I don't think anyone is going to take out the iPod until someone can actually compete with iPod + iTunes. A cool MP3 player alone just isn't going to cut it.

and this dell player sounds more like the cowon ones from 2 or 3 years ago. i'm still using the iaudio4 and it works great AND has a larger colored display.

$99 for 512MB capacity? I can get a 1GB iPod shuffle for that price.

Apples-to-apples comparison here (no pun intended) is that the iPod shuffle at 512MB is $69. Maybe this is just me, but I listen on random anyway so a display isnt all that helpful and the FM tuner certainly isnt worth an extra 30 bucks. Maybe if the Ditty were $10 more than the Shuffle at 512MB I would consider it worth the price, but not $99.

All this is a moot point however as I wouldn't buy any player that only has 512MB of memory. I would definitely stick with flash for size concerns, but I think 2GB is a minimum for me.

you are better off with a sandisk. Having played with 2 sandisks and this dell. Just my too sense.