oh thanks!!! this is just what i needed. knowing what brand to look for will give me a lot of leeway in what im getting.
oh this sounds great!!!
also, between my last post and now i found my old 80gb ipod, with the scroll wheel and screen lol. turns out theres a big modding community for it and even a website that gives you the parts you need to replace the hdd with a sd card(s). sounds neat!!! will probably stick with getting a mp3 player for now, but its something to keep in my mind for later.