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chengdude · 04-15-2007

Thanks for the plug...and for beating me to the first thread in the new section :P .

That review is about a year old now and my opinion is still pretty much the same. There have been some firmware revisions since (up to v2.014, only available on Meizu's Chinese site), but nothing that's addressed my No. 1 wish: .m3u support.

The E3c -like most of Meizu's older players- is long gone now; almost impossible to find even in China, although buying used is always a possibility through sites like Taobao. The E3 and X3 are the last ones still out there; I guess NOS that Meizu is trying to get rid of...1GB E3's for the equivalent of $45 and 1GB X3's for about $40. Like my E3c, they both use the Philips 012 chip. The E3, though, is a much less attractive design than the 'c' variation, which is really a completely different beast and just a great little package. I consider it an early glimpse of what Meizu was/is capable of doing when they're not just taking styling cues from other manufacturers.

Too bad...I should have picked up one of Meizu's Sigmatel players (like the E5) while they were still around...would have liked to compare the 3500-series chip's much higher S/N ratio.

Any questions about the E3c...fire away!

04-15-2007	#2 (permalink)
chengdude Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 83	Thanks for the plug...and for beating me to the first thread in the new section :P . That review is about a year old now and my opinion is still pretty much the same. There have been some firmware revisions since (up to v2.014, only available on Meizu's Chinese site), but nothing that's addressed my No. 1 wish: .m3u support. The E3c -like most of Meizu's older players- is long gone now; almost impossible to find even in China, although buying used is always a possibility through sites like Taobao. The E3 and X3 are the last ones still out there; I guess NOS that Meizu is trying to get rid of...1GB E3's for the equivalent of $45 and 1GB X3's for about $40. Like my E3c, they both use the Philips 012 chip. The E3, though, is a much less attractive design than the 'c' variation, which is really a completely different beast and just a great little package. I consider it an early glimpse of what Meizu was/is capable of doing when they're not just taking styling cues from other manufacturers. Too bad...I should have picked up one of Meizu's Sigmatel players (like the E5) while they were still around...would have liked to compare the 3500-series chip's much higher S/N ratio. Any questions about the E3c...fire away!