Staples.com has the 1GB Creative ZEN Stone for $35, which includes free shipping.
Not too shabby if you need a MP3 player for working out. Might make a good gift idea too. The rechargeable lithium-ion battery is good for 10 hours worth of music and the player also includes support for Audible.com’s audio book format.
Creative Labs ZEN Stone 1GB MP3 Player, Black [Staples.com] via dealnews
I would prefer to spend 2x the money just for integration with iTunes (ei: shuffle), otherwise, great piece of hardware for the price.
Jon
it’s only 37.88 on amazon, so i don’t see how is this a great deal. doesn’t seem like anything special.
Just a word of caution: I have a 2GB Zen Stone Plus and I HATE it. The battery life is awful (3 hours?), the UI / menus are not intuitive, the transfer speed to the device is slow. I was so very excited about the ZSP when it came out, and so very disappointed when I started using it.
Who in their right mind would “prefer” to be forced into garbage iTunes integration? Apple is a marketing machine people!! WAKE UP!!! Don’t be brainwashed by their pretty commercials you sheeple!!!!