fuck the expensive ipod. my $50 irock mp3 player with 256mb smartcard works damn well for me. i just change the setlist every other week. No biggee cuz even with an ipod, you gotta connect every now and then to upload new songs. And when i'm on the road == i don't want to keep staring down to traverse through 5,000 songs to find what i like. i use my protable mp3 player as my portable current playlist.