I've had this thing since for 7 years and have only recently traded up for an iPod Classic 160GB. The sound quality is as you'd expect from Creative, awesome, and the memory is fairly good even by todays standards. There are some setbacks though - 1. The headphone jack breaks internally, but can be fixed through an online guide - simple but can be a pain if you aren't familiar with basic tools and a soldering iron. 2. The software required is pretty crap.. it struggles to rip tracks or play from the mp3 so its better to get an online alternative (I personally like using XNJB which is for mac). 3. If the battery is removed and you've got a lotta tracks, prepare to wait as it takes its time to load all the contents. 4. Finally - SOFTWARE UPDATES. many people have had problems with this as Creative's website is as lousy as its software applications but to be fair you just need to find the right update, and you're fine. Now its time for some reasons to buy it:

- sexy led lighting
- various colour options
- fair memory
- easy control
- Durable
- handheld size
- tidy music library
- fast charging
- led pulsing when charging (nice)
- can be used as a memory stick
- calendar
- fm radio
- date and time settings
- custom sound controls
- recordings

During the 1/3 of my life I've owned this, I've dropped it numerous times and it merely bounced and kept on ticking. Ok the back case lost a few chunks of plastic but the point is, its solid.