Typical price: £119
What is it: Rugged, weatherproof digital radio with 15-hour battery life
What we think: Its heavy weight makes the Oasis a chore to lug around, but the astonishing durability and excellent audio quality more than compensate
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 8 November 2005
Tags: pure digital, conditions, station, speaker
We like:
15-hour battery life; durability; communist styling; great sound
We don't like:
Hefty weight
You might also need:
An iPod can be plugged into the Oasis for portable listening
CNET UK judgement:
Radios have a habit of ending up in the kitchen cupboard, dappled with paint and dented in a long-forgotten nail gun accident. If you're looking for something that will stand the test of time, the Oasis may well be it. If you can put up with the weight, this is definitely a radio to consider for those in more hazardous occupations
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PURE's heavyweight sonic Oasis
The PURE Oasis is a military-spec DAB radio, ready to take everything the elements can throw at it and keep on pumping out classic rock at an antisocial volume
Latest user reviews
April 5, 2009
Posted by: George123
"Does what it says on the box"
January 11, 2007
Posted by: Mike Stewart
"An outstanding digital radio"
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