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I really liked this little (very little and light) mp3 player. After reading reviews here, I knew to update the firmware, which I did. I liked the software that came with it--very easy to use. The same day I received it, the screen stopped working, but then after an hour or two, I checked it again, and it was working again. Stayed working for almost a week, in which time I filled it up with songs. It was a great little player. Once I got all the songs in, I turned it on and the screen went through some error messages. The "help" documentation on the CD was no help at all. I got a few ideas from the Creative web site, which got me new error screens, but I never could get my computer to recognize it again. Creative was going to have me pay for shipping to return it, but luckily Amazon recognizes that customers should be valued. I'm trying to decide whether I'll order another one or try another brand. I was surprised at how quickly I filled up 256 MB, so maybe I'll look for one with a larger capacity.

just for the record: last day off my vacation in mexico and i dived into the Carraibean with my digital camera into my pocket :) (don't ask why) and althogh the camera is now mearly scrap (pentax optio s) the memory card works fine and i didn't lost any of my vacation photos with would have been a lot worse - so SD cards are water proof and salt water proof :)

It's surprisingly small which allows me to easily toss it in my pocket. Thus far I've downloaded about 50 songs and still have room for about 30-40 more. The only problem is finding the right place to download from. I avoid Kazaa due to its spyware/adware and virus problems. I currently use MusicMatch which works great with some extra work. I burn a cd first ( which I normally do anyway ), then I use the software that came with the Rhomba to burn from the cd to the Rhomba. There's probably and easier way but this works fine for me. I still recommend the Rhomba for people who are looking for a less costly mp3 player or for first time buyers of mp3s.