Creative Zen Mozaic (4GB, silver)

Pros: Good battery life
Very simple to use
Good display
Even though there is not a dedicated volume button you can set one up yourself.
Built in speaker.
FM Radio Tuner
The interesting look of the player

Cons: Radio reception can be unpredictable

Summary: This is my first mp3 player ever. I bought it because I did not want to deal with iTunes and the price was reasonable. The sound quality is very good. Adding music to it is extremely easy. The buttons are small but very easy to press and it is easy to navigate through the player. The battery will go for days on end without dying. I had a 50 hours bus trip and I listened to it the entire time and did not lose a single bar of power. All you have to do is set the brightness very low, listen at a low volume (even at level 1 the sound is incredible) and be very minimal in your menu choices.

All in all if you want a simple easy to use mp3 player without all the add-ons. The Zen Mozaic is your best bet