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Warning! I have now taken one of these things back to Target THREE times! I would have gladly gotten money back the first time, but "conveniently" target only allows for an exchange with this item (they blamed it on Memorex, but who knows.) Every time you hit FF or RW, the entire thing freezes until you turn it on and off. The display only works half the time and not always correctly. MP3 feature? Forget it. I've tried multiple MP3 cd's and none worked (that was fun, trying different cd's and having to turn the thing on and off every two minutes). The remote barely works too. These were just a few of the things that all three boxes I got had wrong with them. A few had additional flaws.
I still have the third one- it's sitting in a box because I was unable to return it this last time because they didn't have them in stock. I was given a choice between choosing one of their 40 dollar items as an equal trade or their only item that was more expensive than this one, a 160 dollar item in which I would have had to pay the $60 difference. I decided against that because I didn't want to be stuck with a 160 dollar piece of worthlessness knowing Target's pointless returns/exchange policy. I think from now on, I'll avoid Target and Memorex.

This is the perfect "boom box" for playing CDs, Tapes, Radio and MP3s. At the clearance price..., how could I pass it up??? The only thing that keeps this from getting a 5 star rating is that when playing MP3s, the unit tends to overheat to the point that the laser mistracks. Excessive use (i.e. continuous play for more than 3-4 hours) will cause the unit "sensory overload" and the MP3 CD will begin to skip. I've had no problems with normal CDs or tapes. Overall this is a good buy. I'm just glad I didn't spend the... list [price].

The first player I had to return to Target. It would not recognize any CDs. The second player worked. However, it will not recognize all MP3 CDs, but it is better than my home unit (Samsung). The display light burned out after a while, I thought. It came back a few days again, but would not stay on. The direct track feature is cumbersome. The player does not load fast. It took me almost 5 minutes to load one MP3 CD. At least it recognized it. Overall, a C+ until something better comes along.

I picked up one of these at a local Good Guys. Within a couple of months the CD (and thus MP3) stopped working. As a cassette player it has eaten multiple tapes (mostly books on tape which always sucks to loose one of a multiple tape set). The radio works fine, but 1 out of 4 functions doesn't even start to redeem this unit. I hope other manufactures take note, because IF the unit worked as it was designed, it would be the perfect small portable stereo. I spotted Amazon carrying this while shopping for it's replacement. I still haven't found one that fits the bill, but if you are looking for something like this, I'd try another brand first.

After reading the reviews I came sooo close to not buying this product. Something told me to give it a try. I love it! It works great and I haven't found any MP3 files it won't play. I just leave it on most of the time. The full function remote it wonderful. The sound is really good and I like the digatal tuner. You can put batteries in it so you do not lose the programing when unplugging to move. It has so many features I can't list them all. By far the best I have found and I really looked for two months. I am very very happy and suprised with this terrific Boom Box! I have had no problems at all with it!