This is my first mp3 player and I now regret having waited so long to buy one. The 8G of memory sold this player to me as I have way more mp3 files than it can hold, but did not want a hard drive type player. My only problems with the unit are that I don't like the headphones, and windows media player does not always want to auto sync right with it once the memory is full, unless I manually delete files first. I bought koss portapro headphones for it and the sound quality I now get amazes me compared to the old walkman type players I have had. I didn't buy the ipod simply because of it's much higher price and now I am glad I saved the money. I would have given a 5 star rating if I considered the headphones even usable.