Alba Portable Speaker for iPod/mp3- Argos - €7

Soarer

Shamelessly taken from HUKD, but Argos have this Alba portable speaker (in black) reduced from €54.76 to €7!

Also available in pink.

Mightn't have mind-blowing sound, but it'll surely fill a few Christmas stockings!

Quackles

Also available in shocking pink, if you're that way inclined :eek:

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5241723.htm

RayCon

Just be warey .... Doesn't charge the iPod while docked according to some reviews on Argos UK ..


Save your money

By Matt
from Cambridge


Overall Rating

2 Stars Fair






Recommend to a friend? No
"I bought this as part of a package with an iPod Touch for my daughter. To be honest I should have bought the iPod cheaper and saved the money to put towards a better quality speaker dock. The iPod doesn't dock via it's usual socket (uses the mini-jack) so it doesn't get charged and the sound quality is very poor. Save your money for something better."

Soarer

Dose on the non-charging thing.

But for €7...;)

Forgot to mention the pink in the OP, so I'll edit it.

mickoneill30

I just got one.

Yep it doesn't charge an iPod. It just has a 3.5mm plug for your mp3 player.

From the picture I thought it'd be bigger. It's about 2 inches high by 5 inches long.

Not bad for €7 though.

we'llallhavetea_old

mickoneill30 wrote: »

I just got one.

Yep it doesn't charge an iPod. It just has a 3.5mm plug for your mp3 player.

From the picture I thought it'd be bigger. It's about 2 inches high by 5 inches long.

Not bad for €7 though.

does it run on batteries or an adaptor? can you have your mp3 on charge while attached to it?

Cherry_Cola

Just picked one up, uses an ac adapter (included) or can also run off 4 AA batteries.

It doesn't charge the ipod and the sound quality is alright for the price, overall I'd recommend it.

indiewindy

Lovely, just reserved one

Dcully

Grabbed one too,had a €5 voucher so it cost me €2

yesno1234

Picked one up today. Cheers OP.

south

They are tiny. €54.76 must of been a joke. €7 is about right if even that much

pablodunlop

Nice one, reserved one. How likely is a price rise before tomorrow evening?

witnessmenow

I actually reserved a few, 2 as presents and 1 for me to hack apart and try get it charging devices!

Thanks op

pajoemccracken

thats soarer.
great pressie for my 3 kids.
2 pinks for 2 daughters
1 black for son
Could anyone recommend a bargain ipod style cheap mp3 player to go with it
pajoe

HxGH

Dcully wrote: »

Grabbed one too,had a €5 voucher so it cost me €2

Was it worth the €2? You could have gotten 2 litres of milk instead?

indiewindy

Picked mine up, the sound is fine, well worth €7

Clareman

I picked up a pair today for my brother in law for christmas, I didn't realise how small they were, but considering I had a free €10 voucher I got last week during their promotion I ended up getting it for free

witnessmenow

These are not ipod specific like they look in the picture, they have a 3.5mm connection and thats it,

What holds the mp3 player up its kinda soft plastic that squeezes together, I wouldnt be confident in its ability to hold an iphone or anything similarly sized.

If anyone paid the €60 or whatever they started at, they were robbed.

Let me just re-stress whatever one is saying, these are tiny

Probably worth €7, but not the bargain it would seem.

Clareman

Ideal Christmas gift for a brother in law, he's doing my sister, he's lucky he's not getting a punch

(they are married 17 years though so maybe I should get over it )

unreggd

Picked up 2 today

Sound is weaker than my W995, but it's handy to have with me Shuffle

Also, one is pink, so hello xmas pressie