The cassette players is small and compact and easily portable. It also comes with belt clip. rewind, fast forward, stop, play and record button are easy to see and use. sound is crisp with no buzzing or other noise, buttons work well. Good straight forward tape player. Easy to use, plug and play, no need a drive. works with all kinds of tapes. enjoy the music conveniently in any where via 3. 5mm jack earphone (included). It is a cassette player to bring out the soundtrack of past memories on your cherished cassettes. had some old cassettes you wanted to listen to. volume dial worked well. 1 year ! this Walkman uses 2 AA batteries (no included) or an USB Power Supply (no included). if you use the USB power, recommend remove any battery first.