Rating: 
Summary: Convenience vs. damaged discs
Review: We have owned 2 of the earlier generations of this machine and both began to eat cds after a year or more. When we considered that the machine operates on "shuffle" mode all day, every day (about 3500 hours a year) it seemed reasonable to expect it to wear out. We enjoy the convenience of not having to handle and put away discs so much that we are willing to toss the worn-out machine and buy a new one. The likelihood of the discs being damaged by handling them/dropping them/having the cat sit on them is as great as the eventual damage they will receive when the machine finally starts eating discs.The new feature of being able to program the machine to not play songs we don't like is something we'd wished for. I'll get No. 3.
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