This years popular must-have Christmas present is the Apple Ipod. The entry level 2 Gb is the one which most people will be receiving this Yule-tide.
However if you are buying it yourself you will probably be receiving the 80Gb.

The current Amazon.co.uk price is 80Gb=£2199.99 and 2Gb=£90.99
I am sure the price will fall markedly once Christmas is out of the way!!

Ipod 4Gb Nano

Amazon.co.uk Always seems to be the cheapest place to buy online and their prices are the most consistent.

It is however always worth checking elsewhere and this is what I have found today for the 4Gb Ipod Nano:-

Amazon: £119.98 including delivery
PCWorld £129 (internet orders only)
Play.com £119.99
LXDirect £151.95
Woolworths £179
Currys £129

The prices for other players in the IpodNano series are also priced along these lines
For USA customers see Amazon.com for the latest price of $199 for the 4Gb IpodNano

The Ipod Nano 4 Gb: It’s the size of your mobile phone, but much slimmer.
Height: 9.0 cm (3.5 inches)
Width: 4.0 cm (1.6 inches)
Depth: 0.69 cm (0.27 inches)
Weight: 42 g (1.5 oz)

Product Features

The cheapest UK dealer, after checking everywhere is Amazon.

4GB flash drive
Holds 1,000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format
Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Music Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3 and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV

This is a definate must-buy at the moment. You should also get the FM broadcaste, so that you can play it in the car. This device plugs into the cigar socket and transmits your music as a radio signal, so that your own car radio can tune into it. This achieves the best sound quality.

Runners need an ipod with no movable parts, which might be damaged with movement,

so look at flash-based MP3 players. Many include a radio tuner and voice recorder and some even support SD cards (Secure Digital), CompactFlash, SmartMedia cards, or MultiMediaCards, relatively inexpensive memory cards also used by digital cameras and some PDAs.

If you already use a memory card for other devices, buy a player that supports the same type of memory card, and use your storage media with all your devices. Popular flash-based MP3 players include the Apple iPod Shuffle, iRiver iFP series, NOMAD MuVo, and Rio Forge Sport.

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Product Features

• Super lightweight music player, smaller than a cellphone with 4GB hard disk drive
• Holds 1,000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format
• Up to 25 minutes of skip protection
• 1.67 inch (diagonal) liquid crystal display with blue-white LED backlight
• 138-by-110-pixel resolution, 0.22-mm dot pitch
• Weighs only 3.6 oz (103 g)
• Stores data via FireWire orUSB 2.0
• Audio formats supported: AAC, MP3,MP3 VBR, Audible, AIFF, WAV

The world’s smallest digital music player and just $79, the 1GB iPod shuffle lets you wear up to 240 songs on your sleeve. Or your lapel. Or your belt. Clip on iPod shuffle and wear it as a badge of musical devotion.

One size fits all

You know what they say about good things and small packages. But when something 1.62 inches long and about half an ounce holds up to 240 songs, “good” and “small” don’t quite cut it. Especially when you can listen to your music for up to 12 continuous hours. In fact, iPod shuffle just may be the biggest thing in small.

Size and weight (30GB model)

• Height: 4.1 inches
• Width: 2.4 inches
• Depth: 0.43 inch
• Weight: 4.8 ounces

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Size and weight (80GB model)

• Height: 4.1 inches
• Width: 2.4 inches
• Depth: 0.55 inch
• Weight: 5.5 ounces

In the box

• iPod
• Earphones
• USB 2.0 cable
• Dock adapter for use with Universal Dock
• Case
• Quick Start guide

Capacity

• 30GB or 80GB hard drive
• Holds up to 7,500 (30GB) or 20,000 songs (80GB) in 128-Kbps AAC format
• Holds up to 25,000 iPod-viewable photos
• Holds up to 40 hours (30GB) or up to 100 hours (80GB) of video
• Stores data via USB hard drive

Display

• 2.5-inch (diagonal) QVGA transflective, over 65,000-color liquid crystal display with white LED backlight
• 320 by 240 pixel resolution, .156-mm dot pitch
• Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously