just a revelation for me, it seems like engineers and marketing specialists of this company read attentively the reviews of journalists who described  their production.