Surprise surprise, Zune sucks.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Prudence

Three words: Proprietary music format. The inability to replace the battery also factors in.

iPods also play mpP3 format which standard now. mp4 and aac are available not required.

I see how the battery replacement can be an issue for someone.

Features other than disk space? Video isn't a big need at the moment, although that could change. I do like the FM tuner on my mini-disk player.

The iRiver is supposed to be good. I haven't been impressed with Creative's products or support but I know a lot of people like them.

If you will be running or using it during a lot of high impact activities I recommend getting a flash memory based player versus a hard drive based player. The hard drive can be damaged with enough impact (my iPod will shut off when I am running because of the movement).