http://www.viewpoints.com/aboutme/ptlf Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:19:02 GMT Reviews by ptlf http://www.viewpoints.com/SanDisk-Sansa-e260-MP3-Player-review-74944 The bottom line is I wish I had bought a different player.  The E260 has too many quirks that make it frustrating to use.  I have owned it for about 2 years.  The built in rechargeable battery life is down to only a couple hours of use before it needs recharging.  Every 4-6 months or so the player will get a synchronizing error that prevents it's use.  The only correction I have found is to reformat it and start all over.  Doing a web search on the problems indicates that I am just one of many people who have had this problem which isn't a synchronizing or licensing problem at all.  This player does not have bookmarking  capabilities- which makes listening to audio books problematic.  The record button is on the side of the player and is very easy to turn on by accident. When this happens you cannot resume from where you left off, with audio books that means starting a chapter over.  Chapters can be over 1 hour long.  There is a fast forward button, but it is awkward holding...... Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:19:02 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/SanDisk-Sansa-e260-MP3-Player-review-74944 ptlf 2