Customer Reviews for Slacker G2 4GB* Portable Personal Radio
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Slacker G2 4GB* Portable Personal Radio
Model: 90260007
SKU: 9069134
UPC: 989076576179
Personalize your listening experience with this personal radio player that lets you choose from more than 100 popular genre stations or unlimited custom stations and automatically uploads new songs for you based on your preferences, for free.
Average Customer Rating:
4.6
out of 5
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Customer Reviews for Slacker G2 4GB* Portable Personal Radio
Review 1 for Slacker G2 4GB* Portable Personal Radio
I love my slacker
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: erong22
from Valparaiso, IN
on 08/31/2009
What's great about it: way better than the ipod
What's not so great: could be a little thinner
I love the fact that you can customize your stations. I like the fact that you dont have to pay for your songs anymore as well. I havent heard one commercial since I have had my slacker. This can double as an ipod in the sense that you can put your songs on it as well. Ipods are overrated anyways. GET A SLACKER YOU WONT REGRET IT!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 2 for Slacker G2 4GB* Portable Personal Radio
G2 slacker radio simply awesome
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: hurricanehudson
from WI
on 08/29/2009
What's great about it: song wifi refresh, variety, portable, great for use anywhere
What's not so great: needs longer battery life, supplied headphones sound bad
Why buy an mp3 player. Get the music lover you know the slacker g2 radio. This radio caches songs and is the best portable out there. get some skull candy or koss portapro headphnes and you are in music heaven. The radio can go everywhere.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 3 for Slacker G2 4GB* Portable Personal Radio
Throw away your ipod!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Lanamyen
from Fredericksburg, VA
on 08/26/2009
What's great about it: Free music, refreshed and tailored to what I like.
What's not so great: Unit is a bit large, but not bad.
I know you have read it before, but I am here to say the same thing, after purchasing this little guy, I have no use for and in fact sold off my ipod.
This player has 1gb for my 'must have' songs, and the rest is filled up with the 25 stations of my choosing, and they are getting better and better every time I resync.
If you are thinking about getting the Slacker, do it. I waited about 4 months before I finally got it, and wish I would have purchased it sooner.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 4 for Slacker G2 4GB* Portable Personal Radio
Best thing ever invented!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: nellie87
from Bradford, PA
on 08/23/2009
What's great about it: The music, the setup, the price
What's not so great: MY fm transmitter.
This is such a wonderful radio! It plays such great music. My mother is not so technologically advanced and somehow she has learned how to work the whole system with great ease. The price is excellent (sure beats paying yearly for XM/SIRIUS) PLUS did I mention that I only have the basic service and I have yet to hear more than 3 commercials. It is WONDERFUL! So thrilled with this purchase.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 5 for Slacker G2 4GB* Portable Personal Radio
I LOVE SLACKER
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Anonymous
from Kerrville, TX
on 08/21/2009
What's great about it: Everything. Never have to but another ITUNES card agin. I never get bored of what I hear.
What's not so great: The small print, slow refresh, no fun cases for it yet
I love this. I will never spend another dime on itunes. I never get bored with the music. Get to hear new music, or a song you liked but never knew who sang it. Everyone I know is so tired of their ipods because they just play PURCHASED MUSIC over and over. I dont even have a membership. The free membership is just fine with me. And not to mention this belongs to my daughter,lol I borrow it. Need my own.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 6 for Slacker G2 4GB* Portable Personal Radio
G2 improvements
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Anonymous
from Janesville, WI
on 08/21/2009
What's great about it: everything
What's not so great: nothing
I have a Slacker G1 and G2. I real good way to understand the portable player is to use www.slacker.com
I bought a G1 and have had problems with it sometimes. It seems to be slow and buggy. The G2 is a much more perfect version. I really have to say I like everything, however you need to realize this is a "radio" player and is NOT an mp3 player. You get great diversity of tunes, but you can't go back/rewind on a free account.
I have yet to use the internal memory for putting on my own podcasts and mp3's. I would like to, but did not. I would like the pay account if it was cheaper.
This and ooma are my two killer hardware toys as of recent. I would pay more than what they are selling them for.
I have yet to use the internal memory for putting on my own podcasts and mp3's. I would like to, but did not. I would like the pay account if it was cheaper.
