AnythingButiPod have published a review of the Cowon V5 HD portable media player. 'The V5 comes with an AC charger that works internationally; the prongs can be swapped to accommodate American or European power outlets. It outputs a rather beefy 3000mA at 5V, so it charges the player a lot faster than a regular 500mA USB port could. It also comes with yet another unique proprietary USB cable, as is the usual modus operandi of Cowon. Barely any two of their players use the same cables. Comparing that to the standardized world of iPod or Sony Walkman connectors, Cowon's topsy-turvy approach of seemingly randomly picking their players' plugs and jacks is rather annoying. Currently I have five Cowon players in my collection, and I need five different cables to connect them to my PC.'
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