On Mon, 2006-09-25 at 16:22 -0400, Paul Davis wrote: > On Mon, 2006-09-25 at 16:16 -0400, Paul Winkler wrote: > > If I was shopping again today, I don't know what I'd buy. AFAICT, > > iriver has no replacement model with the same features :-( I *need* the > > external mic input, and I now have so many OGGs that it'd be annoying to > > switch to anything that doesn't play them. > > iaudio ... they do almost everything right. nitpicks: record to MP3 > format when WAV or OGG should be an option. we have an X5 and a smaller > 2GB flash player. > I second the iaudio (also known as jetaudio). My iaudio U2 just accidentally went through the wash and worked like a champ afterword (other than needing a battery charge). Firmware upgrades are free, but have to be done from windows, unless someone has figured out a way to do it from linux.