>>>>I have a friend who is looking for an MP3 player for her daughter. What are some options with downloading music? Obviously, Ipod\Itunes but 99 cents a pop can get a little expensive, especially for a young child who's tastes change constantly. Can anybody recommend any subscription-based players or plans?
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>>>I have a 2 gig sansa E250 that I don't use any more. I'll have to double check, but I think it also still has a 2 gig micro sd card in it for a total of 4 gigs. If you want it, it's yours. It's not going to get her free music, but it'll play whatever mp3s you do get very nicely. Mostly I just used to rip CDs for it.
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>>>Let me know.
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>>Thanks for the offer, but she already has a nice pink player picked out. ;-) I suppose yours isn't pink and girly?
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>Nope. Black and macho (it does video too). Anyway, I'd suggest not spending the dollars on an iPod. Just get a good MP3 player. iTune downloads are easy to convert to MPs - even the supposedly protected ones.

Yeah, I recommended a Creative model to them. My wife got an IPod a few months ago and I hate the stupid thing. I'm not a big fan of them locking you into their software.