Conclusion

The Teac MP-200 MP3 Player is a handy little device that packs a lot of features in a very small module. It has excellent battery life, featuring 10-11 hours of playback time with only a single AAA battery. You can listen to music or record audio using the built-in microphone/line-in input. Sound quality is very good and we believe will satisfy even the more demanding users.

A feature that is lacking that many might desire is a radio on the player. On the other hand, the retail package is quite complete, leaving nothing out in order to get up and running. There is even a remote control which although being a little on the fragile side, will get the job done.

The MP-200's retail price (256MB unit) at the time of the writing of this review, was around €80, making it good value for the money considering it can function both as a flash disc and as a digital music player/recorder.

- The Good

• Easy to use
• Great battery life with a single AAA battery: Appox. 11hrs of playback
• Can be used as an 256MB/512MB/1GB 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/WMA data bitrates
• Very good LCD display
• Voice/Line-in recording feature
• Very good sound quality
• Firmware upgradeable
• Attractive price

- The Bad

• Unlike a memory stick, it does not connect directly to the USB port and requires connection cable instead
• USB 1.1 support for file transfers
• Remote control seems to be of a lesser quality
• FF/RW should be easier to access

Design & Body
Ease of use
Features
Connectivity
Value for money