I'm sure we are going to get more mp3 players in the future for a much better price. They will have all the features we want, single AA battery, track name display, selectable backlight, plenty of memory, button on the front for repeat, kick butt sound quality and tough as nails performance.
This isn't the case right now. I agree with you guys buying the refurb's. My 1st one was $29. I found one of the pins on the backpack bent and straightened it, plays like a screaming rabbit now. What I didn't want to do was spend hundreds of dollars on one and next year have the good one come out and hit the shelves at $39.95. Just to make you feel warm about the Rio, Walmart sells them for $120 right now. Hell for that price I've got a whole caller built, Nady 151; Rio MP3, single pistol case and a few cables and batteries.
Ed