Samsung YP-30S 64 MB Digital Audio Player and Voice Recorder

• 64 MB flash memory for skip-free playback of MP3 files
• USB connection for fast downloads
• Compatible with Windows 98, Me, and 2000 or OS 8.6 or higher
• External battery pack adds 2 AA batteries for an additional 16 hours of playback
• Built-in microphone for voice recording

I own the YP-30SH which has 128mb (the YP-30S has 64mb). It's a great player, although the software is clunky and confusing. You can download a simple Yepp Explorer program, and it's as easy as dragging and dropping the mp3's you want into the player.

If you plan on using while excercising at the gym or jogging/running, I highly recommend it. It sounds great, is ultra-lightweight, and simple to use. Samsung put a lot of thought into this product, which is evident just from the cool cylinder packaging. It comes with carrying cases for your belt, arm/wrist, and even neck.

No problems running the explorer software on windows 2000 and XP.

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I've been looking for a music player that doesn't skip when I jog/run. I used the Sharp 301 MD player which is great for jogging, but when I run, it skips (forget CD it's worse than MD).

So I went down to [a local retailer] to see what they had in the new solid state MP3 players, and I picked up the YP-30SH (128MB) version ... This is a great little product. About the size and shape of a cigarette lighter, it comes in a tubular package with a very nice arm band clip and other peripherals. It's really unbelievable how small this is. It's really tiny. If you have big fingers, you may find the buttons difficult to operate ([the store] has a 14-day return policy if you buy at the retail store).

When I get ready to run, I download songs from my PC (ripped with MusicMatch JukeBox) by dragging and dropping into the Yepp Explorer software and then transfer the songs. The Yepp goes into a clear holder (like for a beeper) which clips to the arm band, which I then slide up to past my bicep.

I like the display: track, time, etc. nice readable LCD. It takes a AAA I use the rechargeables, they last a few hours, so I do the recharge once a week with my Handspring Visor batteries.

The EQ settings are good too: the Rock setting gives a nice gentle bass and treble boost, but beware the Rock-DBB setting -with a good headphone, the bass will be excessive! This will compensate for cheap-headphone bass.

I find I can easily get two albums worth of tracks on the 128MB player -about 2 hours of playing time. I sample MP3s at 160 vs. the usual 128kbs for better sound (your mileage may vary)

Best of all: no skipping!

I'm giving this 5 stars despite two small caveats: (i) I don't like earbud-style headphones, which this ships with. I ordered the KOSS KTX-Pro ... -truly a steal for a very good headphone. (specs: 15-25KHz,