The Sansa player is what my daughter got this last go around. She just loves it.
I'm one of the many who chose not to get on the iPod bandwagon. I got an earlier-generation flash mp3 player back in 2001, that only holds 128 MB, and I didn't use it much for audio uses until I became a Rush 24/7 member earlier this year. I hadn't even heard of the Sansa player until you two mentioned it on this thread. I might get one now.