Bluejuice
Lazy as a rug on Valium
In answer to your question drips, iPod's are Apple's branded MP3 players which are by far and away the most popular.
They may not be the cheapest or best quality but they are the most talked about and most desirable. It is the iPod that gives you cred in the playground and regardless of their poor battery life and reported screen faults it is more than likely that you will have a very happy nipper on your hands if you provide him/her with a brand new iPod.
£135 will buy you a new iPod Nano which is incredibly slim and lightweight, holds 2gb worth of music (approx 500 songs) and has an impressive colour screen.
£65 will buy you the lower spec iPod shuffle which doesn't have a screen and comes with less memory (512mb) but it is even smaller than the nano and can be worn round the neck without being noticeable. It is also less desirable to thieves and will run on a single charge for over 12 hours.
At the other end of the scale there is the new 60gb iPod which is capable of video playback on its colour screen. It will cost you £300 though and the chances of it having a decent battery life are remote.
All iPods and almost all similar MP3 players will come with all the necessary leads and software you will need, as well as headphones and if you're lucky a carry case/belt clip.
One last thing to note however is if you decide to look at players other than the iPods be sure that they don't need Flash memory cards otherwise you will have to buy the memory seperately which is essentially unnecessary.
Happy iPod hunting
They may not be the cheapest or best quality but they are the most talked about and most desirable. It is the iPod that gives you cred in the playground and regardless of their poor battery life and reported screen faults it is more than likely that you will have a very happy nipper on your hands if you provide him/her with a brand new iPod.
£135 will buy you a new iPod Nano which is incredibly slim and lightweight, holds 2gb worth of music (approx 500 songs) and has an impressive colour screen.
£65 will buy you the lower spec iPod shuffle which doesn't have a screen and comes with less memory (512mb) but it is even smaller than the nano and can be worn round the neck without being noticeable. It is also less desirable to thieves and will run on a single charge for over 12 hours.
At the other end of the scale there is the new 60gb iPod which is capable of video playback on its colour screen. It will cost you £300 though and the chances of it having a decent battery life are remote.
All iPods and almost all similar MP3 players will come with all the necessary leads and software you will need, as well as headphones and if you're lucky a carry case/belt clip.
One last thing to note however is if you decide to look at players other than the iPods be sure that they don't need Flash memory cards otherwise you will have to buy the memory seperately which is essentially unnecessary.
Happy iPod hunting
