hey, before you go out and buy an ipod, check out the latest mp3 player from sony... way way cooler than an ipod... cheaper too... check it out here (not a referral link): http://www.sony.com.au/walkman/catalog/product.jsp?categoryId=23995
I have a dell DJ and like it a lot. My wife has a small creative player the size of a persons thumb, not sure the model though...
I bought one. It was really tiny and cool, but it was not working ha ha so now I have waited 5 weeks to use my new IPOD Nano, hopefully its a good player also! //Andreas
I recently bought a cowow iaudio x5 and it's the best!!! You can see some pics of it here: http://www.iceblue.co.za/cocopod/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=56&sid=d974b331758d4a7b726acde789b2c890 It's a link to my mp3 player site where I am comparing it to my old yucky mp3 player...
Go with Ipod Nano. I got one the first week it was out (because it was so small and my Archos AV320 was dying on me). I listen to music for over an hour every day so I don't mind spending the extra money, you could probably get better value for money from other players but my nano suits me fine. I've already had 2 people buy one after seeing how nifty mine is - word of mouth really works huh?