Morning all

I know there are more than a few people who know a good amount about digital cameras so here goes....

I am after a bit of advice / recommendations regarding a new camera. I bought a shit one in the Jan sales (Samsung) for about £80 and its already been back for repair once. Currently it takes 5 pictures before running out of battery (runs on AA rechargeables)

So, what would you recommend for about £150 ish? Am I better getting one that has a Lion battery rather than AAs? Am I better with a compact thing or one of these that are shaped mroe like the SLRs?

Any help much appreciated, I do enjoy my photography but haven't had the kit recently