Kestrel_909, I too went with Creative.
I was after an iPod mini (there is no point to having 40GB or so of space, you won't use it all for music, and even if you did fill it you'd never listen to it!), but went with the Creative Zen Micro.
Was meant to be an Xmas prezzie but charged it up and put a few tracks on (to make sure it worked avoid disappointment on the 25th of course), and I think it's so much better than an iPod.
COmes with 2 batteries for 24 hrs of music, holder, case, stand, headphones, and a software which is superb for organising your music. It also doesnt delete files like the iPod when you xfer from another comp.
Very swish, very small, and I am very very impressed.