"Jim Hackett" wrote...
Is the case REALLY an aluminum alloy as the ads state? I find that hard to
believe in a $12 radio...

Only the front of the radio is aluminum. The rest of the
case is plastic.
I think the reference to $12 was meant to be funny.
I've never seen the Degen version that low, more like
$25 to $35. I *think* the Degen comes with a Chinese manual,
Chinese lettering on the case, and a 220v adaptor with no
converter.
The Kaito version is more expensive at places like
univeral-radio.com and radios4you.com, but it has an English
manual and lettering, plus the proper voltage adaptor.
I love mine.