Quote: Hi James, I bought my X3 before it came preloaded with the preloaded music. Is there any chance that I am able to redeem these songs and download them for free or at discounted price? I bought my X3 from ebay and was sent from HK.   Thank you!

Damn... I bought the X3 from Ebay over a month ago! Missed out on this promotion =( Op, any chance I can redeem this offer for free?

Quote: Yep I can also confirm this. Although not using Sandisk. Using Samsung instead 64GB. Recommend using Samsung as I've had issues in regards to early failures of 64GB Sandisks (it thinks it's in write protect mode and didn't allow me to write anything to it, I've had to format it to...

Quote: I'm guessing he means mechanical (membrane is also mechanical) as opposed to touch sensor type (Fuze+ type or ipod style keys).

Quote: Storage I have a 64GB card. Was easy to format to FAT32. Some things I think could have been better for Eg. A dedicated Tactile Volume control would have been great. The X3 has multifunction Volume control (also serves as directional keys when browsing through songs or changing sound...

Quote: I have the Sansa Fuze+ (rockboxed) and I recently received the X3 as well. Well well, what can I say? The X3 totally blows the Sansa Fuze out of the water. When listening to Adele's Skyfall in 24bit FLAC through the headphone out with my Sony XBA3, I notice the hissing on the Fuze is...

Totally agree with you there! i was about to reply to James with exactly the same thoughts about the case! SD slot cut out isn't needed on the leather case.

Hi James, Got my X3 a couple of days ago. I noticed when I select a song to play after I turned on the unit that there is a 'CLICK' sound coming from the X3 unit itself (not from the headphones). It almost sounds like a switching relay click? Is this normal? Thank you.

Thanks James! You're very informative. I've been following this thread since it was page 70 something. Your openess and prompt replies to people's questions gave me the confidence to try the X3 out! Great product! can't wait to see the X5

Got my X3 today plus a 64GB card. Worked like a charm! Using FLAC and APE all working well so far. Not sure if the next firmware update has improved the filename scrolling or not? If you have a longer string for the filename, the text scrolling is WAY too slow. James is this on the agenda of...