ipods can store a hell of a lot of mps, i have one and they are very good, esp. if you dont often get time to sit down and relax - you can listen to music when you're doing house work or gardening or running around the shops. You can also play games and take music quizzes on them ( it plays a random clip and you have to say what it is ). I think the best bit is being able to play every track on the ipod one after the other in no order - you never know what will be next and you dont have to change the cd all the time!