I use a tiny iRiver flash player. My 256 MB version will hold about 6 or 7 full albums, even more if you're willing to downsample. And it's available in versions up to 1 GB in capacity. It plays wma files and has a built-in FM tuner. Aside from size, I like it for its extremely logical menu and its tweakability. You can adjust all sorts of things from backlight duration to graphic EQ, sleep timer, shuffle, playlist, repeat within directory, repeat file, etc. This description just scratches the surface - the unit has a very indepth menu which allows you to customize it in many ways to your liking. And it's never obsolete - iRiver updates their firmware periodically which adds new features such as 3D sound and longer battery life. A firmware flash takes just a couple minutes using your PC and USB cable.

But the best feature of the iRiver has got to be its recording capabilities. Along with voice recording through the online mic, you can record directly from the built-in tuner. And with the line-in jack, you can capture any source as a 16 bit 44.1 KHz file encoded up to 128 KBps as an mp3! This last feature makes the iRiver worth every penny in my book. I have used it to capture and create mp3 files from sources that are otherwise inaccessible. I don't know if you can do that with an iPod or any of the other players, but you can with an iRiver.

Oh, last but not least it fits perfectly in the ashtray of my 300E - looks like it was made for that slot! I plug it into the input jack on my stereo. Got rid of the bulky CD changer and CDs, and have never looked back...

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