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| Thread ID: 88803 | 2008-04-09 21:32:00 | MP3/MP4 Player | B.M. (505) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 657398 | 2008-04-09 21:32:00 | I guess I should have known better but I bought one of these MP3/MP4 Players from this character on Trade Me. www.trademe.co.nz I won’t bore you with the morbid details of actually getting the thing, but having got it I’m darned if I can get it to go. The manual that came with it is written in gibberish and the drawings refer to buttons it doesn’t have! :angry Anyway, when I plug the Player into the computer the computer recognises it as a removable drive and everything is the same as for my flash drive a Camera. Only problem is I can’t copy anything onto the player. Looking at the players Properties it says File System FAT 32 Used Space 0 Free Space 0 Beats me, has anyone out there had any luck with these things? I note it has no brand name so I can’t check with the manufacturer. :angry |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 657399 | 2008-04-09 21:38:00 | Its not one of these fake Ipods is it? Something similar to these (en.wikipedia.org) |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 657400 | 2008-04-09 21:43:00 | Looking at the players Properties it says File System FAT 32 Used Space 0 Free Space 0 have you tried to format the drive?? |
robsonde (120) | ||
| 657401 | 2008-04-09 21:48:00 | Hmmm, awfully similar. There's a picture etc on the Trade Me link I provided. I can see this getting real messy. :groan: |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 657402 | 2008-04-09 21:51:00 | have you tried to format the drive?? No, it says the file system is FAT32 so I guess it's formated? I'm a bit reluctant as I don't know what else is on there that may be part of its operating system. |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 657403 | 2008-04-09 21:52:00 | While TMs feedback system isn't perfect, reading through the negatives gives you a fair idea of whether or not the trader is dodgy. Seems fairly obvious to me that he's dodgy. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 657404 | 2008-04-09 21:52:00 | Theres a few posts in here. I think theyre called chipods (which are more fake than real) imitation Ipods. Which dont actually do anything like a real Ipod. Even tho, they say they play MP4's they dont |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 657405 | 2008-04-09 22:03:00 | You should read feedback before purchasing in the future... :o Obviously dodgy, I'm sorry to say. :groan: Judging by his feedback, you'll need to contact trademe to get anything done about it, even then you'll be lucky. Would be good to get him banned from TM. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 657406 | 2008-04-09 22:04:00 | Oh mate, I hope you didnt get ripped. Any writing at all on it? | rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 657407 | 2008-04-09 23:13:00 | Dodgy alright . The thing is, I did look at His/Her feedback (I think it may be a Her) and figured 3 . 5% negative feedback was worth a punt . I went this way because if you read the spiel, you will see that dantok claims to be a NZ Registered Company and promotes that fact as being one reason one should deal with them . I figured that was a fair point, because in NZ we have the “Fair Trading Act” which covers goods of dubious quality . I had also been looking at similar items on E-Bay and noted there were glowing reports on them as well as scathing reports, so I figured If I had a problem it was easier to deal with in NZ . Therefore, I paid the few extra dollars in the hope that if things turned to custard, as they have, then I will have the Law on my side . Ok, well seeing nobody seems to have one that works and can suggest anything I may be doing wrong, so I’m off to request a replacement or my money back . :rolleyes: |
B.M. (505) | ||
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