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i did a lot of research and chose the iriver clix - very stylish, and affordable - my friend was jealous when he heard the sound quality compared to his ipod too.

Creative Zen V Plus 2GB.$79.99 only.

Alarm Clock

Calendar

MP3 Player

Pictures

Videos(Short clips)

Tasks

Clock

Scratch resistance

Record music directly from CD player

Small

Screen Rotatable

8 presets and custom EQ settings

Voice Recording

get a creative!!! I have one and I like it a lot better than an I-Pod. and for one hundred bucks get the Zen V Plus, it has 4gigs of memory you can put Movies and videos (the screen is kinda to small to watch a whole movie though). it has been getting awsome reveiws. and if you get it from Circuit City you get free shipping!! hope this helps!

http://www.laikeet.com/catalog/

you can go to that online store, they are very cheap