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get 499 model sports walkman instead

I loved my 499 model (sold here). It had mechanical play/ff/rev buttons. This model has a knob the goes in 4 directions and down. I hate it. It is too sensitive to touch (I often hit it by accident and send the tape back or forward ), and is difficult to use without looking as the orientation is a bit offset. Also the engaging head is electronic and takes about 2 seconds to change from ff/rev to play. For me, it takes too long while scanning stop and go… (I tend to forward through material - like commercials taped from radio). Anyway, it makes for poor scanning speed and if you pass your point of interest, more pain to back up a bit. I have just ordered another 499 model and will get rid of this one. One last negative: The headphone jack is at the bottom! and with it clipped to a belt makes for barely any slack in the (supplied!) headphone cord! Bending a little to the side will exhaust the length… I am 5-11 and so not extremely tall. This unit is a real disappointment. Oh yeah, the buttons are SUPER stiff for the radio/menu/tuning. I understand being new, but it just is one more downer for this miss of a design.

Update (2/9/2012): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen. I also found some auctions for this item here.

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The average rating for this item is 3 out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.