Best MP3 player

Okay, so. My girlfriend wants an iPod. And I'm like "NOWAI!" but she won't listen to what I have to say about apple. I throw out other suggestions like the Sandisk Sansa e200 and the Creative Zen. Could you guys (w4ch) help with some reasons why apple sucks and what she should get? (Budget isn't quite a problem.)

iPods are, in general, high quality devices.  Are there devices of equal or sometimes greater quality offered by other companies (i.e. creative)?  Sure, and they are fine if you don't plan on getting any Fairplay DRM'd music.  But the ipod is a solid device and apple hatahs who say it is a terrible product are guilty of irrational dislike.