I own a Rio SP250, which is the same thing as an iRiver, just rebranded. I like it, but getting a non-CD player would be so much easier as the mp3 CD players are VERY skippy. I can barely listen to my CD player anymore on a school day since it's so hard to keep it from skipping. However, I do like my in-dash mp3 CD car stereo (The kenwood KDC-MPV619). I bought both of these about 2.5 years ago. THe car stereo is still kicking (and I doubt it will break any time soon), however, considering how much use I got out of my CD player, I doubt it's going to last much longer (hence the need for a replacement).
As for MD, Sony is the only company that supports it anymore, and I don't trust anything sony, however, it may be viable as a cheap device to use for running (i'm rather afraid of running with a large HD mp3 player, and I have been actively searching for a flash mp3 player.)
As for MD, Sony is the only company that supports it anymore, and I don't trust anything sony, however, it may be viable as a cheap device to use for running (i'm rather afraid of running with a large HD mp3 player, and I have been actively searching for a flash mp3 player.)