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MPIO FY 800 (4GB) - CNET

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CNET have reviewed the MPIO FY 800 (4GB) digital audio player. 'The FY800, a very basic flash offering from MPIO, is an attractive but uninspiring player that comes in 1GB ($89.99), 2GB ($109.99), and 4GB (pricing to come) capacities, which are expandable using SD memory cards. It must have been hard for MPIO to resist working the word "Nano" into the FY800's name because it certainly shares a familial resemblance to the iPod Nano and Creative Zen Nano. Regardless, it shares the same philosophy as other Nano-sized players--It's small enough to take for a jog but still allows a degree of control over organizing and directing your listening experience using the player's controls and LCD display.

Starting from the outside-in, the MPIO FY800 looks rather elegant and could easily stunt double for the iPod Nano. Despite its scratch-resistant anodized aluminum coating, the FY800 is noticeably lightweight--so much so that it feels a bit flimsy. It doesn't help that the retractable door on the USB port and SD expansion card slots are fragile, plastic, and extremely vulnerable to damage. You also get a standard sliding hold button on the side of the device (also plastic), allowing you to prevent the player's buttons from being triggered accidentally. On the bottom you'll find the audio-out minijack and a hole through which you can loop the supplied lanyard. '

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