I have had this mp3 player for 2 months, and it has slowly and steadily failed on me. It started off fine - on the plus side, files are easily imported onto this player, and it is easy to navigate with a good interface. However, it repeatedly freezes or turns off even on full battery, and finally in the last few days it stopped recognising the card inserted into the back and now refuses to turn on after the initial warm-up screen. i advise buyers to get a more reliable machine, as you will be sorely dissappointed to waste your money. ALBA support have not been very supportive, to say the least.