I've had mine for about 3 months and think it's great - in particular the "hold recollection" - remembering where you are on whatever you are playing across several tracks, and the very quick fast forward - both useful if all you listen to are 2 or 3 hours podcasts.....
Anyway, it just stopped as the battery was low (during the Beatles "For Noone" on the radio show I listen to), and the screen was completely blank when I attached the player to the computer. I thought it was all over. But.... I read this thread, plugged it in again and held the Power Button for at least a minute (whilst I read some more of this), and when I looked again it was back on. It didn't come on after 30 seconds, so I'd suggest people hold the power button down for at lleast a minute or more before they give up on it (or leave it to power overnight).
