over 65 mb mp3 players

I received this MP3 player as a freebie throw-in with my Dell computer. If I had actually paid any money for it, let alone the actual sales price, I would have returned this zero-star performer in a flash.

The only upside to it is its design simplicity: part of the unit detaches, plugs into any USB port, and is then recognized as a portable drive. From there, you just move files into/out of the player just like any other drive. No additional software installs, setup, etc. - true plug and play.

Unfortunately, the cons are much more numerous. The most disappointing aspect is the sound, from the ill-fitting earbuds that deliver the thinnest of tones to the playback unit that chops off the first millisecond of every track. That latter fact really makes this unit completely unacceptable. Also, the lack of any LCD display coupled with buttons that are small and difficult to use make control a constant problem as well. Capacity is so-so - I've had to lop tracks off of many albums that I've attempted to load. Lastly, the packaged unit doesn't come with any armband - it's available as a separate accessory, which seems excessive for the price.

This player is fine only if you can find one for dirt cheap and are looking for an option to use when you're mowing the lawn or any other dirty activity where you'd be reluctant to bring your "real" MP3.

I got this item for my birthday and it is great! It holds plenty of songs! I don't know how I ever lived without it.

I use mp3 exclusively for audio books and text to speech stuff. Therefore the lack of a "resume" or infinite pause for that matter, make this unit inconvenient at times. Also, they need to get the hint: NOBODY LIKES YOUR EARBUD DESIGN. I don't want to swap earwax with someone and share a set of assymetrical earbuds, so JUST STOP. The first thing I did when I unpacked the unit was to plug in my RCA earbuds in its place. MUCH better. Next was to put a keychain clip on the unit. (I took the twisting one from a cheap keychain laser and it works great.)

The big improvement of this player over my old one is the fact I don't have to burn a CD to listen to a quick web download, VERY NICE. Also, it is small enought that you can wear it for hours and forget you have it on. The lack of an LCD screen is not really a problem, becauseI figured it was new and they would add them to later models. The unit also seems pretty rugged.

In order to recover the use of the unit, you may have to run SCANDISK and defrag every once in awhile. Slightly annoying, but at least you don't have to use the crummy software that comes with it. Just treat it like a portable USB device and drag and drop your files, or the VERY useful "send to E:" via right mouse click command.

All in all, I like this product, but hopefully the newer models will address this one's shortcomings.

(Did I mention that NO ONE LIKES THE EARBUDS???.)

Thanks.