The fun factor isn't so important in, say, a lawnmower or a dishwasher, but a portable media player should be fun to use, and the E100 just isn't. This player looks sweet and offers robust audio file support, as well as extras like line-in recording and a microSD slot, but it just doesn't deliver in the usability department. The controls aren't intuitive, and since the user manual is thin and vague, you can end up spending a lot of time fiddling with buttons and options until the player does what you want it to. I expected more from the manufacturers of the excellent Clix and the Clix gen 2. Ultimately, the frustration of navigating the E100 outweighs the player's laudable feature set.