so i used to have a iPod mini that i got 2 years ago, but i filled it up with about a 1000 songs, and it broke. yeah.. it was only a 4 gig and this year i was gonna buy a new iPod with my christmas money (a 30gb video). i saw this thing called the microsoft zune, and the dude at walmart said that that one was better, so i bought that instead. same amount of money and everything. so far i think its great. it has a bigger screen than the video ipod and the screen also doesnt get scratched (as easily or at all). mine is black and they also have white and brown ones. its pretty cool because you can like customize your own backround, and it has built in radio and stuff. and you can wirelessly trade videos, songs and pictures with friends and ohter ppl that have zunes. anyway, i better get going but if any of you guys are planning on buying a new MP3 player, get the zune. it also works with the 360 so you can get videos or movies or whatever off the marketplace and put them on there, or vise versa.