Ipod clone, crap or not?

[OHmyGOD]

Medion AG brings a MP3 player with a 20 GB hdd for only 199 Euro's. The player, called Medion MD95200, is a copy of Apple's Ipod. It even has the clickwheel. The Ipod Clone isn't just a cheap copy though. It has some features that the Ipod lacks. It supports SD/MMC memorycards, the battery can be easily replaced and it's got usb-to-go (which means you can save your digi photos on it without using a pc).

Only problem is, it was totally build out of plastic.

What do you guys think of this? Has anybody seen or use it yet? (It's only sold in Germany, for now)

Read a German review here.

[update] a report and translation in English here

Details:

? PortalPlayer chipset

? Screen: greyscale LCD, 160 ? 128 pixels

? USB 2.0

? USB Host (On-the-Go)

? Touch-wheel navigation

? SD/MMC card slot

? Integrated mic recording (16 bit/8 kHz mono WAV)

? 8 hours playback

? Plastic housing

? Content organized by id3-tags

? Support MP3, WMA, WAV

? Size: 107.5 ? 65 ? 18 mm, 176g

? Price: $ 199 Euro

Edited November 27, 2004 by OHmyGOD

[robniep]

I smell lawsuit!

[Keito]

hopefully apple sues them... and I think it looks ugly...

Might be a good alternative for people that can't aford it though, I however will stick to iRiver's products :)

[S.MULLA]

i like the wheel design.. looks better than the apple wheel imo..

but i'd rather stick to my iriver. 20gb :D

[Max Veteran]

I prefer the real deal :D

[Timmah Veteran]

I'll stick with my iRiver but tbh if it were say a Magnesium Alloy or something then id prefer it to the iPod.

The colour's better...

[manroweb]

I agree this Ipod clone is very cheap and nasty! and i work for Medion Tech Support!

Its not aimed at the high end market, rather the much lower end

The product retails in stores like Aldi and Lidl

However we have some really good products! Check out the PDA's all with GPS built in

And some of the PC's are very good spec, and i can vouch that the internal parts are known Brands. eg all motherboards are MSI.

www.medion.co.uk

www.medionshop.co.uk

[Liquid]

Didn't apple patent the clickwheel ?

[VGVL]

:x

What a piece of crap.

[Vice]

Saw this the other day on some other site, I say now what I thought then, Looks nice but wont get any ground on the iPod.

[Netaku]

I wouldn't go for it. If you want a well-priced digital music player, you can get them from more reputable manufacturers.

[jerry]

Didn't apple patent the clickwheel ?

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ahem this is the Bump wheel ! :rofl:

[RightyFX]

looks terrible, the color is nice, but overall looks like it would be bad, i wouldnt mind the ipod with that color :)

[OHmyGOD]

Added some info to the first post. Apparently some guy bought it and will post photos on the mentioned site.

[Keito]

I agree this Ipod clone is very cheap and nasty! and i work for Medion Tech Support!

Its not aimed at the high end market, rather the much lower end

The product retails in stores like Aldi and Lidl

However we have some really good products! Check out the PDA's all with GPS built in

And some of the PC's are very good spec, and i can vouch that the internal parts are known Brands. eg all motherboards are MSI.

www.medion.co.uk

www.medionshop.co.uk

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Yes I agree... PDAs and PCs by medion are great... cheap but still quality... But this is something medion shouldn't have done... bad move IMO and I still think it's fugly :p

[Jase]

whoa, thats umm crap... (N)

[Sporkguy]

ahhh Aldi - those PCs they sell aren't bad - however, ripping off the iPod idea was just lazy of them.

[manroweb]

  ahhh Aldi - those PCs they sell aren't bad - however, ripping off the iPod idea was just lazy of them.

Lazy aint the word!

Cant wait till we get all sorts of support calls on these.

[ZZOOzzoo]

I'd rather get U2 iPod.

8 hours batery life? My 3G iPod is already bugging the hell out of me. No thanks.

[Andrew Lyle Global Moderator]

hopefully apple sues them... and I think it looks ugly...

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i think it looks just like Ipod... :/

[Mr Farrar]

that is a disgrace.... dont be poor get the real thing not that pos same goes for i river products.... garbage

[Timmah Veteran]

iRiver products are garbage? I could very well start a flame war here! You ignorant little prick.

I respect both Apple and iRiver, so I'm not going to bother hijacking a thread to prove to one fool that neither player is bull****.

Eugh. Go home. :/

[OHmyGOD]

found on DAPreview

[Sporkguy]

"U-G-L-Y YOU AIN'T GOT NO ALIBI, YOU UGLEH! YEAH YEAH, YOU UGLEH"

Whatever happened to Daphne & Celeste?

[ZZOOzzoo]

that is a disgrace.... dont be poor get the real thing not that pos same goes for i river products.... garbage

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okay I'm a iPod user, but what you said was GARBAGE.

I won't even get to how superior iRiver is in terms of battery and functionality, and I don't see how you can relate iRiver to iPod.

They don't even look similar.

BTW, that one really looks bad.