Reliability of disk-based MP3 players .. what fails fi

I have a Jukebox Zen Xtra 40 Gb loaded with about 3500 songs (most MP3, many wav files too) and would like to know how others with these larger players back them up.Do people just back them up on HD space? or burn a few DVDs ?What about reliability? With these types of players what usually would tend to fail first?The Li rechargeable battery? The HD? The recharger ? Navigation button hardware?Finally, what is the process to order replacements or backups (of say Li battery pack, recharger unit etc..) ?

i've owned 3 creative and i only had problems with the zen xtra and thats one of their older players, with the zen micro and vision m i havent had any problems including the headphone jack, and i put my players through some rough times so i think their improvin upon the quality/durability overall

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