Awesome
This was purchased by my spouse, not me - first MP3 Player as well. Excellent purchase and we may buy another.

Solid Value
It's pretty much what you'd expect. You can drag mp3 files into its music folder like it's a USB flash drive, it plays them fine, and its battery is sufficient. Headphones were surprisingly not bad, though initially seemed weird (it's meant to dangle from your neck to about mid-chest).

The LED light thing is kind've neat, but after a while it can be distracting/awkward in public.

I went looking for a cheap, 1gb-ish mp3 player didn't require I install proprietary software, didn't use disposable batteries, and could keep playing for a full day's outing, and that's just what I got. If that's what you're after and you're not particularly picky about playback options, I definitely recommend it.

Ok
Bought this mp3 for my daughter. Took us quite awhile to figure out how to download on it. Don't like the music manager software that comes with it. The sound is good and I like that it goes around your neck so that she doesn't have to hold it (drop it). However she said the earpieces hurt her. She uses a headphone instead.

Cool Pendant mp3 Player
Intrigued by the hubbub surrounding Apple's latest Shuffle, I thought I'd do what I usually do and see what lower cost alternatives were available!

Enter this nifty little Pebble pendant from Samsung. It looks cool, sounds great, is easy to use, and its price is right.

The included necklace earpods offer very good sound -- not quite up to my Bose earbuds, but those cost three times the price of this player and pods combined! And these Samsung pods don't zap my inner ears with painful static electricity charges like the Bose buds!

Some of the copy I have seen describing the Pebble make it sound as though the unit puts on a real light show. That's not true; the LED on the tip changes colors to communicate various operation modes, like the unit's EQ settings, charge status, or file transfers, and that's all.

The LED does NOT seem to pulse in time with the music or change colors depending on the style or tempo of music, or whatever.

As far as I can tell, there are only three EQ settings here -- regular, studio, and live. I prefer the regular.

Really, my only gripe involves the packaging. The clamshell outer case needs scissors to open, and then you face an arcane Korean puzzle trying to figure out how to extract the product from its permanent plastic case inside.

Then there are the directions, written in mouse print so small Desperaux himself would despair at not being able to read it...

Still the Samsung S2 offers further stylish proof that you don't need a pricey ipod to enjoy your favorite tunes when you're on the go or in the gym. Highly recommended.

I LOVE MY PEBBLE
I got this product because I needed to replace my IPOD, and am really happy with my Pebble. The size is really great and I think that the necklace piece will be great for when I start running. The battery doesn't last as long as I would like it to(I listen to it while going to bed and by the second night it needs to be reacharged again), but overall I think this is a great product. I plan on getting my fiance one soon.