[NovaRainbow]

It's shipped fully assembled and it's easy to update the firmware. The audio sounds great too. It's a bit more technical than something like an ipod though, e.g. playlists are something you need to create as a file and copy onto the SD card. It's also pretty new so still some kinks being ironed out. You don't need any programming knowledge but it would help if you know (or want to learn) how to use a command line.

The other thing to keep in mind is there are some SD cards that play nicely with it and some that don't. There's a thread here of recommended cards. I've found the SanDisk cards are a really tight fit too, so even where they are technically compatible they are harder to work with than some other cards (the Samsung ones fit easily).

Thanks so much for your reply!! I'm definitely willing to learn these things. I've never made a playlist file before, but I figure at worst it'll just be time-consuming. The tip about the SD cards is super appreciated!! That's definitely something I wouldn't have thought of until I accidentally bought the wrong one....

I've used command lines maybe...three times? So I'm not entirely inexperienced with them, lol. I figure anything I can't figure out from looking at guides and past threads, I can just directly ask about.