ISO mp3 player that does not have rechargeable batter

[ny biker]

I need a new mp3 player. All I want is something small that plays music. My old one has 1GB of memory and I haven't used all of it, so something with 4GB would be more than enough memory for me. All I do is rip music from cds to the mp3 player to make them portable. Sometimes I make "greatest hits" playlists by combining songs from multiple cds.

The catch is that I want one that uses a real battery instead of having a built-in rechargeable battery. Because I have enough trouble remembering to charge my cell phone. And I don't want to be out at the gym or taking a long walk only to find that my battery is dead so I can't listen to music.

Does anyone have any recommendations? I'm looking on cnet.com but everything there uses a built-in rechargeable battery.

The one I'm replacing is a Sony. Due to their ridiculous proprietary software, I can't add any new music to it since I bought a new pc unless I completely delete all the songs already on it and start over again. If I'm going to waste a full day starting from scratch, I'm going to do it with a different brand that does not have such insane limitations.

Thanks!

[Zen]

This is what I have I think it's just peachy.
And not just because of the name

Here's a few more from Cnet-
http://reviews.cnet.com/4321-6490_7-...?tag=mncol;txt

[smilingcat]

I buy pc parts from newegg.com and been very happy with them. I found a MP3 player with AAA battery.

jwin uses AAA battery. If you decide to get this, please use a rechargable AAA NiMH battery instead of mercury based or other alkaline battery.

it's got good review and price is right. $26.00 with shipping. It's the only one I could find that uses regular batteries.

[MomOnBike]

My Lexar uses a AAA battery. I don't know where you'd get one, though. Mine came with some headphones I bought in an airport. (long story, long wait)

I really like my Zen, too. I use it a lot for listening to books.

[ny biker]

Sigh. There are very few of these on the market. It looks like the Creative Zen is no longer available.

The Sandisk sansa m250 had potential, but in reading more about it I don't think it can be set to repeat one album or playlist, which is a must for me since I like to listen to the same thing over and over.

I even looked into the Sandisk Clip, which has a built-in battery but gets good reviews and is cheap. It also seems to lack the repeat feature that I want.

I think the problem is that I want things that noone else wants...

[GLC1968]

Actually, I have the Sansa clip plus and you can set it to play a single playlist continuously. I don't really like the navigation features (it's not intuitive for me), but overall, I'm happy with it. It was inexpensive, it's very light and small, and it works well.

I LOVED my old Rio Forge Sport that totally met all of your requirements, but they don't make it anymore. I lost mine and I was looking for another one when I found the Clip. The Rio used AAA batteries, had playlists, was small and durable and it had room for an SD card to expand the memory. Mine currently has a 2GB card in it (that again, I wish I could find!) that I never even came close to filling up.