One dealer told me it would only be released by year-end..which is perfect for our southern hemisphere summer!
I wonder how B&O plan their launch schedules, this product should have indeed been launched before European summer holidays , so that all rich(!) people buy it to their kids as a present for them passing their exams, or something like that..I think a lot of people would have enjoyed taking the plane or going to the beach with this new toy!
A friend on mine has the Samsung version, and it is very compact,light, robust, the 4Gb version has a built-in radio, microphone, photo viewer, so why wouldn't B&O keep that? It would justify the higher price compared to BS2. The sound is very very good, most people consider the Samsung to be the only Ipod Nano alternative, so...Only the screen disappointed me, for photo viewing, I found it lacked contrast, as pictures were quite pale.
What I like however about this product is that it finally has a single & direct USB connection for downloading & battery charging, so you no longer need to travel with the B&O "travel charger" that was bigger & heavier than BS2 itself, and also that you won't need BeoPlayer anymore to store your music files. And the Samsung player has the longest playing time of all present MP3 players, around 30 hours!
What I can't understand is that B&O designed a complete range of SD-card based products (BS2/3/4), & then suddenly changes its strategy (reminds me of 2-way remotes or the colour range that changes as soon as you've finally got the complete system at home).
Reunion Island is greeting you!