So I have a very unique situation. I needed an MP3 player with button volume controls, because I listen to music during light medical (usually dental procedures), but as you can imagine when you're in the dental chair, its very hard to use a touch screen phone or ipod, and often the earbuds with the volume control pack don't reach to where my hands could change the volume or song without getting in the way of the procedure. So it did what it needed to do, HOWEVER. This SD slot is ridiculous. As See full review