Hate to say it, but the reviewer has a point. I agree with him that it's too expensive for only 1.5 gigs. Its only advantage over the ipod is form factor.

You complain that the reviewer is comparing apples and oranges, but I don't see anything else to compare it to.

I think Rio would have a much better chance of selling the Nitrus if it weren't priced exactly the same as the 10-gig ipod.