50/50 after a long wait...
928042
First, this thing ships from Hong Kong, so it takes quite a while to get to Texas.
Next, I ordered 2 of them. One works well, the other doesn't work at all.
Send it back? That will be a 3 month process. Take my losses. 50/50 to get a working item.
4115082
Received after a long wait, tried using it and seems working fine for now.
4899355
Well it was long overdue but finally made time to get it , and a reasonable price tag at that
4129154
I got the CD I wanted and love it. But....(and here's the rub)...It took two weeks to get!!!! I noticed the box looked different than other shipments. This one came from England! No wonder it took so long. Be careful when you order less expensive versions of the same item. You do get what you pay for.
160718
I got this about a month ago and it seems fine to me.  It got done what I wanted to get done.

I read some of the other reviews and can understand why folks might be disappointed if they received the wrong items.

For ME and me alone it worked out fine.

For you?  Pays your money and take your chances (a wee prayer might help as well).

John.
3580743
After a long long time waiting(I am not in USA,), I get it in my hand finally just now.
I tried it and also I reviewed it in detail and I can not help saying: perfect.
One more thing I want to say: the shoes in my hand are little more perfect and better than the pictures of it here on the amazon store, really.
2718105
It's been a two week journey both to get a working apple and then get the FLAC files in shape to hear on my stereo. If you want to know how I did this, read further and I might save you some long and sleepless nights.

1. Getting the Apple
I ordered the little USB apple from Amazon after reading about how great this little thing was. The apple arrived intact, stem and all and I was thrilled. That was short lived however after I found that the USB was defective. Nothing showed up on two computers and two other electronic devices. Amazon refunded the money in a jiffy and I found a used one (the new ones were gone by now) through their warehouse. I had it delivered in two days. When I opened the box, to my horror the little apple box inside the package was smashed in on one side even though the shipping box was fine. (Hmm, UPS reboxed maybe? It was not in a smiley Amazon box) Even though the little black box was badly damaged, the apple inside was fine and this time it worked!

2. Playing on the Computer, iPod
The USB comes with two full sets of music files, mp3 and FLAC. On my PC (Windows XP) I could not use the little button they talk about in the included read me file to transfer the files to iTunes. I had to do this manually. All I had to do my drag the mp3 files into the iTunes library, then transfer them to my iPod. Everything went fine, all is there, album art and all.

As for the FLAC files, they would not play on the computer, but I downloaded Winamp a free program and it plays them no problem. Boy did they sound good on my pair of Bose computer speakers, but that was not enough for me, oh no, I wanted to play them on my stereo [evil laugh here].

3. Playing on my Stereo (Read only if you are brave)
Well there's a lot of technical stuff I slogged through on the internet during my week long journey to figure out how to get these great loss-less files to work on my stereo. If you'd like to take that adventure this is a good place to start: [...]

Without getting into all that mumbo jumbo and trial and error, here is what I did that worked. WARNING! You have to spend MORE MONEY!! (If you are super tech savvy you can probably figure out a free way that is ten times the work)

-Convert your FLAC files to (24 bit-lossless --the same) 48kHz WAV files using dBpoweramp's Audio Conversion software.[...]/ $38 (FLAC files will not play on a DVD or CD player.) Video DVD players play only 48 or 96 kHz, not 44kHz) The FLAC files are 24 bit 44.1 kHz.

-Make an audio VIDEO DVD using Audio DVD Creator. [...]$39.95. CD players will not play 24 bit files. The biggest is 16 bit and it won't sound as good. If you have an AUDIO DVD player you can use AUDIO DVD software. Explained: [...]

4. If all this is too much trouble I think you can buy an NBOX 2nd or 3rd generation media player to connect to your entertainment system. It should play your FLAC files right off the USB. I said should. I don't know for sure. You should research that. NBOX 2nd Gen is around $40 on Amazon. The 3rd is even more.

BOTTOM LINE. Yes, this was a PAIN! But............ When I finally got to hear the white album on my stereo, using my DVD player, I almost cried, the quality was soooooooo good. I have a CD of the same album and it sounds flat in comparison.  The converted FLAC files sound life-like, organic, real! Like others say, you can hear things you've never heard before. You will feel like the Beatles are in the room with you --yes, that good. Well, if you have pretty good speakers.

