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Strengths: Features. Customer Service.
Weaknesses: Size. Software speed.
Summary: I'm very happy with my Neuros. When you get down to it the Neuros packs a lot of features into a device that is smaller than a cassette player or portable CD player. Sure it's not as small as an iPod, but in my opinion it is still small enough to be portable.
I use mine on the commute to/from work. Usually that means driving for 45 minutes in each direction, so I set my car radio to 104.9 FM and set the Neuros to broadcast on the frequency, then I select a playlist or just play random songs, albums or genres, and I'm on my way. Occasionally I have to commute by train or take a flight, the Neuros works well in both situations with the supplied earbuds.
Trasnferring your music collection can take a while on the earlier USB 1.1 devices, I upgraded to a USB 2.0 version which is 10x faster. If you get a 20 gig model you can probably get by with the 1.1 USB version.
The PC software (Neuros Synchronization Manager) that comes with the Neuros is a bit slow when used to change tags and while copying the database to the player, but it is very functional. If you are computer literate there is a pretty good java freeware alternative available called NDBM which some people prefer because you can move files to the player a bit faster. Which one is better is a personal preference, I prefer NSM. If you try them both, make sure to try them with only a few hundred music files because their databases are not compatible.
The software that runs on the player itself is very functional and is always being upgraded with new features.
Some of the features that I like are the ability to browse albums by artists, the songs on those albums can then be played in track sequence; MyMix playlist allows you to add songs to a playlist while you are listening to music, later you can create a new playlist on the PC and copy those songs to it; the built in equalizer; and the ability to flag a song on the Neuros to be deleted from the PC the next time you synchronize with the PC.
Clearly the Neuros is bigger than an iPod, but it's also 1/2 the price and more functional; it broadcasts FM which can be used in the car or for party mixes at home or at your friends houses; it can be used as a hard disk; it comes with an A/C adapter and car adapter; you can record your voice directly into the built in mic; you can record using the line in connection; it creates MP3 files on the fly; but if size is all that matters to you then you should save up for an ipod.
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