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Title: Tough enough but far from finger-friendly.
Review: I purchased this shock-proof Panasonic after disappointments with all brands of cheaper thirty-dollar players. I've had it for only six months and see it's been pulled, so maybe there are problems with the model which I have yet to discover.It's a tough, hardy, water-resistant player, and the hand-strap is indeed extra insurance against droppage if you plan to take it with you for walks, etc. The primary limitations are lack of any sort of illumination (pretty much true of all portable CD players) and the flat, rubbery, poorly-designed controls (which taper into increasingly tiny surface areas, so that hitting "advance" requires tiny fingers with micro-management precision). Needless to say, the player is far from ideal for those "night walks." In fact, there's no way a manufacturer can justify selling these for above fifty bucks and hope to offer a competitive alternative to iPod-type players.
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