Price Paid:  $120.00 from Bestbuy

Summary:
Lots of people are going for MP3 or minidisc now but good old cd still sounds a lot better. Sure this cd players not so good for putting in all pockets but I still prefer it. It's lasted almost 3 years so far.

Strengths:
Good sound, durable, doesn't skip easily even without ESP on, decent battery life

Weaknesses:
Bulky compared to new players

Similar Products Used:
other Panasonic and Sony

Summary:
I am writing another review of this discman, because I have had it for a couple months now and I haven't much of anything wrong with it. I was using it taking my dog for a walk the other day and for about an hour i was just walking around and i was about a half hour away from my house and it was already dark so i started running while listening to my music and it was even more shaky for the discman because my dog was yanking me all over the place and i was holding it at my side while i ran and it did not skip even after running for about half a minute, and Sonys only have 10 seconds ESP so it shows Sony has done something right with this discman. i only heard it skip once the whole time and it was in my pocket and my stupid dog was pulling me all over the place and its not a very tight pocket so the cd player bounces around a lot. but its the only cd player i can use while walking with it in my pocket.

Strengths:
Seems to not skip while running. Good features. Looks nice.

Weaknesses:
Lid loose

Similar Products Used:
Panasonic and Kenwoods

Summary:
This is a great buy, it looks great works great, has good features. I said pretty much everything in the strengths, I hope it lasts for me.

Strengths:
Hardly ever skips with ESP off, never with it on, great sound, great looks, supplied earphones surprisingly good, really good features, good battery life

Weaknesses:
lid and battery lid slightly loose

Similar Products Used:
4 Kenwood portables that were all defective right from new, 1 Panasonic SL-S200 that sometimes skips for no reason but usually works good