The iRiver T6 is a budget MP3 player that still manages to include some decent features in addition to audio playback for a basic MP3 player.

The iRiver T6 is a sleek and slim unit, featuring a glossy black finish, six touch-sensitive control buttons and a 1.8-inch LCD screen.

Its 4GB of flash memory is capable of storing around 1000 songs in either WMA or MP3 format (the only two audio formats supported) and iRiver rates the T6’s battery life at around 28 hours of continous music playback. It’s also capable of displaying photos, however the screen is not particularly bright so it doesn’t do a great job of this. Rounding out the feature set is FM playback and voice recording, both of which perform reasonably well for an MP3 player in this price range.

The iRiver T6’s audio quality is pretty good for a budget player, especially when you upgrade from the basic headphones included in the box. If you’re looking for a cheap MP3 player with good sound quality and a couple of extra features thrown in, the T6 is worthy of review.

The iRiver T6 MP3 player’s Australian price is $99.

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By Caroline Warnes