I like may others ended up buying this thinking that I could save a bundle by not spending it on ipod, but I was wrong. The player works, but there does not seem to be any software that seems to work with the player other then windows player. You will not be able to use podcast on this and cannot use the video player on the device. The only good thing that came out of this was the fact that I could salvage it by using it as a backup device.Save your money and buy the ipod instead