Conclusion

The Neon 4 in 1 MP3 Player is a handy little device that packs a lot of features in a very small module. It has excellent battery life, featuring 12-13 hours of playback time with only a single AAA battery. You can listen to radio, record audio using the built-in microphone. Sound quality is not perfect, but we think that most users will find it more than adequate for their needs. You could probably squeeze more music in the player if it supported the WMA format, but it is not something that is of such paramount importance.

Another lacking feature that some might miss is the absence of FF/RW capability in the player. It would be good to have all these features and some more that we would find somewhat cool and be happy to have, but wait until you've heard the player's price. It's retail price at the time of writing is at around �70, making it excellent value for the money.

We would like to thank

for sending us this unit for evaluation

- The Good

• Easy to use
• Great battery life with a single AAA battery: Appox. 13hrs of mp3 playback (greater if using FM radio)
• Can be used as an 128MB removable disk as well with no extra driver
• Compatible with Mac and PC (Windows 9x/Me/2000/XP, Linux and others)
• Plays a wide range of MP3 data bitrates (except 320kbps where files playback with stuttering)
• Voice recording feature
• Good FM radio
• Great price

- The Bad

• No WMA support
• No Fast Forward or Fast Rewind capability during music playback
• Included necklace earphones can be a bit uncomfortable and restricting
• minor stuttering while accessing menus during playback