10. REC

9.  Durability

8.  Listening to songs 2x’s as fast

7.  Sharpening problem solving skills when trying to re-arrange near dead batteries to get a few more minutes of juice

6.  Ability to press the eject button as many times as you want (come on you know its fun)

5.  Cover Art/Liner Notes

4.  Mix tapes for your girlfriend

3.  AM/FM Presets Radio

2.  Critical decisions on which cassettes to take with you

1.  Album’s still dominate over singles