Memorex MD644002CP Purple Personal CD Player

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Summary: lacks engineering
Review: I never thought all cd players could be so different, but they are. Before this memorex, I had an RCA portable player and I liked it. 3 weeks after I bought the RCA, it had electrical problems and never ran again. I guess for the price, the memorex is a good deal, but lack of build quality REALLY SHOWS! First off, the colored part of the lid scratches very easy, even rubbing agains your clothes will put light marks in it. Opening the lid, you see a simple design inside that lacks engineering, but does the job.
Other than just apperance flaws, the player doesnt do well with CD's. If your lucky, the player will read a cd maybe 50% of the time. If the CD is slightly scratched, it has a tough time reading it. The ESP takes about a minute to load its 40 second buffer and while its doing this, you can hear skips if you bump the player. The headphones are aweful, but that didnt matter to me since I always use my good pair. Last but not least, the buttons feel cheap when pushed in.
On the good side, the batteries last FOREVER! (I seriously bought this player a month and a half ago and still have the original cheapo batteries in it! probably over 60 hours of playing time on two AA and no BATTERY LOW symbol yet), there are all the standard features such as shuffle, repeat 1/all, program, intro, and bass boot. All things considered, I might recommend this thing to people depending on what your needs were. If you want simplicity and are on a tight budget, buy it, otherwise look elsewhere.

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Summary: Don't buy it.
Review: Total piece of junk and waste of money.

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Summary: It was good while it lasted
Review: When I first got it, I was excited because the sound was great. I was using it to supplement the small stereo I had in my room. My wife took it for a jog. It worked great during the jog. The next time I tried to play a CD on it, did not work any more. Total amount of days with it... 4 days. It would not recognize as having a CD in it and it would not start. I am not sure if I would buy another from this company, I am thinking in buying something that would last more than a few days.