I think it has worked out great. I was going to buy either this one or the shuffle and with this having the screen and the fm radio, it's well worth it. The earbuds are ok, but if you listen to the right bud in the left ear and the left bud in the right ear, IT SOUNDS SO MUCH BETTER. Almost 3-4 times better than normal. I don't think the controls are too hard to work or learn, most people don't want to take 3 minutes to read a manual. Try it out, you will be glad you did.

We bought this mp3 for our son, who is 14. As we all know, kids are not the most reliable when it comes to their things. This little thing has gone thru 2(yes 2) wash cycles and 1 dryer cycle and still works.

The kid says that the sound is of CD quality and works great for him during sports(wrestling and work outs).

For the amount of space and the quality, well worth the money!

I just got the player 2 weeks ago, and just read customer's reviews right now, i see many people agree with me.
Well as simple as some other people wrote already, this is jsut wonderful player, and his price is really compatiable to the product.
It beats the iPod Shuffle without even thinking, the SanDisk player has shuffle too, by the way. :)
Oh, can someone tell me about the FirmWire update from SanDisk's website, what is it giving to me? I mean what's the difference between this update and the FirmWire which built-in in the player.

I love this mp3 player! It's so small and light, making it perfect to jog with. All the features are great, and the battery life is awesome! While exercising I prefer this over my iPod.

To the person who recommends the iPod: Not everyone has $300+ to shell out for an mp3 player. Have you even tried the Sandisk player (and how does buying it make you a dork? haha) Besides, you can't really jog with an iPod hanging from your arm or hanging on your pants. I've tried clipping it to my pants, and the weight of the iPod makes my pants slide up and down...so uncomfortable. It also freezes up after a while because of all the movement. Buy the Sandisk MP3 player if you're into exercising and want a player with some solid features.

I guess I just don't understand why this player is rated so high. I bought it for my wife to use for jogging... it's our 3rd mp3 player and somewhat of a disappointment. The armband is very skinny, which causes a lot of bounce. The bounce causes loud static when listening to the radio. The radio barely pulls in the strongest stations in the area. MP3's have noticable 'popping' noises during playback that do not occur on other players.

The controls are layed out for a left-handed person and are completely unintuitive (one button is labled 'A-B' for repeating a subsection of a song during playback from a marked 'a' to a marked 'b', but it's primary use is to switch between FM/Voice/MP3 modes... who knew?). I designed interfaces for a living, and had to read a sub-bullet of the manual to find out how to switch to FM mode. The design has a bulge in the back for the AA battery (this could have been a plus if it had been on the other side b/c it would allow you to rest it on a desk w/ the interface right-side up for viewing). Navigation is a pain (Especially with it on your arm). Controls have to be held for certain amounts of time to activate functions.

About the only thing that is better than the other players we own is that it requires no software to transfer the mp3's.