Best Archos MP3 Players - 1 to 10 Hours Battery Life, MP3 Audio Format

'little slow and browsing large volumes'

'The player is a bit awkward to hold because the headphone jack is on the side, jabbing into the palm of your hand.'

'We became very skeptical of Archos's claim after we noted that a fully charged battery became 30 percent depleted after watching video for about an hour.'

'It was necessary to press the buttons slowly and forthrightly, and I found myself needing to repeat touches far too often.'

'Frustrating touch keyboard.'

'And with a measly ten hour battery life, a full 14 hours short of the iPod nano, you’ll be lucky to get through a long flight without it dying in your lap. '

'Frustrating touch keyboard.'

'And with a measly ten hour battery life, a full 14 hours short of the iPod nano, you’ll be lucky to get through a long flight without it dying in your lap. '

'Nothing makes watching a movie more impractical than having to hold your PVP in your hand for more than an hour.'

'Archos devices still behave more like mini PCs with must-read manuals than like intuitive and easy-to-navigate toys'

'Only 30GB of storage.'

'Our only disappointments with the 605's design are the scratch-prone metal panel on the front, the lack of a universal USB connection,'

'The Rock and Techno settings are the worst, with clearly audible distortion, and muddy bass and hissy sibilants caused by harmonic distortion.'

'Unlike most portable video players, this one can't actually record video - it can only play it back.'

'The provided earbuds were less efficient, but you should exercise caution to prevent ear damage.'