Creative MuVo V100 2 GB MP3 Player (White)

I debated whether to go with the Muvo 100 or an ipod and I'm glad I went with this one. What I like:-you plug it straight into the computer and can just drag and drop whatever you want into it. My husband has an ipod and personally, itunes is just plain frustrating as a middleman.-it runs on one AAA battery and it lasts a LONG time (and its easy to carry a spare).-it has three "favorites" folders (Library A, B and C) to sort your music into. Side note: I've also used one of the libaries to hold an audiobook that had too many tracks for the "root" menu. It worked wonderfully.-it is light and small and I can stick it in my pocket or clip it on. Side note: if you get the armband for it (if you cant find it, look at the Creative website for it), it comes with a silicone case with a clip on it and you dont have to use it with the actual armband.-it puts each audiobook into a folder (you can create folders). On my husband's ipod, when he goes to the "audiobook" section it doesnt list just the books, it lists all the tracks for every book and you have to scroll thru them all. Of course these are imported books from a disc, not downloaded from itunes or audible. It may be different if we used that instead. Side note: dont try to rename Library A, B or C...it doesnt like that.-it's price! I didnt want to spend big bucks on something that can break so easily. If I break this one it wont be hundreds of dollars down the drain. (I've had it 3 months and it's actually pretty tough!)-you dont have to worry about fingerprints or scratchesWhat I dont like:-I'd like more than 2GB, but it's not a deal breaker (I can get 3 of these for the price of an ipod nano!).-no bookmark feature. I listen to a lot of audiobooks and it does start playing where you left off, which is nice. But if you go listen to something else (like music), you lose your place.-you cant arrange the folders however you want, but this is a fairly minor issue. At least you can create folders!The main problem I have is the bookmark feature. That would be really nice. But all in all, I like this Muvo a lot. My husband's ipod is the brand spanking new 160GB one and I was overly impressed with the space!! But I was less than impressed with the player itself. It's big, bulky, and not as user friendly as you'd expect for the price. At least with this 2GB Muvo, you can afford several of them!!

Update of what I wrote below: I found the only solution via email from Creative. It was to reformat it. If you experience my problem, you can get help from Creative free online within a month or two, or also free via e-mail help. My situation was to reformat it, thus losing the contents; of course other problems can exist with other solutions. I like it. Both Amazon and Creative were cooperative, easy to deal with. I raise my evaluation from 1, to 4 stars.Original evaluation: I bought this MP3 player in December 07, and was went thru the process of returning it to Amazon just after getting it. But just before returning it I tried once more to correct the problem with a telephone conversation with Creative. The second guy seemed to correct the problem of my player indicating "no music", while Media Player indicated it was full. So I didn't return it.I had Spanish learning material on it, and when I tried to play it in March 08, the same three tracks played over and over, despite all the material I had downloaded appeared on Creative MediaSource 5 (this shows what is downloaded onto the player).So I called Creative again, and they told me I would have to pay for help online, and if I had to return it, it would cost me $25 handling fee. These fees would amount to what I had paid for the player. They suggested I find the solution via free e-mail websites. Of course the websites indicated the problem as being common, with a simple solution, but I was never able to fix the problem.Besides investing in the cost of the MP3, I spent 20 hours or more trying to fix this "common, easy to fix problem", which makes me feel stupid for wasting so much time and trouble (like spending hundreds of dollars to fix problems on a car, hoping each expense would make it good, only to eventually draw the line and dump it).Having said all this, I have no other to compare it with; hopefully other brands are better.

C'mon - this is ridiculous. I just bought it. Great unit. Reason I bought was for audio quality. Can't use any of my WMA Lossless? If I had realized that, I would've just bought an iPod for the inferior audio quality. Also, it takes forever to upload it.

I have a few other flash players and, in comparison, this is the poorest purchase. I bought it because it plays audible and fits a niche between my 1g players and my much larger ones. The sound of the music is comparable to the other players.The cons for me are as follows:1. I always lock my player both while listening and while off. The muvo's lock is in the settings section rather than being a simple switch. That makes it inconvenient to lock quickly.2. Transferring files to the muvo takes much longer than with the other players.3. The usb needs to connect directly to the computer- not to a hub. It's thicker than a regular usb connection. On my computer the way the usb ports are set up, it took up two slots.4. The navigation system is similar to the one on my Iriver t10 but not as stable.5. A minor complaint is that it came with no case or arm strap. The size is comparable to the Iriver t10 and to the Sansa both of which come with cases.For someone who is new to mp3 players, I would recommend the comparably prices Sansa m250. It is far simpler to use and has similar features with fewer negatives.An update:I've been using this player now for a few months. Far from growing on me, I am even more unhappy with it. I'd lower my rating if I could. I alternate between this and my older 1GB Sansa. It takes 20 minutes to transfer 1 book to the Muvo and 5 minutes for the same files with the Sansa. Possibly the Muvo still uses the defunct 1.1USB format.The 2GB version of my Sansa is the same price as this player and is a far better player. It also has a radio and voice recorder. SanDisk SDMX3-2048 Sansa M250 2 GB MP3 Player (Black)