iriver was the king of CES this year, introducing a whole range of new MP3 players. One of these – the E100 – will hit stores in Europe next week.
The feature set is quite good, with a 2.4″ 262k color 320×240 screen , 2, 4 and 8GB memory, a microSD slot, radio with recording, video, line-in and last but not least two 1W speakers. It has very good codec support which includes MP3 , WMA, OGG, ASF and FLAC audio formats, and MPEG4 SP, WMV9 and XviD SP video formats. A TXT text reader and an image viewer are also included.
The best part of this player might be the price. At 79€ (2GB), 99€ (4GB) and 129€ (8GB), it has a great bang for the buck factor.
Update: I just got word from iriver that they are shotting for a March launch in the US. -Grahm
[ Product page via GenerationMP3 ]
9 Comments
Spag on February 29, 2008 11:24 AM
No 16Gb version?
Yuki on February 29, 2008 12:15 PM
is this a real iriver player or is it an oem badged as an iriver, i ask because of the uber low price point and that it supports flac
EnzoTen (Grahm) on February 29, 2008 1:01 PM
I had a chance to play with this at CES, it is indeed a genuine iriver. =)
Chris on February 29, 2008 2:29 PM
Pretty boring for an 8GB player. If it was 16 or 32gb I might consider it.At 8Gb I’d rather have a Samsung P2.
EnzoTen (Grahm) on February 29, 2008 4:35 PM
It does have a microSD slot for an additional 6GB (now) 32GB to come
nywytboy68 on February 29, 2008 4:51 PM
The battery life ain’t so hot and it needs to be upped to at least 16gb [it also ONLY supports up to 8gb cards]. And I was hoping this would make up for the steep pricing of the sony – PASS [DAMN!!!]!!!
Brain on March 4, 2008 9:49 PM
I want to order one by now. Why focus on the storage only? It has features surpass other units.
Vicky on March 6, 2008 9:19 PM
Read the news in misticriver, the E100 is available from warehouse123. The 8GB is only $215!
Zoodar on March 8, 2008 9:21 PM
“I want to order one by now. Why focus on the storage only? It has features surpass other units.”- Well, yes. But the functions doesn’t make that much sense if I can’t put my music on it.