sony d-fs601..the only portable unit I found that would give me a satisfactory "mobile" experience, I think it was about $ 140, maybe less, it met my very high standards....not ipod, but a very good mobile audio unit IMNSHO sony d-fs601..the only portable unit I found that would give me a satisfactory "mobile" experience, I think it was about $ 140, maybe less, it met my very high standards....not ipod, but a very good mobile audio unit IMNSHOThat's a nice portable setup. I have a couple of CD/MP3 players, a Phillips and a Rio Volt, and I still like the idea of CDs. But from my experience with the little Nex player I mentioned ... which is tiny, 3.1 inches by 2.5 inches by .9 inches ... it's nice to be able to put a whole lot of music on a tiny little thing and stick it in your pocket. I'm using only a 128 MB flash card in mine right now and you can get like 50 songs on that. Very convenient.