I saw this thing in some closeout place like TJ Maxx and I don't think you have to worry too much. It weighs a ton. I am not kidding the whole thing must weigh 4 or 5 pounds! So unless you are into adding weight to your frame for training forget it. When I picked it up my first thought was that it totally defeated the idea behind the ipod(light, compact, etc.) I think they had them for about $30.