Good alternative to the iPod?

[HopAlongBunny]

I've had the Sansa Clip+ (2G) for a few months.

Pretty easy to use: drag drop to transfer files; you can get fancy I suppose with playlists loaded from Windows Media or the included Rhapsody player (never bothered myself)

The included Rhapsody player seems to be some form of trial ware; free for x amount of time with a fee afterwards; waste of space imho.

Almost all my music is in FLAC format and the player has no trouble at all with it, so I'm happy :) The FM reception can be a bit dodgy at times; apparently the extension for the earbuds acts as your antenna so switching the incl. earbuds out may have had something to do with it. I have yet to add a card to it; 2G seems to be fine. When I go out and get a 16G card I'll report back on ease of use.

I am confused about the microSD cards; the exact same card I've seen priced from $20 - $75 (16G); shopping around will pay-off.

edit: added a 16G card and no problem whatsoever. Just expands the observable space available and drag/drop more files :)