Touch vs. sleek vs. micro, remotes, FM transmitt

I read most of the user opinion thread on the MP3 players but im still undecided which I want. Maybe im spoiled by my sony mini disc player, but I dont want to put hours of time into downloading music and $200 into a player to have it die in a month, or a couple, I want something that'll last for years without trouble. Do anyone ever have one that lasts this long?
I'd like to pick one of them up this weekend and walmart has all 3 in stock. The sleek is $240, the touch is clearance at $80, and the micro is $220. I just use my remote with my mini disc so i'd prefer to use a remote with whichever I get. This remote says it'll work with the micro, but can it work with the sleek and touch or are there ones for those 2?
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=3622659#Item+Description
And I also want to play it in my car, which doesnt have a tape deck so I have to use a FM transmitter. The decent price ones (sub $50) have ranges of around 5Hz to 8Khz...not exactly what im hoping for. Do they really sound that bad through a FM transmitter? I've got good hearing and can tell when crap is missing, which is why i'd be putting everything on at 320kpbs if I could...
And as to which one, the "brick" touch isnt that big really, and $60 less then the sleek is a big difference, plus its a longer battery. Do you guys ever have trouble reading the screen? The sleek definitely has a nicer screen. The micro is tiny but I think the 8gb wouldnt be enough for my library...any reasons its sooo much better then the other 2?
thanks,
Jeremy

Jeremy,
That remote will only work with the zen micro and zen sleek. The zen touch player uses another type of remote.
You can checkout this link and see the type of player the remote support.
Jason

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