The new Creative Nomad Zen Touch (I think that's what it's called) looks pretty good, but isn't released yet.
I just realized I didn't even get around to your original question (whoops, sorry  ). I did some research on the Dell's a while back and found that they are about average compared to most other models. Not bad, not great, just about average across the board.
The personal reasons for getting an IRiver model are that they can play a wide variety of formats, needs no extra software to use, comes with a great remote, and is priced very reasonably.
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One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"
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