I have had this mp3 player for several years now and for the first year I was pretty happy with it. At the beginning the battery life was very good- I was commuting long distance at the time and it always amazed me how it would just keep going! The sound quality is very good, the DJ (random) function seemed to have psychic abilities in determining which music would suit my mood, and I had a smug anti- i-pod stance...until the battery life plummeted. I bought a new battery after less than a year and the new one didn't even last that long, as well as taking an age to power up. I did find that while studying the record function was great for recording and playing back notes, but the radio had terrible reception seemingly everywhere. I was happy with it for a long time, but I'm afraid the honeymoon is now over! Sadly I wouldn't recommend this product, apart from anything else it's not very eco-friendly to have to buy a new mp3 player, and battery, every year.