I received a call from SingPost 2 days back and i was informed i had an incoming package that doesn’t have an address. I ruled out the thought of anthrax, cos i had recently ordered a portable media player, online. But how did they got my contact number? Weird. But that’s another story.
Ladies and Gentlemen, i present to you the Meizu M6. Yes, the Meizu that’s going-to-make-an iphone-killer, Meizu. Received the package promptly 1 day earlier then the promised timing. I’m impressed.
Upon receiving the package from the mailman, i felt cheated. Yes. It was so light, i thought i had been scammed. I had mixed feelings before i opened it. I told myself to do a report to paypal if it’s an empty package. Haha, paranoid. Ok, if you still don’t get what im trying to say: The Meizu M6 Miniplayer is freaking small and light!
The Meizu M6 Miniplayer is not a newcomer to the US Mp3 market. Infact, it has gained status as the underdog of the portable media player(pmp) scene. It comes in 4GB & 8GB, in two colors black and white. The player plays a range of audio formats like MP3, WMA and OGG. Video playback is a god-sent with low sized xvid format.
Accessories
The Meizu M6 standard issue comes with a carrying pouch, strap, cleaning cloth, earbuds, standard USB cable, manual, software for converting video and of course the player itself. But mine came without the pouch, strap and cleaning cloth. Boo.
The distributor claimed that Meizu has discontinued these items. Boo!
Design
One glance and it looks like your typical made-in-china pmp. But don’t let looks deceive you. The small yet sturdy body packs a punch. Make that two! The menu console on the left also acts as a sliding key, like the ipod’s sliding knob. It is quite sensitive and needs a few hours to get used to. I was irritated at first. Haha!
Screen
It is very clear no doubt. What makes it so clear? The screen is made by Toshiba, baby yeah. As far as how scratch prone it is, im not sure as i have a screen protector in place.
Audio
Overall I am very impressed with the audio quality. It is clean and customisable.
The audio is tweakable with a 10-band EQ, bass boost, treble boost, and SRS effects. I could hear Michael Buble so clear, i thought he was next to me.
Specification:
| Capacity | 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB (1x4GB chip), 8 GB (2x4GB chips) flash memory |
| Size | 79 x 48.2 x 10 mm |
| Display | 2.4″ 260K-color QVGA (320×240) TFT-LCD screen |
| Weight | 55g |
| Audio | Supports MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG, FLAC, WMA lossless |
| Video | AVI format (XviD) at up to 20fps and 384 / 512 kbit/s |
| Photo | BMP, JPG, GIF |
| Battery | Rechargeable Li-ion battery, rated at 20 hours audio playback, 6 hours video playback |
Conclusion
Made-in-China products aren’t that bad. The miniplayer is a great product, with constant updates on its firmware which adds more features and functionality. File transferring is a breeze with drag-and-drop. The video converter software that comes with it is superb too. Sound wise, i must say i had an audio-gasm. Need i say more?
The Meizu M6 is available in most online stores with a great price tag of $112-120 for the 4GB model.
Let’s wait for the M8 to launch, shall we? Now excuse me while i watch Heroes on the M6.
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Audio-gasm ? Hahahah.. that’s a nice one brudder
LOL! Audio-gasm sounds so wrong!
Anyway, it does everything an iPod does! Though it lack branding, games and the 3d interface?
The avi. support might be a big drawing factor as converting videos to mpeg-4 is time consuming.
But I’m afraid I have a phobia in buying made-in-china products..lol
Anyway, nice review! I’ve got lots of things to improve on my reviews!
And the photos are sweet, right?
$120 for a 4GB? You got yourself a steal! Why didn’t I know about this earlier………
I’m so tempted to get a Meizu M6 now! ^^ I have a Meizu Music Card allredy tho. I might get a Meizu M6 SL when it comes out
Yeay!
Avi format? Thats awesome
Maybe future versions can support wmv too .. heheheheh
Bought a china made mp3 before and the quality of the sound isnt that great, so I’m hesitant to buy another one :S But lets see how yours turn up in a month or so … hehehe
gosh, it looks good!
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ahh! ah! aaaaaaaah!
now u’ll understand how i can finish 23 episodes of heroes in 4 days.
i love my china-made pmp too!
screen clarity is so outstandingly clear ah!
I realise that these players supporting xvid and divx are way kick-ass than wmv.
the xvid and divx are so easy to convert whereas, wmv, is just unnecessary pain.
have u got the vid converter?
i use Super, very super, free somemore. wahah.
enjoy enjoy.
I’d just like to point out…the iPod is made in China. And many other brand name players are made in China. Heck, most of the electronics we have around us are made in China.
In the end, I think, it comes down to quality control. You get what you pay for.
BTW I ordered a Meizu M6 too; can’t wait to get it! Probably will sell it when the SL comes out
yes all ipods are assembled in china.
m6 SL is very slim i heard!
noi, the meizu m6 has a converter that converts to suit the meizu. it working great! i’ll check out the recommended one.
xinyun: thanks! photos were taken by our resident photographer zuldevil of zuldevil.com
marina: i hope it survives.
Dimamp4: the SL version is already out. i bought my m6, and 2 days later the SL version was launched! argh~
fitree: i bought a 8gb model for 150usd. you can find much more cheaper deals for the 4gb version at amazon.
ZuL: Sweeeeeeeeeeeeet!
Intelligently Retarded: yeah man. but it has games. a coverflow would be great but i bet its gonna be laggy. btw nice name
katak: hey,brother from a different mother!
Wooo! Looks so damn cool! Flash memory too? What’s the connector like? USB?
ah, so thats it. the interface looks rather prototype-ish eh? like test market only… mcm nak follow apple pon ada… regardless, the specs look good, and I wanna see how good it is, and how long it lasts good. update kays…
paddy, you’re spot on. flash memory with usb connectivity.
tish: i’ll update you for sure
wah so nice lah this gadget… hmmm where to get it? i wan to buy it for my bf lah..
hi yanni, you can get it from amazon.com or sim lim square
malique helpch!
my anniversary coming. wanted to get him a PSP, tapi smer mahal nak mampos. im desperate. can send me some of the specs of this thing? most importantly, is it compatible with mac? cuz the mister uses mac too.
u can find the specs in this review, tish.
and the meizu is basically running as a ext hdd, with drag and drop functions. I think it might work on mac, not 100% sure though. try searching around sim lim square.