With the holidays approaching it’s once again time to think about gift gadgets. Everyone’s watching their wallets these days, which is why we’re recommending the Sandisk Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player. This compact player is available in a variety of colors and either 4GB or 8GB memory configurations. The battery runs for 15 hours and the player supports all major music format. At about $50, the Sansa Clip Zip is a colorful and inexpensive alternative to the Apple Nano.

Find out more about the Clip Zip on the official Sandisk website.

The SanDisk Sansa Fuze is known as a less expensive alternative to Apple’s line of digital music players. Now SanDisk has come out with a design upgrade for the Fuze. The new Sansa Fuze+ features a sleeker silhouette and larger 2.4-inch screen. Although it doesn’t include a touchscreen, it does have a new front touch panel in place of the click wheel found on earlier models (though many reviewers of the Fuze+ prefer the click wheel).

The Sansa Fuze+ also includes an FM radio, recording capability, a microSD slot and support for a wide range of digital sound formats. The Sansa Fuze+ retails for about $80. Read more about the Fuze+ at the SansaDisk website.