Well,
i decided to go with the earlier suggestion of an iriver product
i got an iriver ifp-890
ive heard that the 790 version can have a problem with the button so this model, which is exactly the same except a different aesthetic design, will likely have the same issue. So i guess ill just have to be careful and use a light touch when using that button.
From all of the reviews and talk ive read, this is the best flash mp3 player there is in regards to available features and software. So far its lived up to my expectations - although it was an INCREDABLE pain in the bottom to install the software since the cd that came with it was mishaped and so wouldnt work in my cd drive. Plus the manufactureres installation instructions using the software you download from their website dont give the proper order of doing things so it took a few hours of playing around with it to get the device driver to work right.
As far as capacity goes, its fine for me, i dont need the huge capacity of a hard drive based mp3 player. I just wanted my favorite songs on it which number around 40 or so. I can always switch out the songs for other ones if i get bored of them since it seems that the file transfer is pretty quick.
Though so far i have 1 issue - the arm band that it came with doesnt seem to fit me! urg and thats the whole reason i got the thing - to exercise with. So i guess its off to the mall tommorow to find one that is big enough to fit me.
thanks for your input
