Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Which iPod to Buy?

Ipods have quickly gone on to become the popular mp3 player for people around the globe. There is a gamut of different ipod designs for you to select from. There are quite a number of factors to decide on which ipod is ideally suited for you and your music collection. Just read on to know quickly know the different types of ipods on display in the market today. The Ipod shuffle is just the thing for people who do not want to carry around their complete music collection along with them, but want bit lighter and easier for working on the two.

The ipod shuffle is just about the size of a pack of gum, and comes with a lanyard so that you can wear it around your neck and travel hands free. The shuffle is available in two sizes namely 512MB and 1GB. The 512MB ipods shuffle can store 120 songs and the 1GB model can hold about 240 songs. One disadvantage of the shuffle is that it does not comprise a display; so you cannot easily navigate through your play list and make your mind up on what songs you want to listen to.

The shuffle lets you to play through a particular list on your computer in order; therefore if you want to build a workout mix inclusive of warm up and cool down, you can achieve it and play through the list incessantly on the shuffle. If you want to mix it up, you can turn the shuffle to shuffle mode and have your ipod select a song and play list order for you from the songs you have uploaded to your ipod.

If you want to have it small, besides seeing your play list then an iPod Nano may ideally suit your requirement. iPod Nanos are slightly bigger in size than the shuffle, but they have their own colour display where you can easily navigate through play lists and songs apart from viewing your pictures. iPod Nanos are available in various sizes from 1GB, 2GB to 4GB sizes.

The 1GB model can store the same the number of songs as a 1GB shuffle (about 240 songs) the 4GB version however can hold anywhere near 1000 songs. A strikingly new feature of the Nano is their integration with Nike. You can make use of Nano as a pedometer and monitor your workout, listen to some great music while you run all these and more at the same time.

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