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Coby MP-C848 (256 MB) MP3 Player

Coby MP-C848 (256 MB) MP3 Player

37 reviews

Nov, 2024

Positive
usability (25)
price (11)
sound (5)
portability (5)
performance (4)

Negative
headphones (4)
storage (2)
reliability (2)
design (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 37 reviews of Coby MP-C848 (256 MB) MP3 Player. The average rating for this product is 2.5/5, compared to an average rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People are impressed by the battery and sound. The portability and price are also mentioned favorably, whereas there are some negative views about the design and storage.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Coby MP-C848 (256 MB) MP3 Player is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 66/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Coby MP-C848 (256 MB) MP3 Player

alaTest has collected and analyzed 26 user reviews of Coby MP-C848 (256 MB) MP3 Player from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.7/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the portability and sound. The performance and price are also mentioned favorably, but there are some less positive comments about the reliability and design.

usability, price, performance, sound, portability

headphones, design, reliability

58% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Consumer review (newegg.com)

coby mp3 player

I would not buy a coby player of any type, since it will die, and become an expensive paper weight.

screen changes colors each time you push the lever type selector. The machine worked for about a month then would not power up (even with fresh batteries) just like a previous coby mp3 player I had

head phones are about 6 inches to short to put the mp3 player in youre pocket. this device is very tempremental, it died after less than two months, as most coby players will

Jul, 2007

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Consumer review (shopping.com)

Good MP3 Player for the price

I bought this MP3 player awhile back because I wanted to listen to music while I work out but I didn't want to spend very much. This MP3 player is very reasonable priced. It is easy to transfer music onto it from your computer. It is very basic but you...

Easy to Use, Compact

Short Battery Life

Apr, 2010

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Consumer review (shopping.com)

Coby C848 Inexpensive Compact Mp3 Player

I have this small Coby mp3 player. It is small in terms of capacity of 256MB. The pluses of the product are it's ease of use, and inexpensive price. You can transfer songs by drag and drop action or you can sync using Windows Media player. No special...

Compact, Easy to Use, Simple Setup

Short Battery Life, Inadequate Storage, small mp3 player

Dec, 2009

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Consumer review (radioshack.com)

screen cracks easily, but otherwise good

I got this for free at compusa when it was under the brand name of Centon, and the screen cracks as easily as an ipod nano. the instruction booklet is confusing, it only holds about 75 songs, and has only 4 hour battery life. buy a rechargable battery...

Easy To Set Up, Great Sound

Insufficient Storage, Screen Breaks Easily

Aug, 2007

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Suddenly Not Working

easy to use, informative display area, lock button

See above.

May, 2007

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Consumer review (shopping.com)

Suddenly Not Working

easy to use, informative display area, lock button

See above

May, 2007

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Bad right out of the box

Small, cheap, thought it was perfect for younger kids to try out

Wouldn't work, couldn't fix, returning tomorrow.

Apr, 2007

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Consumer review (shopping.com)

Bad right out of the box

I bought two of these for my two daughters. On one, the display would only light up, but no text was visible. The computer couldn't recognize it, so I couldn't even format it and load a newer version of firmware. Coby customer service suggested that I...

Small, cheap, thought it was perfect for younger kids to try out

Wouldn't work, couldn't fix, returning tomorrow

Apr, 2007

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

good, if it lasts

good for the money, easy to use, compatable with mp3 and wav formats.

it stopped working

Jan, 2007

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Consumer review (shopping.com)

good, if it lasts

It was a good mp3 player, i used it for the gym and i used it hard. no problems uploading songs, must be mp3 or wav. format. One day on the treadmill it just stopped. i put a new battery in and it would just constantly restart the player but not let me...

good for the money, easy to use, compatable with mp3 and wav formats

it stopped working

Jan, 2007

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