Review by: Museekster
7digital is a music download website, based in London, UK. It started in
2004 on a limited scale but really took off in 2007 as a resource for music
downloads.
Catalogue
The website has a catalogue of 3.5 million tracks. Even video,
audio books, and comedy tracks are available for purchase.
Most of tracks are offered in WMA format (DRM protected). Now that all major
record companies have dropped DRM more and more MP3 tracks are appearing even
high in high quality (320 kpbs). Some albums are available in the lossless FLAC-format.
Registration is free and you will even get a locker for the songs you purchased. This locker is an online backup, where you may download your purchased songs again, should your files get damaged or lost.
Price
DRM protected WMA files cost 79p per track. MP3's are 99p a piece. Album prices start from £5.99 per album. Albums in WMA and MP3 are equally prized. There even is a limited number of free downloads
Payments can be done with MasterCard , Visa, Maestro, Solo, Click and Buy and SMS.
Download manager
The free 7Digital Locker Application can be used as a download manager
Pros
- Reasonable pricing
- Nice look and feel
- Backup of your tracks in your personal locker
- Excellent download manager
- High quality MP3 and FLAC
Cons
- Most songs are only available as DRM protected WMA
- Navigation on the website is poor
- UK and EU only
Conclusion
7Digital is a fast rising star in the business of paid downloads. Now the MP3 catalogue is growing it will appeal to a broader audience. Unlike the Amazon MP3 shop 7Digital is available in the UK and EU.