I would not recomment an Ipod over 15Gb if you are only going to have music on it as it takes forever to load up. 15Gb is far more than you need thou for just 250 songs, but if you do want an Ipod, it is totaly a personal choice thing. One is smaller in size and comes in different colors, then there is the bigger white one. I prefer the bigger one, as more functional. They all do Mac and PC now, you don't have to get a different one per system as in the old days. Forthe amount of music you are talking about i would look for something smaller. Maybe Sony or Creative. Good luck.