Sansa e260 (SanDisk)

I have an e130 I use for music, and nothing else, has pretty good battery life and an SD slot so I like it :P

I've never owned a Sansa, but that is looking nice! I may have to pick one up!

Yeah, at first I was a little skeptical because I've never heard of SanDisk making mp3 players. I was looking at this one because Samsung tends to be one of the 'brands' in the electronics biz. However, when I took a closer look at the Sansa, the less weight, the better looking sheen, the video capability made me take a second look (you can also upgrade space with a SDMicro or w/e). It resembles the iPod nano in terms of style (although it's a little thicker but in turn, MUCH sturdier) but has greater capabilities with a lower pricetag (AND Sansa actually did intend for the battery to be changed by the end user [just a screwed on back instead of being a whole molded together case *cough* ipod]). The only thing that I would say would be a gripe would be: I would have made the touchwheel so that the white ring was eliminated and instead the entire middle black button would be a turner(for scrolling) as well as a selection button, keeping an entirely black scheme. That's the major gripe and the other two are small: I don't think you can put a custom background on liek the Creative products and the status bar (the one that tells you what % the song is through) has stupid colors. But other than that, I got eveyrthing working (WITHOUT iTunes) and was lickity-quick fast. So being that light, if you buy this thing with a portable case (I got one for my daily running) and that replacement warranty at Best Buy (you have a problem with it? ok here's a new one), you're really set to go. This is gonna be my new recommendation and as a perk, I'll become a trendsetter! w00t