iRiver H10 6GB - Expert Reviews

Review summary: It's only a little heftier than the original H10, but you get a lot more storage for your music and photos with the 20GB version

Pros: Sophisticated, compact design ; solid sound quality and nice equaliser options ; excellent FM and voice recording ; photo-friendly colour screen ; supports Windows Media DRM 10

Cons: Controls aren't as intuitive as those on the iPod ; line-in recording requires an optional cradle that's not available yet ; no album art support ; can't act as a USB host for PC-less transfer of photos ; battery is not swappable, as with the 5GB and ...

Review summary: The original 5GB iriver H10 was designed to compete with Apple's enormously successful iPod mini, and it held its own in several areas. It was also much less complicated than its big brothers, the iriver H100 and H300 series. Now, with the release of ...

Pros: Easy to use. Convenient extra features. Bass enhancement works well.

Cons: Line-in recording requires optional cradle. No removable battery. Photos look bad. No on-device file deletion.

Verdict: iriver has dumbed down its H300 series in search of mass appeal, and the results aren't particularly impressive.

Pros: Sophisticated, compact design ; solid sound quality and nice EQ options ; excellent FM and voice recording ; photo-friendly color screen ; supports Windows Media DRM 10

Cons: Controls aren't as intuitive as those on the iPod ; power adapter requires a USB dongle ; line-in recording requires an optional cradle that's not available yet ; no album art support ; can't act as a USB host for PC-less transfer of photos ; battery ...

Verdict: The H10 includes nearly every coveted feature, but navigating the player controls can be frustrating.

Review summary: It's only a little heftier than the original H10, but you get a lot more storage for your music and photos with the 20GB version.

Pros: Sophisticated, compact design with removable battery ; solid sound quality and nice EQ options ; excellent FM and voice recording ; photo-friendly color screen ; supports Windows Media DRM 10

Cons: Controls aren't as intuitive as those on the iPod Mini ; power adapter requires a USB dongle ; line-in recording requires an optional cradle that's not available yet ; no album art support ; can't act as a USB host for PC-less transfer of photos

Verdict: The H10 includes nearly every coveted feature, but navigating the player controls can be frustrating.

Review summary: The H10 includes nearly every coveted feature, but navigating the player controls can be frustrating.

Pros: Sophisticated, compact design; solid sound quality and nice EQ options; excellent FM and voice recording; photo-friendly color screen; supports Windows Media DRM 10

Cons: Controls aren't as intuitive as those on the iPod; power adapter requires a USB dongle; line-in recording requires an optional cradle that's not available yet; no album art support; can't act as a USB host for PC-less transfer of photos; battery is ...

Verdict: The bright 1.8-inch, square color LCD gives the iRiver H10 some presence, and the revamped iRiver interface has color-coded player modes that zip by when you use the touch strip. The main menu options include Music, FM Radio, Recordings (voice and ...