i just bought a Sandisk w/1GB the other day ... it's not an ipod but it holds 1 gig (several hundred songs) and comes with everything she would need (cable, battery, instructions) It has 20 fm stations, is as light as a feather and sounds very good... I'm hearing words in lyrics i've never heard before... it also doesn't get THAT loud either so it's unlikely she'd blow her ears out ... windows media/rhapsody/realplayer (and i'm sure others) are set to transfer onto mp3 players ... the instructions aren't the greatest, but once you figure it out (and it won't take very long) it is very easy to add or delete songs on the device ...new technology looks daunting but they make these things so that even I can make it work ... i don't care for the earbuds(headphones) but i can make them work... probably there are better buds out there
regarding music sites, she can find Christian music sites from which to download, but even if she chooses rhapsody, etal it's really up to her not to download inappropriate tunes ... most music will cost anywhere from 49cents to 99 cents per tune ... hope she can copy friends' cds and then transfer to her device...
have fun .... ps - you're a good uncle ... or is that aunt?
I've heard great things about the SanDisk MP3 players also. I have the 2GB M250 and it works very well.
The recently released e200 family (also plays video) is highly rated (you can check out the reviews on CNET).