How about a Fuze+?

I downloaded the Rockbox manual for the Clip. I read through it. I don’t like how the screen looks with Rockbox.There is too much on the screen, and it seems like it would be very hard to read. It also seems like the variable speed playback has a manual pitch adjustment., and that it doesn’t automatically change with play speed. It would be very annoying to have to adjust the pitch separately every time the play speed is changed.

“True, Rockbox would meet some of his expectations, but I was thinking about his hardware wishlist. Most significantly, AA/AAA battery power (and accompanying battery life) and full-sized SD support. Two things that ALWAYS seem to be at the top of his frequent requests”

It isn’t just full sized card support, I want support for full sized SDXC cards. they are expensive now, but in a year or so they might be cheap enough.