inputs.text: space size solid - spent 3 months researching players finally settled rca2850 isnt much bad say model although things kept getting 5 stars principle concern space 20gb makes difference ive got 1200 songs already still 14gb spare keep mind however majority music ripped 128k wma ive found mp3 rate slightly expensive spacewise personally havent noticed sound quality difference obviously higher bitrates result used space physically construction solid metal primary material instead cheaper plastic controls dont feel flimsy one minus sometimes takes times control register player dont know firmware hardware issue every become annoying size surprised much smaller wouldve thought happy integration pc since portable hd pc windows xp recognized no trouble dealing normal drive drag drop files choose music already folders since ive ripped entire cd collection using windows media player puts everything self named folders profiling tool either player software great job tags correct itll sort minus see many songs artists navigation slow albeit still easy browse not fast clearly nothing beats ipod physical navigation pluses display fantastic backlit sizable normal sized song artist names show entirely display playing visible progress bar shows song well time elapsed song artist genre year format bitrate informative sound quality good havent noticed drop offs playback versus cd 128k seems fine controls would certainly rca well include manual bit learning curve online manual fine theres something reading book makes difference yet figure theres way randomize entire contents player rather folder artists genre etc quirks firmware probably ive freeze particularly using pause feature shuffle enabled not often enough make mad sometimes enough annoyed fmrecord nice include however practice probably doesnt give much considering quality soso primary use record songs radio want remember acquire voice recorder would better purpose another minus no linein functionality packaging player good rca well include necessary peripherals soft cover case cassette adapter audio plugs headphones power supply car power adapter usb cable cassette adapter cheap not sound good would recommend getting good one obviously headphones well bundled players overall id highly recommend player rca could improve navigation speed fix quirks would say right ipod obviously im saying ipod top point id also appreciate format support right supports wmasecure wmamp3 youve agonizing decision let sway toward model choice wouldnt good however needed linein capability otherwise go model