After reading several reviews I decided to order this and I am glad I did. The thing works great. I lift 5 times a week and hit my MP3 on weights, bars, and the floor more times that I care to admit. This skin protects it perfectly. The clip also works great to attach it anywhere you want, even a hat visor. The only two complaints that I have is that it is very hard to put on as it snuggles the player (which I guess ends up being a positive) and the plastic screen that protects the player is a bit opaque so the luster of the video screen does not come through 100%. Still that is a small price to pay to avoid scratches. And you can always buy a protective sticker as well, which run about 4 to $5. I am buying a second one for my wife's player.