Hands down, iriver products are the best for this. Read some comparative reviews. I meet lots of people with various ipod clones, and when I show them my iriver and it’s features, they go out and buy one and soon throw their old one away, then, next time they see me they tell me how happy they are to have one. Especially if you use it for recording.
I kid you not.
Sheesh that sounded like a low budget ad. But I’m sincere, and not telling you for any ulterior motive.
OTOH, whatever you buy (if it’s not from iriver), if you really want to be happy with it spray yourself with P93 a few times, and refuse to listen to anyone who has anything from iriver.
Cheers,
Quicksilver