[ambandla]

@ashu888ashu888.For 8k budget, you have two major players:

1) ipod nano 2GB silver : Rs.8,300 in apple store.

Pros:

downright sexy.
extremely slim.Only 6.5 mm thin and 40 grams light,
great display
top notch music quality
Perfect support.
seamless integration with itunes.

Some people say that itunes consumes resources and is slow. Doesn't wmp11 consume high amount of resources. I am using itunes with ipod for couple of years. itunes 7 need 60-70MB of RAM which is tiny when compared to 1GB ram that I have. Itunes 6 is available too and it consumes very very low amount of resources.

audio formats: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3 and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

Holds up to 500 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format.

Has a sea of accessories.
2) Sansa® e250R Rhapsody 2GB MP3 Player

I don't know the price of this player but is't $139 in US, $10 less than ipod nano 2GB

Feature List:

* Sleek, thin design with large 1.8” TFT color screen for easy viewing
* Personalized music based on your favorite artists and listening history
* Features microSD® expansion slot for additional memory capacity
* Supports SanDisk TrustedFlash and Gruvi content cards
* Digital FM tuner, on-the-fly FM recording, and voice recording
* Strong alloy metal back casing provides excellent durability and scratch resistance
* Simple to use, backlit controls for fast device interface navigation
* User replaceable and rechargeable Lithium Ion battery for up to 20 hours of battery life
* Includes the Sansa Media Converter to support all picture and video formats

This player is regarded as the best competitor to ipod nano and hold no.2 spot in global flash based mp3 player sales. This can play videos, has memory slot and you can increase the capacity to 4GB max, has 20 hour battery life. Plays mp3, wma formats.