I absolutely LOVE this little radio and MP3 player
357165
I absolutely LOVE this little radio and MP3 player. With the card added by a friend who downloaded music for me, I could add more songs than I could listen to walking for the next year! Sound is excellent! Radio works well. The ability to record is a huge bonus. I gave it 4 instead of 5 songs simply because it is not capable of showing the name of the song playing. I would buy another one in a heart beat!
4862524
I love this little radio! I use it every day and even bought a second for our other bathroom. All I do is press the on button, it connects to my phone, and I listen to whatever I want. It rarely needs to charge and works perfectly. Been several months and no issues!
1591975
nice radio and MP3 player. Have not tried the shortwave, but bought it for the MP3 player.  It has good sound, light weight. MP3 you have to play with to understand, instructions are vague. I have used it for both podcast and music, both sound great.  Do not know how long batteries last, I've been using the internal rechargeable battery.  Very happy with this purchase
4308769
I love this little thing, with TONS of sound for the price and size.  My 12 year old daughter got one for Christmas, after I saw and heard what hers could do, I ordered 4 more, in different colors for each person in the house.  The great thing about these little things are you can plug them in to a wall for power or charge them and carry them around.  I also purchased memory cards for each.  Loaded music, radio mystery stories and books on them.  So NOW, when I am working in the yard I can listen and as I move on to the side of the house which has no elec, no problem.  My husband uses his in the garage working on the cars, the kids will use them as mp3 players in their pockets, but when they get around their friends, they just pulled their earphones out and everyone can listen.  Then their friends are shocked at the level of sound.  The lights are pretty nice also.  A lot of BANG for under $15 dollars.  Depending on the color you purchase, dictates the price. I have the green, silver, black, red and pink.
I have been contacted a number of times on how to attach the waistlet.  So I have added pictures on how to add the waistlet, I hope this helps? IF not, contact me and I will see what I can do.
687286
Absolutely love this radio, multiple combination machine!!
It is so cool! It is also small enough not to leave a large foor print!! Compared it to BOSE and it had more to offer.
Thank you. Love it! Debbie
1922874
I bought this to listen to NPR during my bike commute and the TV monitors at the gym. For such a small size, I simply cannot believe how good the reception is! It is much better than the Sony Walkman this replaces -- I can even pick up outside FM stations from deep within the gym! And it's so small and light that it doesn't get in the way! And it's rechargeable, so I won't have to constantly replace the battery! If I had one complaint it would be that it's difficult to tune to presets compared to the Walkman, but I guess that's inevitable due to the compact size.
544055
I was hesitant to make this purchase but as soon as I saw this, I loved it.  It's really a tiny mp3 player, looks sleek and classy.  The screen size is ok for me, great resolution to show CD cover art and lyrics.  Now I take my music everywhere on the car, on the gym, at the office..., a little bit more than 2500 songs nicely organized by album, song, artist, there's a genius dj like feature which mixes music based on your preferences and its very accurate on its selections.  You can also listen FM radio which is great.  The only con I see with this beautiful player, is that the sound quality is not what I expected, volume doesn't go too loud, even through my Bose earbuds it doesn't get the punch level, but it's just nice as you won't get def with it.
3003878
For the price, it's the best little radio I ever owned. I am able to pull in AM stations with out any static and the FM stations are also great.
3605058
This little thing is fantastic! I bought a cheap mp3 player a couple of months ago and it was do crappy that I decided that I needed to just go ahead and spend money on an expensive one that works well. Much to my surprise, this one was very cheap but had great reviews... So I thought I'd give it a shot. I'm so glad I did because this thing works great!! Holds plenty of songs, shuffles well, and stays clipped to my shirt while I workout. I love it!
3732855
I bought one of these a few months ago on a whim and just love it. If you're looking for an MP3 player that is simple, easy to load and random with the music- this little player is the one for you. I have used this little thing in just about every situation, from bicycling to cleaning the house to daily use in the car driving to and from school, and it has held up beautifully.

It's exceedingly portable and once you get to know how it works, very easy to use. Basically it's just: turn it on, slip it into your pocket and go. Granted, it doesn't have a huge music capacity but for what it does have, it holds an ample amount of tunes (think the length of about 3 or 4 c.d's). It is also capable of being put into a shuffle mode, despite everything being put on in a random way when you load it. (Which could be a drawback if you want things in order.)

