Waitec CLIPP
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Waitec CLIPP portable CD-Recorder / MP3 player - Page 1
Lately
Waitec expanded its product line and currently offers among with the well-known
optical storage devices, MP3 players, LCD monitors, digital cameras and CD media.
Although the company now looks to various segments of the market, the developing
of storage devices is not neglected. This time we have in our hands a new slim
line portable CD-Recorder from Waitec. The Waitec "CLIPP" offers users
abilities to store their data in 8cm CD-R media, playback audioCD files, MP3
and WMA files.
The
drive is identified as "Waitec CLIPP" v1.11" and supports 4x
CD-R writing and 6x reading speeds. The Nero Info tool reports different supported
speeds, as you can see in the picture, but the real specs are those already
mentioned. Only 8 cm CD-R media are supported for burning and unfortunately
no CD-RW media. The playback abilities include audio CDs, MP3, and WMA files.
Waitec CLIPP is equipped with a 512KB cache buffer mainly for buffer underrun
protection while burning, and also features an 8MB Anti-Shock buffer, to maintain
smooth playback under vibration conditions.
Waitec CLIPP can be used either as a portable CD-R player or as an external portable CD-Recorder, connected to your PC. You can connect the drive to your PC through USB connection interface and power it up even through the Waitec Power adapter or the Waitec rechargeable battery set. Waitec states that the supported battery playback operation is up to 6 hours and the recording duration up to 2 hours.
The
drive's dimensions are 125 x 99 x 23 mm and weights only 200 gr. On the top
panel of the drive there is an LCD screen with various icons appeared during
different operations. The control buttons are placed in the middle of the top-opened
tray (lid). You can find all the buttons required for playback, such as volume
control, play/pause/stop buttons, skip/search forward/back buttons, repeat track
button. Especially for the stop button, its function depends on which mode CLIPP
is in:
- If it currently playbacks an audio track, it stops the play
- If it does not playback and no power adaptor or USB cable is attached, the
stop button powers down the CLIPP.
- If there is no playback, no active USB connector is attached and a power
adaptor is connected, the stop button will cause CLIPP to enter in battery charging
mode, or power down, if the battery is fully charged.
- If there is no playback and an active USB connector is attached, stop button
will cause CLIPP to enter the USB mode.
Another
useful control button is the equalizer button, providing seven different equalizing
modes and the shuffle button.
The power and USB connectors of the drive are placed in the rear panel of the drive, the open lid switch is placed on left side and the audio output socket on the front side. Lastly, in the right side of CLIPP there is the Hold switch button, used to disable the operation of any button pressed.
On
the underside of the drive there is the battery compartment where you place
the Lithium-Ion battery pack. The charging and recharging operations are explained
in the Waitec manual in detail. Note that the batteries are not initially charged.
On the underside you can also find the master device reset button and the LineOut/Headphone switch, for usage with external speakers or with headphones.
The
retail package includes the Waitec CLIPP drive, 2 Waitec CD-R 8cm, one USB cable,
one set of headphones, the Power supply and recharger device, user's manual
and installation discs. The package also includes Nero Burning Rom v5.5 as recording
software.
The price of Waitec CLIPP is Euro 260 - VAT excluded.
For the recording tests we installed the drive under WinXP OS. Waitec CLIPP worked in USB mode and was identified as "Waitec CLIPP USB device".
PC
setup
PC 133
WD 18GB UDMA 66
Quantum Fireball EX 6.4 GB UDMA 33
DAWI 2975 - PCI (ULTRA) SCSI Host Adapter
ATI AIW 128
Waitec CLIPP firmware v1.11