Some assistance with purchasing an mp3 player

Hey,

Well since Ipod came out, everybody has been wanting to get one and alot of you have. I am considering to get an Ipod as an option but I really want to get it for all that space. I have three options that i would like some of you to help me out with. I really just want to use it for music of course, good battery life and realibilty, good user interface and usuablitly such as navigation and its features and specifications. Here are the three:

  1. Creative MuVo 2 - ( http://www.australia.creative.com/products/portaudio/muvo_2/ ) ($399 AUD)
  2. Creative MuVo Slim
    ( http://www.australia.creative.com/products/portaudio/muvo_slim/ ) ($369 AUD)
  3. Ipod Mini

The mp2 comparision page is here: http://www.australia.creative.com/products/pricelist/Creative_June_2004.pdf (scroll down to page 7 of 8)

I like the Muvo2 since it has a portable harddrive as well as playlist support.

here is also the chart: http://www.australia.creative.com/products/comparechart/comparisonchart.asp?product_cat=3&product_subcat=56,53,

What i dont like about the ipod is the battery life and issues with itunes that i have been hearing about. I would really like some help in which one to purchase but among these 3 players only. Im leaning over to the MuVo2 , what do you think overall and why? (please give me a somewhat definite answer)