It finally came.
It only took three attempts at ordering and seven weeks of waiting (Singapore’s a long way away), but I finally have it in my greedy little paws.
20 gigs capacity. Enough for my entire CD collection at highest-quality VBR MP3s - twice over, with room to spare. Brilliant sound. Terrific interface. EZ uploading. Not as small as an Ipod, but Apple was sitting around waiting too long to make a Windows interface.
Ahhhhhhhhh.