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Frontier NEX IA (256 MB) MP3 Player

Frontier NEX IA (256 MB) MP3 Player

25 reviews

Nov, 2024

Positive
portability (8)
sound (7)
usability (6)
price (5)
memory (5)

Negative
design (7)
headphones (5)
reliability (2)
durability (1)

General overview
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alaTest has collected and analyzed 25 reviews of Frontier NEX IA (256 MB) MP3 Player. The average rating for this product is 2.8/5, compared to an average rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers really like the price and usability. The memory and sound also get good comments. Opinions are divided on the battery. Some have doubts about the durability and reliability.

portability, sound, memory, usability, price

design, headphones, reliability, durability

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

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(Based on 25 reviews)

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

MP3 player that uses flash memory

takes flash memory, low price

poor design, construction, software, NO radio, very weak product overall

Jan, 2006

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Don't Waste Money!

Neat appearance,very good battery life,nice little in-line remote.Sound was okay with better headphones.

Jog-dial is horrid.Menu system BAD.Paying for NO Radio.Worthless EQ.Worthless earphones.

Mar, 2005

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Don't Waste Money!

I bought this about a year ago,my very first mp3 player.I thought this looked like a pretty cool product.I didn't care about the need for CF cards-already had some.I played around with it,tried it with Windows Media Player (copy to device) without much...

Neat appearance,very good battery life,nice little in-line remote.Sound was okay with better headphones

Jog-dial is horrid.Menu system BAD.Paying for NO Radio.Worthless EQ.Worthless earphones

Mar, 2005

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Too many problems to recommend

Ease of use, portability, easy MP3 transfer, no additional software needed

Must purchase separate memory card, poor physical design, battery life, frequent lock-ups

Nov, 2004

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Too many problems to recommend

Why I bought the Nex IA MP3 Player: To listen to music on the way to and from work and while walking/jogging. Bought the Nex IA because it was inexpensive ($54) and got decent reviews. Initial impressions: A little disappointed that this MP3 ...

Ease of use, portability, easy MP3 transfer, no additional software needed

Must purchase separate memory card, poor physical design, battery life, frequent lock-ups

Nov, 2004

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

great in theory, bad in practice

CF upgradable, beautiful sound, and a remote

Horrible software, poor engineering, software crashes

Sep, 2004

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Terrible bang for the buck beyond comprehension

Did you read my review? It's terrible. No pros what so ever

All features are available on other, smaller mp3 players without any of the bad things.

Aug, 2004

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Terrible bang for the buck beyond comprehension

When I received my Nex ia, I thought to myself wow, it's like an ipod in a crappy egg carton-like packaging. Despite the packaging that looked like recycled newspaper, I thought man, I'm sure in for a real treat. So I fire it up with a 64 meg CF card ...

Did you read my review? It's terrible. No pros what so ever

All features are available on other, smaller mp3 players without any of the bad things

Aug, 2004

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Consumer review (epinions.com)