Presenting a collection of some of the greatest drool-worthy portable video-playing devices available for your gifting pleasure this holiday season. Be warned, though, you might end up getting one or more of these for yourself (especially the shiny ones at the higher price points).

Under $100
Creative Vision:M 30GB
Price: $99

Discontinued but still a great device. You’ll have to hustle if you’re interested, though, because it looks like they’re just finishing their stock.

Quick look: 2.5-inch screen. Supports JPEG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV, DivX and XviD videos, MP3, WMA (with DRM) and WAV audio files, and JPEG, GIF, TIFF, PNG and BMP images.

$101 to $200
Zune 2 8GB
Price: $199

Great performance, and flash memory to boot. Get the free laser engraving (they’ve got some pretty cool designs available).

Quick look: 1.8-inch, 320×240-pixel display. Supports MPEG-4, WMV, H.264 and DVR-MS videos, WMA, WMA Lossless and MP3 audio files, and JPEG images.

$201 to $300
Creative Zen 16GB
Price: $249.99

Recently redone, and it looks like Creative did a great job, too. A viable alternative if you’re not into the whole Apple vs. Microsoft fanboy thing.

Quick look: 2.5-inch TFT display. Supports M-JPEG, WMV9, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX 4, DivX5 and XviD videos, MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV and Audible 2, 3 and 4 audio files, and JPEG, GIF, TIFF, PNG and BMP images.

$301 to $400
Asus eee 4GB
Price: $399

Great ultraportable laptop for a beginner, as well as for those who need something for just basic word processing and surfing. Can’t beat that price, too.

Quick look: 7-inch screen. Flash memory, Linux OS, WiFi, and a whole host of software found on the larger (and more expensive) laptops.

$401 to $500
Archos 705 WiFi 160GB
Price: $499.99

Archos has a history of making great PMPs, and this one is arguably one of the best models they’ve ever released.

Quick look: 7-inch TFT touchscreen. Supports MPEG-4 and WMV videos, MP3, WMA, Protected WMA and WAV audio files, and JPEG, BMP and PNG images.

$501 and up
Nokia N95 8GB
Price: $799

Nokia’s superdevice brought pixel-envy to the high-end cameraphone segment, and comes with an impressive feature list, too.

Quick look: 2.8-inch, 240×320-pixel TFT screen. HSDPA, 5MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics, Supports MPEG-4, RealVideo, H.264, H.263 and 3GP videos, MP3, AAC, AAC+/, AAC+ and WMA audio files, and various image types.