This is not much different to look at to the ones in the 80's but there is no handle to get in the way. There is a space to lift up underneath which I am not sure is such a good thing as if you are carrying other items you might drop it. The sound is pretty good, not as clear as Hi-Fi speakers but still very acceptable. I am going to visit a few charity shops and but CDs from more artists that I may not have heard of. I also have all my old ones as well. i haven't used the DAB radio just yet so I can't review that yet. Battery types are a lot smaller than they used to be which is good and I may look into rechargeable ones for this item. It might be good to have these as a group buy item, batteries and a charger pack.