Thanks paradocs!

It was not Santa, but my cousin. I can hardly blame a hair stylist / writer for not knowing all about Linux I have thought about using an MP3 CD player. How is the battery life on them? I suppose they don't need to spin as much but the decoding could possibly use some juice. I'd also like to keep whatever device I get in my pocket for walks to school but then again something that holds more would be good for when I'm lounging around outside. Amazon.com has the 128 MB version of the Nomad IIc for just under $90 which is very good so for the extra $10 I'd go with that over the Kanguru Micro unless I found it very cheap. Another part of me just wants to wait until something like the 20 GB Rio Karma is cheaper. Bah! So many options and I'm such a scrooge when it comes to spending on myself!