Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I was considering buying an mp3 player, this would be the first one, and I did a lot of research. I was looking at the Sony HD1, the Creative 30gb Zen Xtra, the Iriver one, and this one. When I learned that the Creative player usually fell apart between one and two years, I decided against it. All of the Hard Drive based players that I looked at had internal batteries and therefore, after about a year, the battery life was shot and the player was useless. Therefore, I decided that I needed a replaceable battery player. This small player 3" x 1.3" x 1" has all of the features I wanted, and is fairly easy to use. In my winXP computer, I could transfer mp3's into folders on the device and each folder acted as an album. There was no software to install. In the player, you can navigate to different folders, and then play those folders or indevidual songs in those folders. Unlike the sony player, this player will play MP3's any way you have them on your PC, this means VBR mp3's too. Also, unlike the Creative player, you can choose to have the player display information from the ID3 tags, or from the file name, so if your mp3s aren't set up well, its no problem. The buttons are a littel confusing in the begining, but after 5min, I could use it perfectly. Also, it can be used left handed to right handed, the LCD rotates. There are many play modes that you might want like Shuffle and Repeat. These are all easy to use. Overall, a very nice player. I would buy again. 1gb is enough space to switch files in and out, and since the battery wont die like a HD model, and the HD wont die either, I think it's the best choice. Main good points: -replacable battery -VBR mp3's -Shuffle and Repeat -ID3 tag use, or path display -No software to install -can store any media on the drive like a flash drive -easy to use -Left or Right hand use -Nice display <<UPDATE: Still use this MP3 player, but have had to resolder the headphone jack and superglue the 'on' / 'play' button back in place. Still impressed with the functionality.>>