Rome Juli
The Juli and the Rome II were also late arrivals to the Lab. The Juli is a tiny pendant in the shape of a ghost and, although the box showed a translucent purple unit, the one we tested was a sedate opaque white. The case is quite strong, mainly due to its curved shape. The Juli is very light at 53 grams, even with the battery, so it is quite comfortable to wear around your neck with the strap provided.
The Juli has 64MB built in and two MultiMediaCard slots, making it one of the largest capacity of the portable units tested. It would in fact be possible to have 2 x 128MB MMCs in the unit, plus the base 64MB for a total of 320MB of storage, or over five hours of MP3s.
The display on the Juli is small--a segmented LCD. There are no track names, only numbers displayed, which can be a little frustrating if you do not remember which track is which. When a track is being played the display shows the battery status, track time, track number, repeat status, EQ, and volume. The controls on the Juli are very simple to use--a directional disc provides play/loop, stop/pause, forward and back, while a row of buttons along the bottom control repeat 1, repeat all, mute, EQ, and a display light.
The software for Juli is a simple Explorer-type interface. Selection of the built-in memory or the two MultiMediaCards is as simple as the push of a button. Transfer times were quite fast at 93 seconds. The Juli will run for approximately four hours on a single AAA battery.
Excellent expandability and fairly easy to use, but the Juli really misses out by not having a full display. It does provide good value for money, however.
Rome Juli
Company:Rome
Ph:Ph: 02 9939 8599
Price:AU$349
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