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The editors liked
Solar powered
Battery life
Sound quality
Ease of use
Good looks and solid build
Solar power genuinely works
Builtin battery so you can use it on cloudy days
Very decent sound
Compact and ruggedised with rubber side-cheeks. No need for mains electricity
Excellent DAB reception
Solar-powered
L Band reception
The editors didn't like
Build quality
Picky DAB tuner
Solar power feature comes at a price
Summer sunshine required to play and charge at the same time. No FM option
Excellent DAB reception; solar-powered; L Band reception
No FM tuner; overly enthusiastic station listings
In the small, light and highly portable solarDAB, Roberts has achieved a good combination of smart energy collection, practical design and appealing looks. It's not without its faults -- chiefly its weak speaker and lack of FM tuner -- but, for garden...
The Roberts solarDAB isn't the most powerful or feature rich DAB radio on the market but its combination of a lightweight yet tough construction, easy to use controls, superb battery life, solar power, and international DAB compatibility means it's one of...
Abstract: The solarDAB is distinctive in a number of ways. Firstly it has a somewhat unusual design, partly due to the need to incorporate the solar panel in the top of the device. Aesthetics are always somewhat subjective, although I did find the design grew on...
Abstract: One of the Register Hardware team took the radio to a recent festival and reported that the handy device provided enough chill-out sounds for a full three days and still had power on his return. If you listen to the radio to any great extent outside t...
Abstract: Green gadgets are popping up everywhere and they are a few leaps on from the limp attempts we have seen in charging things from solar and wind in the past few years. The latest to arrive at Lordpercy towers is the Roberts Solar DAB Radio, this is the l...
