Sony Walkman D-E301 Personal CD Player

I was given the Sony Discman ESP D-E301 on the Christmas of '97. I have been satisfied up until a couple months ago when it started skipping even though it has ESP. Also it became very scratched and the appearance has slowly started to deteoriorate more and more. I don't know if it's because I have had this cd player for so long or what, but I have been satisfied up until this point. I've never had a different cd player before this one either, so I don't feel the need to change unless it breaks down totally. Another good point about this cd player is the fact that it's light weight. I cart this cd player around in my back pack and it doesn't add a lot of weight. This cd player is very easy to operate, I didn't have to read the instructions because I had already figured out how to use it. I would recommend this product for first time cd player users.