you can definitely remove the songs once they're on the player.
At last, I have read over 200 reviews on the iRiver 799 model players, and I think this might be the player I should consider.
I have a couple of questions that I could not clear up online though; I found conflicting statements.
Can the iRiver 799 player be used as a removable storage drive on your hard-drive, so you can drag and drop files to it? Or do you need to upgrade firmware on the iRiver website, or do you have to use special software?
I have heard that once songs are put on the player, they cannot be taken off the player -- is this true?
Finally, what are the buttons like on the player? How many buttons are there, what does each do, and how easy are the menues to use?
Thanks,
Jim.

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