Why would anyone want to buy an mp3 player? I almost did, and I'm glad I didn't! I got the Sharp 722 and it is totally kool! This thing looks like a nuclear reactor, but not even that could make this baby skip. I droped this on the cement while I was walkin home from school and it didn't skip once!  The sound is almost exactly the same as what you recorded it from, and I've  played in a band fro 5 years, so I can really hear it. You can even hook  the thing up to a mic, and make your bands ( or whatever) recordings! And  Sharp gives you everything you need! Much more than other MD. You get a  rechargeable battery that basically lasts 4ever, and then if it does run  out, You can plug your MD into a wall jack, or if you still want to go,  Sharp included a little screw in thing so that the MD opperates on 1 AAA  battery!  The sound is supurb, and the best thing is, for a $3 cord at  Radio Shack, and a couple of Mini Disks, you can save hundreds on CD's. All  you have to do is connect your MD to your computer and download free mp3's  on to it! Why buy an mp3 player when you can have this for about 1/100 the  cost for the music? Sharp also includes a cord so you can record off your  VCR, your TV, and I even recorded the remix to Magic Carpet Ride on my  Triple Play 2001 Playstation game! Yep, hooked it right up to it! Now, that  I have one, everyone else wants it. So get on the band wagon, the more  people to get on, the faster prices will lower!  Email me with any  questions about the player, I'll answer them all.