iRiver E100 4GB - Expert Reviews

Review summary: If you're not fussed about Apple's iPod range, the iRiver E100 offers great sound quality, simple operation and a pleasant design for not a lot of dosh. Providing both music and video capabilities, this player will reward you with some great features ...

Pros: Sound quality ; price ; simple operation ; easy line-in recording ; excellent internal microphone

Cons: Screen quality ; video performance ; navigation pad is unresponsive at times ; microSD contents not imported into main library

Verdict: The iRiver E100 is a nice player with excellent sound quality and a good price. We feel it's still inferior to Creative's Zen or Apple's iPod nano in terms of screen quality, but its painfully simple operation makes it a good choice for MP3 newbies or ...

Pros: The iRiver E100 is packed with pretty much every feature in the book--photo and video playback, an FM radio, all recording capabilities, compatibility with both Windows and Mac, extensive audio file format support, bookmarking, microSD card expansion, ...

Cons: The iRiver E100 has a cheap, plastic feel, and the interface is very basic. The clickpad is not totally responsive, and some navigation is sluggish. D-Click navigation isn't optimal for the control pad setup. No integrated podcast support.

Verdict: The iRiver E100 is a decent choice for people who want a ton of features in an easy-to-use package, but if you're after speedy navigation or top-notch sound quality, look elsewhere.

Review summary: Reigncom is not a company that is particularly well known around these parts, but their iRiver E100 comes with a pretty formidable feature set...

Verdict: Everyone already knows that the Apple iPod absolutely dominates the portable media player market, but there are certainly alternatives out there that are worth checking out. Reigncom is not a company that is particularly well known around these parts, ...

Pros: The Iriver E100 is packed with pretty much every feature in the book--photo and video playback, an FM radio, all recording capabilities, compatibility with both Windows and Mac, extensive audio file format support, bookmarking, microSD card expansion, ...

Cons: The Iriver E100 has a cheap, plastic feel, and the interface is very basic. The clickpad is not totally responsive, and some navigation is sluggish. D-Click navigation isn't optimal for the control pad setup. No integrated podcast support.

Review summary: This slickly styled player is easy on the eyes, but it's simply frustrating to use.

Pros: Slick design. microSD slot. Strong file support. FM radio and recording. Voice recording and line-in recording.

Cons: Photos and video don't look so great on the not-so-sharp screen. Uninspired user interface. Difficult navigation. Many settings and options are difficult to find.

Verdict: iriver knows how to make good portable media players, like the venerable Clix and the Clix gen 2, so the E100 is a bit of a disappointment. It worksjust not gracefully or intuitively.