This and ooma are my two killer hardware toys as of recent. I would pay more than what they are selling them for.
Also, the headphones are pretty nice on the G2 (g1 headphones suck).
My wife is using my G1 after I did a firmware update. She is impressed and really likes the G1. I do not plan on showing her how much better the G2 is.
I am very critical person and I rate this 5 stars. Go get it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 7 for Slacker G2 4GB* Portable Personal Radio
Excellent
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Kay61
from North Carolina
on 08/15/2009
What's great about it: Excellent music variety. Easy to use. Better sound quality than sat radio.
What's not so great: Would like a better case
Have been using the Slacker online service for some time, and was thrilled when the G2 went on sale at BB. Had Sirius in the past but only listened to their music stations, and so it wasn't a good value for me. Needed something for the car and for working out, and tried just relying on my MP3 player - I don't have time to search for a lot of new music or set up playlists, and that grew stale quickly. Slacker is perfect for me. It has the ease of sat radio, with better sound quality and it's so easy to customize your stations. The ability to ban songs is empowering. And the music is FREE!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 8 for Slacker G2 4GB* Portable Personal Radio
Slacker Rocks
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: drummin4Jesus
from North Carolina
on 08/11/2009
What's great about it: Easy to Use, plays great
What's not so great: Menu wheel a little tricky at first
I picked up the G2 a couple of days ago. I am used to Slacker because I use it at work while at my desk. I wanted to be able to transport the same great stations that I listen to while at work. I programmed the G2 to my preset stations and away I went. I used it at work all day. It has great sound, the song selection was true to my selections and the ban feature is awesome. I would recommend this for anyone who wants hands free listening. It is cool because, unlike most mp3 players, you don't have to stop and handle the machine to make selections. Just program your station with the artists and or songs that you want and leave it alone. The G2 also worked great in my truck. I have an mp3 direct jack and it works great while driving.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 9 for Slacker G2 4GB* Portable Personal Radio
Dumped sirius/xm and will never look back
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: daveinchinohills
from Chino, CA
on 08/01/2009
What's great about it: It is somthing that can play music that eveyone likes Me wife and kids.
What's not so great: So far i can take it any where and it has so much music we all like it.
Like i said after 6 years of paying way to much for Sirius i got a deal for a stiletto2 for 149$ so i got it. After 4 bad units i told them to give me my money back and looked around for some thing to replace my Sirius. (They even wanted to give me a stiletto2 for 1$ at that point,by the way thos things are junk) I found this and the quality is 100X better and loads 2500 songs at a time. I hope people see that Sirius is just ripping you off for junk quality radio. Near CD LOL no way! Any way this unit is vary near i use it in my car, riding my bike, or in my spa and people are like where is that coming from. They can not be lave its not my ipod. Now the next thing people ask why not just your ipod. One reason is i have only (MY MUSIC) so i can not use it when we are on a road trip. Also when i use it i only listen to the same bands over and over. With the slacker i get my music and lots that i did not know about because Sirius plays the same junk over and over and over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, it is a pricey unit but i love it AAA+++ check out the web site vary cool. price drop--->99$ and i think they would sell vary fast.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 10 for Slacker G2 4GB* Portable Personal Radio
Love It!
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: trutone
from Tuckerton, NJ
on 07/02/2009
What's great about it: Music selection from Slacker
What's not so great: Battery life.
I have been a XM sub for years now. I think if Slacker made a nice car dock, I would consider quitting XM, especially since the Sirius merger. The Slacker is real cool.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 11 for Slacker G2 4GB* Portable Personal Radio
great alternative to satellite radio
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: giants68
from CA
on 06/05/2009
What's great about it: easy to use, good variety of music, music service is free
What's not so great: short battery life, slow startup
My local alternative radio station changed formats to "all 90's all the time." I needed something to listen to on the commute and satellite radio was going to be too costly for the amount of use I expected and I would like to get new music and variety outside of my personal music collection. The Slacker is a great service since it's "internet radio to go."
It doesn't take too long to charge but the initial firmware upgrade and station refresh killed the charge. I can't get the G2 to sync over my usb connection (just keeps trying to connect but never does) and I haven't had enough time to troubleshoot what is causing the problem (firewall, ICS, etc.). The wifi works great but does eat up battery. Also, the very first time I tried to use it, even though it said the stations were refreshed, it wouldn't play anything. I had to charge it 100% and then all of a sudden the firmware install completed and everything started working.
