Help me! MP3 player suggestion

I was searching ('search' feature) and didn't find anything down to the 6th page. So, I started this to ask for a recommendation on MP3 players that conforms to the following guidelines (from most important to less):

1) Very small
2) Very small
3) Replaceable batteries
4) Storage capacity
5) Long battery life
6) Price

That said, it probably needs to be a flash player (size). I want replaceable batteries because i do not want to have an exausted one after 3 months of use, and also something generic that i can just drag and drop files to it, so it must be usable without installing any thrash on my computer... I would like 1GB, if possible (price), but I can go with 512, since I want something cheap (compared to those 1000Gb ones), very portable, that can fit in a pocket easily, and I'm the guy that doesn't like a lot of musics (only a few - 100 to 150 - that I hear a lot). I've seen some players that accept SD cards for expansion, but, although i didn't see pictures, i believe they will be a little big to me. Anyway, I have almost (if any) knowledge about players, so i may be thinking wrong...

thanks!

I could only find those at 2gb capacity (a.k.a. very expensive: ~ $190). And the nano, as I saw on newegg just now, has a color LCD, which is something I don't need at all and, imo, is only there to increase the price and is one more "breakable" thing. I want something as cheap as possible, without giving up on quality, that will deliver what it's intented to: plain old stereo music. No need for videos.

@abf: hi again! there are two players (all from creative) that I can probably buy. I've made a comparision, using Newegg's great web site, of 5 (3 creatives and two iRivers), so you can take a look at that to see what I'm talking about.

Right now, I'm going with the first one (MuVo TX FM English/France), unless you have some warning for me on those. It has FM radio, which is something I really want (i forgot to tell that) and seems very good. My only concern is about the display. Is it hard to see? Is it a backlit? Is it easy to look and read at day or night (edited: the zen nano seems to be good on that, for the pictures)? Obviously, can you answer me that... ?

Why not the iRiver? Price. I don't want to pay that much for a 512 player. That's it. The extra juice time (having AA instead of AAA batteries) is good, but don't compensate, for me. The ability to play ogg is a tentation, but I almost don't have those, and it's not something LameFE can't do.

Why not the Zen Nano? it doesn't have radio (fm tuner). newegg says nothing about it, and creative's site says it does. However, the creative site is about the zen nano plus, not zen nano (which is the one newegg has). Does it have fm tuner or not? On creative's site, there is no page about the zen nano, only for zen nano plus, and that makes me wonder if they are the same product (the plus beeing the 1gb model, instead of 512)...

thanks!

It's great to hear from someone that had one. what's your feeling about the FM radio tuner? i've read that it won't be that good (antenna beeing small??)... and some people considered it more like a plus than something they really looked for. Another issue I've found on net was about a small noise that could be heard when the backlit was on. Do you have that problem?

About the Zen Nano: they really don't have FM tuner. The "plus" name is not for the capacity. Right now, I'm going for the MuVo TX FM. I'm not that excited about the blue color (seems to be the one of the worse), which is the only one newegg has, but I don't mind about comestic issues...

Thanks eskimo_socks, I will probably buy the TX FM. It's not that I live in a desert or in a farm . Instead, I was thinking about some reviews on the net (common buyers). I believe I won't have problems with it.

@zenguy: I do appreciate your opinion, but when you don't tell why, it's not that informative... I won't buy any iRiver for the price ...

thanks for the inputs of both you.

@plageclochard: it's not late. I have until early january to decide.

trip to US = time for shopping

Excellent one!

@plageclochard: It seems very, very nice, and all reviews tell that the sound quality very good ("excellent/exceptional" on CNET). ogg capability, multicolor lcd (not necessary, but why not?), info-rich LCD, and promises good sound.

@Revenent: He already said on his 2nd answer.