DJ wrote:
If you had $500, would you get a mint, late serial number Sony 2010 or a new
Eton E1?

Well, I wouldn't pay anything close to $500.00 for a 20 year old
portable, mint cosmetics notwithstanding. I owned one for 8 years. It
was a very nice radio when introduced, but I think the E1 has it beat
on features alone.