The volume button on our unit is a little finicky - it either doesn't respond or goes way up/down. The scroll wheel is responsive but it's a little tedious typing out things like WPA key using the scroll wheel. When the unit is shut down it takes longer than my iPod or MP3 players to start up.
Otherwise, we're very happy with the Slacker G2. It has a good number of stations to choose from and even though the free service says there's ads, I've only heard it say "You're listening to Slacker..." a few times, so definitely not enough to make me upgrade to paid service. I'm also ok with being able to skip 5-6 songs per hours, you just can't go back or save songs to memory with the free service.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 12 for Slacker G2 4GB* Portable Personal Radio
bestlportablepersonalradio
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: kaykay19
from houston texas
on 05/25/2009
What's great about it: the size for me .and price
What's not so great: nothing
the personal radio is great to hole in your hand . to get 100 songs on it, easy buttons in the front to move in out to next songs will no problems.and the price is great for right now .
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 13 for Slacker G2 4GB* Portable Personal Radio
Great concept, good buy!
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: MacDaddyB
from Indiana
on 03/01/2009
What's great about it: Music variety, favorite songs, new music, Wifi sync, easy operation. great sound quality.
What's not so great: Screen scratches easily, not too configurable, odd button placement
Very simply, it's just like the internet radio at slacker.com, if you like that service, and want that selection in your car or out and about, go for it.
I like music, but I don't like to search for new music online and pay so much a month for a few new songs, but I do get a little bored with my ipod's selection. I love this because it's easy to hear good music. I turn it on and let it go just like any other radio, but it knows my favorites, and I can always ban the more annoying songs. New music all the time, and it refreshes automatically by wifi while I charge it, and it adapts to your tastes. My opinion is that the sound quality is BETTER than Sirius. AAC encoding, but an unknown bitrate.
Ads are rare and not intrusive, but you can go premium with no ads for cheap.
reviews and bios with each song is entertaining.
Ads are rare and not intrusive, but you can go premium with no ads for cheap.
reviews and bios with each song is entertaining.
The plastic screen does scratch easily, and the buttons are kind of odd in placement, but totally usable. It's just an "on and go" radio device for slackers who don't want to deal with playlists and such,so if you need total control over your music, get an MP3 player instead (It does play mp3's tho). Battery life is good, should get you through a day. Hardware is good overall, looks sharp.
You can store your favorites and play them anytime with a premium subscription. Important- premium subscription is different than the plus subcription, and their site isn't clear on that. Check their forums if you want to save your favorites as a playlist on the device.
Very happy with it! Yay for slackers!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 14 for Slacker G2 4GB* Portable Personal Radio
Neat device that provides hours and hours of music
Customer Rating
3.0
What's great about it: Portable, wealth of information on artists, alblums, etc. Alblum art. Love & Hate buttons work.
What's not so great: Volume buttons are poorly placed, WiFi uses a lot of battery. Battery life is short.Not as good as the Sirius Stiletto 2
Slacker Internet Radio is a neat service with about 2 million songs in it's music catalog. This portable is a lot smaller then you would think but, with the rubber case (included) it's quite durable.
I personally do not like the volume button placement which is along the top right of the radio instead of along the side which is more common on these types of devices.
You do have good control over what types of music you will listen to if you set up your account first at www.slacker.com. In fact, before even considering buying this I would recommend you go to the website and see how the whole customized stations work. If you want, say an all Nirvana station you won't actually get one. You will end up with bands that SOUND like Nirvana.
Overall this is one of those neat gadgets to have just because you love gadgets and music. But if your considering spending this kind of money I would recommend looking into Sirius XM Satellite Radio which offers an excellent premium Internet radio service that has superior sound quality to this service. Plus you can install those radios in your home and car as well as portable. The Slacker G2 is portable period and lacks a lot of flexibility.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 15 for Slacker G2 4GB* Portable Personal Radio
Best Gadged for Music Lovers
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: nartime
from Lex, KY
on 12/30/2008
What's great about it: Free music or can subscribe to premium radio for $89.99 year
What's not so great: n/a
Best little gadget around! If you are into IPODs, Sirius (satellite radio), this is a gadget to try! You can download music for free to this device from the slacker website www.slacker.com, and has great sound. You should check out website before you buy and you'll be convinced. You can refresh your stations WiFi once you have chosen your artists, music, etc. or you can also save your favorite songs with a premium radio subscription. Extremely easy to use.
