Bargain price for only $99.90 plus tax, which is a killer. The cheapest Made in Japan Sony CD Walkman in Sony's lineup. G-Protection skip-free feature. Very well built and sturdy. Waterproof.

Controls are rather small and hard to push.

I got this Sony D-SJ01 for a cheap discontinued price for $99.90 plus tax at Fry's Electronics and I was the last person to get it before it was actually gone. Not like people who usually paid $200 for it and thought that it was very expensive. Good thing I waited the last minute. The reason I got this Sony D-SJ01 is because it was the cheapest Made in Japan Sony CD Walkman in Sony's lineup. The look of the player is sporty and it looks great for both indoors and outdoors. It is very rugged with protective metal shield to add durability to it. Not like regular Sony and Panasonic portable cd players with plastics surrounding it. It has 40 hours of playback time by using 2 AA akaline batteries so I can listen to my music longer without worrying about dying batteries. One of the feature I like most is the G-Protection skip-free feature that recovers 10 times faster on shocks than ESP. In my opinion, G-Protection is the best skip-free protection in the market. So far, it has not skip on me yet. The Sony D-SJ01 includes a variety of accessories such as hand strap, 2 AA rechargable batteries, battery case, headphones, and AC adapter. It can recharge any 2 AA rechargable batteries in turbo speed, which is a good thing because I only waited five hours and then it is full. The buttons to play, stop, and search the tracks are on top of the player and they are often hard for me to push. The buttons are rather small as well. They are design for one hand operation by placing your hand in the carrying strap. Anyway, hope that the Sony D-SJ01 will last long as my old 1990 Sony D-25 Discman, which is still running strong and trouble-free after 12 years. Hooray and excellent job Sony! Go get one now because it is getting hard to find.

Similar Products Used:

Panasonic SL-NP1, Sony D-25, Sanyo CDP-35, and Sony D-FJ61 portable cd players.