4gbish flash players... anyone disappointed by the lack of choices?

[bubbagump]

bubba, great suggestion, i loved the Rio players, but they went out of business, veeery hard to find...

They have the Forge and Carbons, some with sd cards installed. I bought two Forges from them. They shipped fast, no problems. Note to those not familiar with the Forge: buy the 256 MB version. The 512 does not have an sd slot. I'd also buy the 49.95 version. Pair it with the Patriot 4 GB sd card from Newegg or wherever you can find the best price. I paid 79 bucks for the card. On the surface, the Forge isn't the bargain it used to be due to other 4 gb dap price drops but it has a combination of features the newer daps don't. Primarily the use of AAA batteries. If you travel a lot, this is a major feature - no looking for the next charge. Other features that are important to me are the ums functionality, Audible compatibility and the fact that it has sd expansion. If the Forge ever craters, simply remove the sd card and use it for whatever you want. Another Forge, camera, Garmin and other gps devices and so on. On the downside, it lacks the easy to read color screens of the newest daps and while very small, it doesn't have the sex appeal of the competition (ie. iPods, iRivers...). You probably won't impress the girlfriend with it but your geek friends will appreciate it.

http://system.s2gstore.com/site/RioA...FRRwUAodI2vUAA