It looks as if prices are starting to budge a bit as the release of a new generation of players gets closer. The iPod Mini and Creative MuVo² continue to be plagued by availability issues. Good luck getting either one for much less than retail.
Also there are a few good deals on players we don't typically cover in the weekly price roundup:
| Player | Capacity | Brand | Price | Change | Vendor |
| iPod | 15GB | Apple | $284 | --- | Amazon |
| iPod | 40GB | Apple | $469 | --- | 1ShopDirect |
| iPod Mini | 4GB | Apple | $236 | -$3 | Amazon |
| Nomad MuVo² | 4GB | Creative | $200 | --- | Mwave |
| Nomad Zen Xtra | 30GB | Creative | $202 | --- | Comp-u-plus |
| DJ-20 | 20GB | Dell | $251 | -$28 | Dell |
| iHP-120 | 20GB | iRiver | $285 | +$1 | Comp-u-plus |
| iHP-140 | 40GB | iRiver | $369 | -$6 | Comp-u-plus |
| Nitrus | 1.5GB | Rio | $152 | -$14 | Amazon |
| Karma | 20GB | Rio | $249 | --- | Computers4SURE |