ibiza Rhapsody H1A030BK 30 GB Wi-Fi/MP3 Player by Haier (Black)

This player combined with the to go subscription to Rhapsody is what I've always looked for in a music player. I don't have to do anything (who has the time?) other than find music on Rhapsody and drag it to the player.
Not only that, it gets updated for new features at no cost!

I can't believe more people don't have theses. this is the way music should be. you can use the usual active approach and find the music you think that you like and eventually get bored with it like everyone else with an ipod. Or you can take a semi-passive approach and use the suggestions, similar bands, rhapsody channels that this thing gives you.

say your busy but want to listen to something good. pull up an artist you know you like, then hit the listen to this artist's channel and magically you have a radio station completely focused on what you want to hear. this allows you to discover new artists that would never get clear channel airplay. and if you like the song you're listening to, just hit the keep this song button. like an album, download the whole album. I've been called "exteremely careful with money" or cheap but this well worth the rhapsody subscription

the device itself is very nice and looks much better than the pictures. the screen is pretty good and bright. navigation is fairly easy but you do need to learn the shortcuts to be effective.

I have never connected this to a computer by the way. I don't need to because I don't have to buy music every time I want to listen to it. it's like cable, it's just paid for and I can just enjoy it without worrying about it.

the wifi function is perfect. Battery life could be longer but it's chargable via usb which means that those AA cellphone boosters work as well.

the web browser could be a lot better but it's good for simple things and hotel/coffee shop wifi pages

BUY THIS

This is my first portable digital music player and I have to say that I just love it. The Rhapsody subscription service allows me to play tons of music without actually having to buy it and the Ibiza means I can have to "to go". The player works great with the bluetooth headphones by Motorola (S9). The Wi-Fi downloading is a breeze. The people who do the firmware are constantly supplying fixes and upgrades to it. I only see this device getting better.

I wish there were more accessories available for it but they will come in time.

So i recieved it 2 Days ago and i ended up getting a defective one :( But Amazon's customer service is sending me one next day shipping so i can have it beofre my vacation. I was able to mess with the device for a day before it died. Very Easy product to use with a bunch of features. WiFi is def a plus and the bluetooth is great too. Everything was smooth sailing for me since im a rhapsody member already. Only bad thing is it died after tranfering my 6,000 songs....bummer!....Only Recommend for rhapsody to go subscription members...If your not one, become one...it blows itunes away!

This player is a knockout to look at and works smoothly and pretty bug-free thus far (one month after purchase). I bought it to replace my iriver H10 that died. I am sad to say that the Ibiza does not appear to allow you to adjust the sound quality at all and it also lacks a recording function. Two things I took for granted on my iriver and so didn't even think about checking when I bought the Ibiza. I wish I'd known, so offer this review just to be sure future buyers know this downside. If you don't care too much about the nuance of sound quality beyond volume up and down with different genres of music and don't need a recording function, the player works nicely but alas those two are more than minimally important to me and I wish I would have known the Ibiza didn't offer them.

I also was attracted by the Ibiza's wifi capability, but so far have not been able to find a network where I can access Rhapsody in real time so am using it the "old fashioned" way by plugging it into my computer.