Now, there are a few other drawbacks that I have discovered in my daily use of this- one being the GIANT button on the front. If you keep this in your pocket and bump up against something, it will pause. Kind of annoying. The only other thing is not being able to charge it anywhere other than on your computer. That's not so great. Although the charge time when you do have to power it up is pretty quick, and the indicator lights are obvious as to when it is done.

Overall, this little device produces good sound quality, the ear-buds that come with it are actually comfortable, the controls are easy to use and it's a nifty little design. I give it five stars for what it is, how much I use it and how it has been consistantly reliable, unlike other MP3 players I've used.
1474223
Awesome little radio. I loved that it is rechargeable by USB.
3596643
I love this little thing.  IMO, so much more for you money than in the 8GB iPod based on what is included.  I have not used an iPod so I can't comment on this user interface compared to the iPod but I find it super easy to use (and I have somewhat big hands and have a little trouble with my fingers on some devices like the Moto Razr menu navigator).  My only complaint is that I would like the auto-off timer be more like a sleep timer on a TV so I can listen to music/ebooks to go to sleep with a time to shut off.  The timer only shuts this off, based on the time you select, after all applications are done running.  This is a minor thing though.  This is also nice because you can record the FM radio so any device that you can transmit over an FM modulator (such as your XM player or your even your PC) can be picked up recorded on here.  I have not used a micro SD with this yet since 8GB is already a lot of memory but I suspect if you buy a SanDisk card you would have no problems.
4414197
I really love this radio. Its the best I have every owned. I am thinking about buying another just to have around. I put all my favorite songs on a micro sd card then put them in the sd slot and the listening begins. It will take a 8gb micro sd card which will hold a thousand songs. I can listen as long as I like then insert another sd card and listen to them. So much better then the old cd player. I use it at home and also in my car. My car has a place to plug in.
2243793
I waited a long time before upgrading my MP3 player, because I wanted something Linux/ogg compatible, as well as something that was minus the fancy video features I didn't really want to pay for.

Finally found this guy, and couldn't be happier. It not only plays all the formats I was hoping for, it keeps your place in audio books, has fm radio, text, and voice recording, all in such a tiny little device! Sound is amazing, especially once you fiddle with the EQ settings, although I did have to replace the standard ear buds with a smaller in-ear-canal version, as the ones that came with it were just too big to be comfortable. The only other 'con' I can see is that it's definitely a fingerprint magnet, but that was easily combated by picking up its accompanying hard plastic case, which works great and hardly adds anything to the player's size.

All in all the best MP3 player I've ever tried or owned. Totally recommend it! :)
3122401
My husband and I use this radio everyday.  It is so versatile, since it has everything from the radio to the cd to the audio input for a phone or mp3 player.  The radio reception can be a bit wonky, but I just use the app on my cell phone. Installation was fairly simple, and it is not gangly or unattractive in the kitchen.  My only regret is not purchasing this sooner!
1424059
This is such a great little MP3 player, I bought 2 of them!  My oldest teen has just "taken over" mine!  That tells you how super it is.
I am honestly new to these players, still using CD's.  But I bought it for the radio capacity, which worked quite well.  I wanted to listen to a football game while on the road, and it performed admirably.  Once I found a strong station, the reception STAYED STRONG and the quality of the playback is admirable.  I did buy the better ear buds to filter out sound.  The buds that come with the player are larger and do not make a tight fit in the ear.  For home use, they are fine.
The player plays wonderful quality sound!  I love listening to my music while on the computer!  The volume is easy to locate and control, the touch pad works great, generally!  At times, I think I need to become much more familiar with how it operates to enjoy it to its fullest capacity.  The small, light size is incredible.  I truly wonder why in the world someone wants to spend 3 or 4 times as much as this unit costs to have a "name brand".  This Coby is great for me.
It plays movies and stores pics, too, all easy to download and watch.  I did find the instruction book too basic, like it was for someone who had owned two or three MP3s prior to this one.  It took me a while to figure out how to delete a file.  You have to be hooked to your computer to do this.  Anyway, I am still learning and I really really like this Coby.  I think you will, too.
1937723
This little music player is great!  I won't refer to it as an MP3 Player because it plays several formats in addition to MP3s. Simple to use and easy to load your songs from the computer. Just plug it in to the USB port and copy your music files into the folder on the Sansa just like copying to any other folder. The FM radio works well too. I get fine reception inside.

Very intuitive to operate. You can be up and running in minutes. The picture doesn't do it justice. It is more shiny silver than grey and the display is better than I expected. Easy to scroll through songs by artist, album or alphabetically.