Buyer of Archos Gmini XS 202 were for me the sound, ease of use, a sufficient amount of storage space and the dimensions in the foreground. Also decisive was that I can also use it as a portable storage to secure, for example on holiday my digital photos. After numerous test results, I decided for the Archos Gmini XS 202 in combination with headphones from Koss, the Porta Pro and The Plug. A decision I do not regret, because the supplied headphones are a disaster and the sonic potential of the Archos Gmini XS 202 can not play. The Archos Gmini XS 202 had to immediately prove under extreme conditions. I took on a trips under tropical conditions. Therefore everything had to work quickly and easily. The dubbing of music files from the PC to the Archos Gmini XS 202 was a breeze. Just plug in via USB and drag over from the PC to the Payer in the directory. Simple it may not be. In the familiar folder structure, it can now easily navigate to your Archos, only to have to read through a cumbersome manual operation as a whole without, is blind to handle intuitively and after getting in your pocket. While the outward flight he was well over 10 hours of continuous use, with loud battery indicator only half of the juice was consumed. Arrived, he had extreme humidity and high heat withstand. Rudely he was carried under partly extreme conditions, without appreciably to matter. Several crashes he survived to my surprise completely unscathed. The housing looks after the ordeal still in mint condition. Much to me but the sound had been with the department. Here I'm pretty uncompromising what the totally unacceptable for me made after auditions present very chic competition from Apple. Even with comparable and far more serious and expensive devices from iRiver, the small Archos compete here easily, if he did not even exceeds them. What are missing are all the bells and whistles and a good display. Almost illegible jerky the marquee with longer names back and forth. Nevertheless, it is perfectly adequate for use. The Archos Gmini XS 202 is a must for HiFi purists and also a portable storage medium. In the combination of sound, weight and size of the competition and is unmatched matched only by his new 2mm thinner brother Archos Gmini XS 202 Slime.
