2GB Perception Digital Minutemen PD-1000

Pros: Good battery life - about 10 hours per charge. Good user manual. Warranty card.

Cons: Menu navigation confusing at first, but not a problem once you get used to it.

The Bottom Line: This player was a steal for me at $90 via Amazon. It is small, has good sound, and great for the average mp3 listener.

Review: This item comes in one of those impossible to open plastic shell things that most electronics seem to come in now. After some effort and a sharp pair of scissors I was able to open the package. The contents are: the unit, ear buds, USB 2.0 cable, mini ...

Pros: Very cheap. Long battery life. Usable as an external drive.

Cons: Line-in recording doesn't work. Long track skip delay.

The Bottom Line: Good bargain product.

Review: I've owned a PD-1000 for several months now, bought for only $99, and I must say, especially for the price, it is very adequate. That's a good thing. I really couldn't expect more given the price. The battery life is an impressive ten hours, and is an ...

Pros: Small, light-weight, good (claimed) battery life, relatively straight-forward (though, in my case, truncated) menus.

Cons: No useful record capability, MP3 or other format usable for music.

Review: I purchased a Perception Digital PD1000 for use as a backup recorder for multitrack location recording gigs. The choice was based on experience with a previous P/D mp3 recorder, plus their web site. See ...