Archos Gmini 220 MP3 Player

Gmini 220- 20GB ARCHOS announces the market s smallest 20 GB MP3, WMA and WAV player. The Gmini 220 is the industry s first MP3 player offering a modular solution that allows you to upgrade its functionalities by downloading plug-ins directly from the ARCHOS web-site. This means you can create your own personalized player with exactly the options you want. It boasts a large 2.5'' gray-scale, blue backlit LCD screen and features a new intuitive icon-based interface for simple menu navigation. And that is not all - with the optional Photo Wallet software, it can even double as a photo wallet. It boasts an entirely redesigned GUI (Graphic User Interface) with icons and a unique ARCLibrary system to organize and synchronize music files with your computer. You can either browse according to genre, album, artist, and year-- or you can browse by folder.

Assuming the corruption problems are really fixed, I would...

Pros: Compact. Easy to use for photo storage. Friendly technical support experience.
Cons: Cheap controls. Firmware was initially very buggy, but is getting better with each re v.
Updated October 6, 2004! (See bottom of review...) === I purchased a GMini 220 from Buy.com on August 22, 2004. I bought the unit primarily to use for photo storage during an upcoming vacation. As a test, I took hundreds of pictures at a...