Come to think of it, this is probably the first time I've ever been in the general chat forum.

Anyways, I've been looking for a new MP3 player, but the main problem is I am extremely picky about the features I want, and no review seems to comment on the stuff I care about. So I'm throwing it out to the collective wisdom of the EoFF community.

1) Not an iPod. I've had several different iPods over the years (all given to me) and I have disliked them all strongly. The iPod UI was the major source of my gripes, and I know it is kind of considered the state of the industry, so most models have a very similar imitation UI.

2) I don't care about anything other than playing music, and I don't need more than ~4-8 GB

3) I manage my music by what directory I store it in, and what file name I give it. Since I have a lot of random tracks I found online (video game music, remixes, ect..) having them sorted by the internal track information is next to useless. I want to be able to customize how stuff is sorted.

4) Given that I may not be able to get what I want, does there exist a shuffle type device that can store multiple playlists on it, thus eliminating the need for a GUI.