   good flash mp3 player?
  I''m looking into buying an MP3 player (because I don''t like having to burn CDs to listen to them), and I chose a flash player because I want to carry it with me when I go running, and not skip.  I looked on CNet and found the iRiver iFP-390T, but the price tag may be a bit steep for me to waste on only an MP3 player.  I like how it looks, though, and I may end up getting an older model.  Do you have any recommendations for a better MP3 player / comments about this one? 
  I don''t know much about the flash ones, but don''t rule out hard drives just yet unless they''re out of your proce range completely.  My iPod puts up with casual jogging around the ''hood, and even occassional sprinting(when I''m late for class).  No skips yet.  I think as long as it''s in your hand, and your motions are fluid, you should be OK.    Tolerance is a drug.  Sycophancy is a disease.;Dell Digital Jukebox;  What, no one has one of these funky iRiver flash-player-on-a-chain things? ;  Creative Labs Muvo TX''nuff said. ;  The Rio S35 seems to be pretty good - and made for exercising.  It''s memory can be expanded and it takes a single AAA battery!  My sister has one, and it has great audio output. ;  It *really* depends on what you want. If you have to carry around your entire music collection all the time then a harddrive player is the only sensible choice. For those you will pay (>~$250) and will require some sort of pouch attached to your belt or a coat pocket. However if you only need 2-4 hours of unique music, and are willing to spend the 2 minutes it takes to swap in a new complete playlist then a micro-flash player would be for you (128MB-256MB would be the best price point, 64MB is too small and costs almost the same as 128MB, 512MB is too expensive - you should be looking at HD if you want that much). The next choice would be how you want to balance cost with features. For ~$50 US you can get a barebones no name 128MB player that weighs nothing and is the size of a Bic lighter (uses single AAA that weighs more then the unit itself). These players are very easy to use (just pop them into a USB port and drag mp3 or any other files onto the drive that appears) however they have no screen and only basic play features. For a good price ($100-$200) with all the features the Creative Labs Muvo line would be my recommendation. ;  Try to avoid players from RCA: they have a proprietary format that must be converted to before placing the music on the flash drive, preventing you from using the device in the music player of your choice.Mine (RCA Kazoo) forces me to use the God-awful MusicMatch Jukebox software.   Resist everyoneI am your only friend. Click here for more information. (MOVED);  A flash player is fine, I have nothing against spending a couple minutes once every few days to change around the songs on it.  With two recommendations for the Creative Labs MuVo line, I''ll look for a nice player from them.Hm, on that link in my original post, it seems that the release date was around July last year, but online retailers don''t seem to have it in stock.  At first I thought that it wasn''t out yet, but then I noticed that it said 2003. Strange. ;quote:Original post by Fuzztrek  The Rio S35 seems to be pretty good - and made for exercising.  It''s memory can be expanded and it takes a single AAA battery!  My sister has one, and it has great audio output.   quote:Originally from site  ....expandable to 256MB.Stroke that one off the list. 