The AMCP Tech Blog got the jealousy-inducing opportunity to beta test the upcoming Samsung Helix XM2go MP3/Satrad player, and it looks to be a pretty positive review. The first thing I should note is that the previous reports of a "delayed" GUI don't seem to be a problem with the author's version. In fact, several people who played with the Helix/Inno at CES didn't find this delay at all - so at this point I'll file that away as a non-issue.
Another thing to note is that the author definitely appears not to be a satrad-fanboy like some of us are... this could be construed as positive or negative, but getting input from people who aren't familiar with the product is probably a better test of ease-of-use so I'll lean towards the positive for that.
Unfortunately, the one key thing that still remains unanswered is the reception strength of the next-generation XM2go units versus the current XM2go units. I guess you can assume reception will be stronger, but it'd be nice to get some validation on that.
[AMCP Tech Blog]
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