Olympus M:robe 500i (20GB) review

Typical price: £310

What is it: A touch-screen media player with a 20GB hard drive and built-in camera

What we think: The M:robe 500i is a beautiful-looking, multifunctional device, but we can't recommend it due to poor overall performance

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6.3

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	Olympus M:robe 500i (20GB)	Apple iPod classic (2nd gen)	Apple iPod classic	Apple iPod Photo (30GB)
Review date	3 Mar 05	16 Sep 08	18 Sep 07	25 Mar 05
Editor's rating	6.3	9.1	9.0	9.0
Price range	£310		£197.98 - £197.98
Review summary	The 500i certainly makes a good first impression, thanks to its multifunctionality, its touch-screen display, and its beautiful graphics, but it needs to back them up with better performance Read full review	120GB of storage and the addition of the Genius feature, makes up for the slightly reduced battery life over the previous model, reaffirming the iPod classic as our favourite portable audio player on record Read full review	Apple has not only exceeded our expectations, it's exceeded ones we didn't even have. The iPod classic is a superb audio player with a huge wealth of well-integrated features and intuitive navigation. Our only real concern is that menus can be laggy. Apart from that, outstanding Read full review	The iPod Photo is a beautiful and versatile device with a new, affordable price. The 30GB version is a particularly good value at only £45 more than the audio-only 20GB version Read full review
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