Toshiba Gigabeat F20 July 5th, 2005 | by Rebecca Day
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Design and Features The Toshiba Gigabeat is available in four versions, each differentiated by color and storage. The 10-gigabyte version ($279) comes in silver, aqua blue or black acrylic. The MEG-F20 ($329), which we tested, doubles capacity to 20 gigs, and comes in silver or black brushed aluminum finishes. The high capacity versions, which come in a different variant of brushed aluminum, pack 40GB ($399) and 60GB ($449), respectively. The 40GB and 60GB versions should store all the music you ever hope to own in the efficient Windows Media format. It is also compatible with Windows PlaysForSure titles and Napster To Go playback, although in our early tests that compatibility was still working its way through. The Gigabeat also downloads and plays WAV and MP3 files and is a JPEG/BMP photo viewer to boot. The Gigabeat design is distinctive with a 2.2-inch 240 x 320-pixel color screen and a cross-shaped navigating tool, called PlusTouch, beneath. PlusTouch handles most of the navigation functions of the device and shoots you through a library of artists and albums. The 20-GB Gigabeat weighs 5.75 ounces, a few ounces more than iPod. Toshiba touts Gigabeat's CD Rip Rec, which rips music from a CD to the device directly in 5 minutes (for a 60-minute CD). That process has to be done using Toshiba's software, Gigabeat Room, a separate holding tank of media from Windows Media 10. Image courtesy of Toshiba
by Ramela on November 8, 2009:
“I bought the F40 two years ago and it worked just fine and I almost used all of its capacity. The Gigabeat Room was fine; I only had a few problems with where it got stuck. I like that fact that it is independent of the iTunes program. There is only one thing...” More...