Looking for help finding the right mp3 player

[Loony Dagda]

After paying a couple hundred bucks for a crappy ipod that keeps dying on me, I've decided to leave apple behind.

Unfortunately I don't have much experience with non-apple mp3 players. So I'm looking for some help finding the right player for me.

The things I want out of a player are
long battery life
inexpensive
decent space (preferably more than 1gb)
No difficulty switching between whatever songs I want to listen to.

I hope this isn't asking too much. I can live if the player doesn't meet all my requirements.

So any advice is much appreciated.

Ciao XP
Loony

[Dreamnine]

Inexpensive are Sansa Clip/Clip+ and Sansa Fuze. Also the Samsung Q2.

A bit dearer, but excellent players are the Cowon range, Sonys, the Samsung P3. Have a look round the forum. There is also the Zune HD.

[Loony Dagda]

Thanx. I'll check those out.