If you just want an alternative to a personal cd player, then this is great. Before, I used one of those to go running/walking, and got tired of all the bumping and skipping, even on the no-skip ones. This doesn't have that problem - and holds 250 songs, which I think is enough to keep anyone happy for quite a while. I had trouble filling it up at first, tryiing to think of all the bands I liked. It was a great product for me - just what I needed to go running. :-)