Best non-i-pod MP3 player?

[Global Warming]

So what is the best non-apple mp3 player? I need as large an HD as possible, and dont care if its a color screen or any of that. What MP3 players offers the most space for the buck?

Thanks.

[Toronto]

iRiver, but what is wrong with the iPod for the price and disk size it is one of the best?

[Global Warming]

Well both iRiver and Apple are expensive. Dell has a 30gig for $239. Apple and iRiver both charge $299 for only 20 gig.

Anyone know any larger and cheaper than dell?

[crazidude]

I personally like the creative zen. It looks so cool, but the iRiver one is nice.

[Global Warming]

I personally like the creative zen. It looks so cool, but the iRiver one is nice.

Thanks!

Yeah Creative Zen has a 30 gig for $189. and a 40 gig for $229. That is the best I have seen so far.

[SFDMALEX]

I would by a Creative product just because they've been in the audio business for a long time.

[pharzo]

Creative also have a Nomad, retails for about $280, 60 GB

That's the largest capacity available right now AFAIK

[Global Warming]

I use a Sony Hi-MD player, for some reason always had a soft spot for 'em. A disk can only contain 1GB, but it's smaller then HD players and very reliable.


Yeah I had a very nice Sony MD player I bought in 1999 for $400. It was pretty cool but back then they could not play MP3 disks. That would be nice but I still would not want to mess with the disks even if they can hold a gig of MP3s.

[Ghostbat]

IAudio is supposed to have the best sound of them all..

[abbor]

I always liked my Creative Zen, untill I dropped it on the ground pretty hard so it was destroyed... Got the money back, but used them all on a party-trip to denmark... :P

[komotar]

I was on the European presentation of the new/facelifted Mazda 6 near Pisa and all the journalists got presents. It was an Iriver MP3 player. N10. 256mb.

A cool thingy. My first one. I use it almost every day. Allthough it's a bit short
on the memory part, it's enough fr now.