Bear in mind that, as well as the dozens of features the Shuttle lacks in comparison with the empeg player, it also uses a hardware MP3 decoder. This means that you don't get multiple codecs - no WMA, no SDMI (*spit*), and all the other standards that are likely to come and go over the next few years.

So, factor in the cost of replacing the Shuttle a few times and the empeg price starts to look more attractive.

By the way, have they got any kind of shock protection into that thing yet? It always amuses me when I see our competitors claim "Shock-proof hard drives" and then, when you ask them, they say "Well all 3.5 inch hard drives are shock proof these days". Yeah, whatever :)

Rob