The four stars instead of five are because of the extreme hassle the USB FLAC files are to play.

You may want to go into the discussions about this product, lots of good info there, and confusing. But if you are gonna get the USB, you really should know what to do with it when you get it.
3530557
It was a long wait, but I got it. Planted it. Now waiting for the suckers to start to grow..
322681
Not sure yet if I like it, since it has taken me a week...YES...a week...so far to download 128 gigs of songs onto the SD card. That's painfully slow. Still waiting though for the connector that will let it be used with my MOJO amp and Mr Speakers Ether C's..I'll update after I've actually heard the thing..but this download time is absurd.
4223203
Ordered it back in Dec '11 and still waiting this filter to arrive.
I'm with US Army and stationed overseas, so I typically expect shipping to be delayed.. but in this case after 2 months of waiting I would have to say this is either never sent by the seller or some how got lost in the mail.
Not sure what I can do in this case.. so if Amazon customer service can able to help track this, I'd greatly appreciate it!
Tks,
Bon
3313642
Patiently waited 3 weeks for arrival. After unboxing, never turned on. Called Cyberpower for assistance but they couldn't resolve the issue. They said it must of been a power problem. I'll be shipping it back to them so they can figure it out. It truly sucks that I will have to wait a lot longer for something I had high hopes for. This model was doing so well with reviews and unfortunately I had to crash the party. I'll update this on the second attempt, which means I'll be giving CyberpowerPC another chance.

UPDATE: 4/21/2015
Thank you Cyberpower! You guys fixed the problem and now its running great so far. Your costumer service representatives and technicians were extremely informative and helpful! It was another desperate wait shipping-wise but that's due to our differences in locations. You guys are based in Cali while I'm out here in New York.
3852610
Music was great, but shipping was more than a week late.  I'm a patient person but there's such things as standards.  MT was the only reason it was worth waiting for.
3792362
I wasn't told until i completed the whole pruchase that it was going to take a whole month and half for this thing to arrive. I get that it coming from hong kong but damn this long? regret purchasing this item. :(
3095806
Finally, a whole year later. And it was worth it. Sato-san, please don't make us wait that long again, please!
4313926
Took forever to arrive, but it was a great deal!
1991612
I ordered this item on December 14, 2014 and got it 13 or 14 days later. Came in a neat, sturdy little box while the device itself was encased in another box made of firm plastic. It appeared as it does in the pictures shown; however, after having it for almost two months and have only used it maybe a little over a handful of times It would seem that I'm missing the top screen that seemingly dims the light. I have no idea where it's gone, but where you see the black outline in the pictures (like the black outline between the green at the top and bottom of the screen) is white for me - and kinda freaks me out for some reason. I really wish I could post a picture. It still works perfectly; the audio is wonderful; and the battery life is fantastic. The controls are something I have to relearn, which after some fumbling I'll have down soon enough. I love the fact that you can make folders of music depending on your preference, and adding music is as simple as drag-and-drop - though I think it took me some time to get it to actually find my music on my PC. I've learned during my quest for a new MP device that a lot of these players won't allow folder creation and will make you scroll through ALL of the songs added just to get to one and will start you over from the very beginning of the list when shut off. Absolutely not down with that, so even though it's missing its screen and took roughly two weeks to get to me I'm still very content with my purchase. Also, I found the exact MP3/4 Player in a claw game at Pilot Flying J (Travel Center?). Depending on your skills with that kind of game, you could probably get a 2 or 4GB player for a dollar.

Update (11/11/15)
I'm still content with my player and found the missing black screen; however, I'm rather displeased that I can not add any new music to this device from my computer for whatever reason. Instead of a little window popping up to access files when I plug it into my computer, nothing comes up and will only charge. For $13.98, it's an alright deal if you're not planning to update any of your music....ever. I'll try using it with another computer in the future, tho I shouldn't have to.
1613397
Finally got here took forever, but im glad. Need to hook up with prime