Just try it, you'll not regret it!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 16 for Slacker G2 4GB* Portable Personal Radio
Truly Exceeded my Expectations
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Norm125
from Chicago
on 12/17/2008
What's great about it: Great music selection, and consantly being updated
What's not so great: Minor Problem, the face skratches very easily
The product is great and the selection of music that comes with each station is outstanding. I like the product and service so well, I'm thinking of buying a paid subscription.
My only minor problem is connecting directly to my computer, but the wifi works great so I'm fine. When I charge the battery, I merely connect and refresh the stations. Also, I noticed the face will scratch easily.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 17 for Slacker G2 4GB* Portable Personal Radio
Fantastic
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: DABster
from Louisisna
on 11/26/2008
What's great about it: No real management required, for the most part is it fully automatic (you just have to select the stations).
What's not so great: Buttons are bit too senstive and I find mysel favoriting or banning songs by accident.
The previous reviewer talking about gimmiicks, I don't get that comment at all. There are no gimmicks and I can tell this reviewer didn't use the device making comments like that.
The station selection is great and are professionally programmed. You can even tweak them by using the fine tuning from the web based player which impact the stations on the G2. Don't like a particular artist, ban them and never hear them again. You want to hear more of an artist favor them and you will.
Creating stations is a reall treat and I've made several of them with tons of artist and I have been very pleased. The fine tuning basically allows you to go with hits, or little fringe or you can select classics or hits or somewhere in between. If you subscribe to the premium serivce you can even request specific songs.
This truly is portable radio that you can almost program yourself with minimal effort. They don't call it Slacker for nothing! They do have to conform with certain gudelines so you can't create like single artist channels.
You can go wth a 25 station model or a 40 station. I find the 4gb 25 station model sufficient. You initially start out with 100 songs per station, but if you don't use all 25 station slots this leaves space so that your stations actually accumulate more songs and my understanding is that you can have a maximum of 500 songs in any given station. That is a lot of music with no repeats!
I really enjoy the Slacker and couldn't recommend it more... Try it! You'll Love it!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 18 for Slacker G2 4GB* Portable Personal Radio
IS NOT QUITE THE ANSWER
Customer Rating
1.0
Posted by: SamuraiClinton
from Farmington Hills, MI
on 11/22/2008
What's great about it: fits in pocket
What's not so great: music taste accuracy, price
Automated slip-ins to the playlist are bound to conform to music taste all the time. They say this has no gizmos or gimmicks; but since it is marketed as a form of "radio"; it deceives the mind.
Project Playlist is the ultimate candidate!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 19 for Slacker G2 4GB* Portable Personal Radio
I love this thing!!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: pschad
from Maynard, MA
on 11/19/2008
What's great about it: No monthly fee, don't have to spend a buck a song, endless variety of your favorites and soon-to-be favorites!!
What's not so great: Power cord could be longer
I love this thing!! I don't have to invest an "arm and a leg" to get thousands of songs NOW, and the ability to choose stations and create artist stations is awesome!! I've discovered new songs too that I are my new favorites, and it learns to please you even more as you go because you tell it which songs are your favorites and even can block ones you hate. If I hear a new song I love, I can choose to see the album cover in full color and read the artist bio on the spot. I am thinking of ditching my satellite radio and it's monthly fees and saving a bundle!! You gotta try this, you won't be sorry!! I'm so glad I did!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 20 for Slacker G2 4GB* Portable Personal Radio
Slacker is the future. iPod is dead.
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: luckygurl32487
from Portland, OR
on 11/15/2008
What's great about it: never run out of music, discover new artists, hip, fun, AMAZING :)
I LOVE SLACKER!!
I am so happy to have discovered Slacker!! You never run out of fresh, cool new music to listen to, it's soooo easy to use and it looks really sharp too.
This is the future of music people, join the revolution :) SLACKER!! LOVE IT!!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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