We just got my wife a second Sansa Clip+ after the first died from overwork after four years of use. (I kept this Clip to install Rockbox but the internal storage doesn't seem to want to hold onto any data. The Clip also has SanDisk-supplied firmware updates.) We both liked the way the Clip+ worked, enough to buy a new one of the same.
The Clip+ is a nice piece of hardware. It has a decent amount of internal
storage (up to 8GB as of this writing), works with Amarok to transfer files in either its MTP or MSC mode*, it obeys ReplayGain tags, the SanDisk Sansa Clip+ has a built-in FM radio, it charges and transfers over a standard mini-usb cable, and the Clip has hours of playback time. Oh, and it has a built-in clip on the back, to attach this MP3 player to your shirt or pants during a workout, and it weighs almost nothing which is important during exercise.
*I suggest using the device in MSC mode, Mass Storage Class, which allows the storage to be interacted with in the same way any USB-connected storage device should work: attach the device, open the file browser, and drag-and-drop the files that you want onto the device. (Apple devices such as the iPod don't work this way and this locked-down behaviour is one reason I dislike Apple products. Have you ever opened an iPod in a file browser? It's a mess.)MTP mode works as well to get music onto the device but it requires an MTP-compatible player, such as Amarok, to interact with the device in this mode. Bad news is that files added in one mode aren't accessible in the other mode; good news is that files added either way are totally accessible from the device itself.
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