I hate that dang squeeking noise.
I originally purchased this device to listen to audio but now that I've gone back to school I have started recording my class lectures. Because it is relatively quiet with the exception of background noise and the voice of my professor the squeek comes through VERY loud and clear.
I hate it.
I really like using UMS because I can just plug in and copy the recorded files to my computer using windows explorer in just seconds but if it gets rid of that annoying sound it might be worth it.
I am using the 1.85 (UMS) firmware from the iriver.com website.
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