benfica540- i gots a creative and there OK. mine only holds like 120 songs but i get bored of the old ones so i switch em out. As far as downloading music goes all i gotta say is LIMEWIRE.com its FREE!
Never ever buy any new Mac products until theyve been out for atleast a year. I dont know How many people got caught up in the "ipod craze" an had problems.
Buy a MP3 playerfrom a diff company Creative, Toshiba, or ARCHOS. all good reliable brands.