I first bought a Neo35 instead of an Empeg because I found that an Empeg was too expensive. After only one month I had already decided that the Neo wasn't "all that". It was very hard to search for a specific track in my lengthy database and the shuffle feature just plain sucked.
So I then bit the bullet, sold the Neo 35 and got me an Empeg (which was still at full price then). I've never looked back since.