Advantages: Ability to play cd-r's and mp3's and good sound
Disadvantages: Doesn't come with its own rechargeable battery - this has to be purchased seperately
If you're like me and prefer handling your music rather than merely transferring data, (geez, I'd be up for a portable mini vinyl deck with headphones if it was easily transportable!) this isn't a bad little runner.
The reason I purchased this rather than the multitude of other portable cd players available at the time was the fact that it could easily play re-writable cd's, and more importantly could read mp3 data from a cd.
Not having a computer with a cd burner would make this less useful, but then any mp3 player without a computer isn't so much fun.
As always the included headphones don't really do the sound justice, but if you have a nice set of your own you shouldn't be too disappointed.
While this player has the ability to play mp3's, has good sound, good anti-skip and a solid cd reading laser what can be annoying is the function.
I'm so used to my mini-disc player controls being on my headphone lead, I tend not to take this out and about anymore as it's not much fun having to retrieve it from a bag to change volume, skip a track or read the stored information on the screen (oh yeah, it does that too and can tell you the name and composer of an mp3).
What I was pleased with was its ability to play and play and play when my home cd player retired itself. I just plugged this straight into my main system and was never let down.
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