Registered: Sep 2001
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 229

Should i buy Minijam?

Is it worth it to buy a 64mb minijam for 160, i've read about the problems it has but am not clear about it....Can some one fill me in on the specifics? TY
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Registered: Feb 2001
Location: San Antonio
Posts: 23

i'd be more than happy to sell you mine -- 128mb of ram included, along with the software CD, carrying case, and a set of earbuds -- for less than $160 USD.

i will give you my honest opinions, positives first, then negatives:

+ excellent sound quality
+ convenience of having your music library at hand, so to speak
+ very good price-to-performance ratio (have you priced dedicated mp3 players lately?)

negatives
- it's supported by innogear, which has a demonstrated history of unreliability; furthermore, i just received email this week from their technical support representative which stated in part that they will not support modern host operating systems like macintosh os x and windows xp -- only older versions of those operating systems
- the minijam is dependent upon the visor -- for battery power and for general functionality (it cannot operate outside of the springboard slot) -- think about situations where (e.g., the gym) where you may not want to put your visor at risk for damage, yet you still want your mp3s
- innogear was absolutely paranoid about digital rights management, therefore they enforced a number of restrictions on the minijam: it uses a proprietary file storage format which locks you into their software only; their MMCs are secured-digital (which they don't tell you upfront) meaning that you may not be able to use them in devices expecting standard MMCs; song transfer between the host computer and the minijam is one-way-only (to the minijam) and is very slow despite the USB connection (expect 20 minutes to transfer 61mb of songs)
- a number of promised minijam features have not -- and will likely never be -- implemented by innogear, notably the ability to store other kinds of data (beyond mp3s) on the minijam

the reason i'm willing to sell is because i finally just gave up on innogear despite the excellent sound quality and ease-of-use, and bought a dedicated mpd3 player (the nike psa[play). if you're still interested in buying my 128mb minijam, contact me at [email protected].

edited to change one occurrence of "128k" to "128mb" to appease the eagle-eyed in the audience.

Last edited by gayguy on 10-22-2001 at 07:17 PM

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Originally posted by gayguy
i'd be more than happy to sell you mine -- 128K of ram included, along with the software CD, carrying case, and a set of earbuds -- for less than $160 USD.

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Wow...128k of RAM? That would let you store what...like no MP3's right?

Registered: Feb 2001
Location: San Antonio
Posts: 23

wow, like, i just edited the one occurrence of "128k" to read "128mb".

i have received several purchase inquiries and i'm evaluating them in the order received.

Registered: Aug 2001
Location: california
Posts: 19

MINIJAM for sale

I will sell you my Minijam with 2 64 MB MMC for $160 plus shipping. It is only one week old and has never been used because I cannot figure out how to use it. I think it needs a techie not a nurse! I give up.

Registered: Sep 2001
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 229

thanks for the offer but i bought the minijam off of gayguy already

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Registered: Mar 2001
Location: North Calolina
Posts: 38

Nightnurse,

This may be a stupid question, but no where have I read that you have contacted Innogear to see if they can assist you? they have a [email protected] - maybe you did?

Registered: Aug 2001
Location: california
Posts: 19

Minijam bummer

Did you get it working? If you did, would you please let me know how you got your songs into the miniloader. I can get the playlist created in musicmatch but when I try to export, I cannot get the songs to transfer. The Innogear support phone # is disconnected (what a surprise!!). I sent an email, and have not had a reply.

Registered: Aug 2001
Location: california
Posts: 19

Support @Innogear

I sent an email and it was returned undelivered. Also, the phone # is disconnected.

Registered: Mar 2001
Location: North Calolina
Posts: 38

their phone is not disconnected - it tells you a new number - 408-380-3026 (maybe they moved?) and that email worked for me

Registered: Mar 2001
Location: North Calolina
Posts: 38

Nightnurse,

I do not think you can use both musicmatch and miniloader - you have to use one or the other - try that. - let me know if that is the problem

Registered: Sep 2001
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 229

Mine didn't work at first but i reformated the mmc's, closed hotsync, and it worked fine. Make sure the visor is in the cradle b4 you run miniloader and if you havn't already, upgrade to 2.0 on the innogear site. Hope this helps

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