get the zip. you can probably pick one up cheap when xmas rolls around. an 8GB could go as low as $40 on a black friday sale. the link of the jpg is a pic of the clip+ which was the 2nd gen clip. the zip is 3rd gen. no point in picking up a next gen player until it’s rockbox-able. sandisk is not known to be revolutionary/innovative so the next gen clip probably isnt worth waiting for. i hope sandisk makes me eat my words and gives us something really nice.