When i got my BS2, alot of my friends bougt ipods and no one could understand why i would buy the more expencive BS2. In retroperspective, I saved money. Everyone else had to get new ipods, not just becous new models where released all the time, but becous they all broke.

The only problem with it is that i sometimes have to jiggle it a bit in the charger to get it to understand that the BS2 is on it. But that problem only showed up a little while ago, after 4 - 5 years of hitting, dropping and sitting on the player.  

David:

... but no one in adelaide understands true style,

I respectfully beg to differ.🙂 

I'll re phrase... 99% of the people i've come across so far.  

Hey i forgot about those cases, maybe if i get one of those i'll be able to keep using it and stay sane for the next 8 months! 😎 

I regret selling mine.  I used it as my sole MP3 player for 3 years and then when in the US last year bought and iPod.  The iPod is great, but....... I miss my BS2!  Probably because of the design, simplicity and battery life.  I may buy another one at some point (spare cash allowing)

Greg