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Hi,

I don't mind admitting that I know nothing about ipods LOL

However my daughter has asked for one. Of course the first challenge is to find decent prices here in the UK. wink

However the biggest issue is trying to work out which is the best model.

They seem to have several 'new' versions...

new ipod nano
new ipod classic
new ipod touch
ipod shuufle

Which is the better 'new' ipod?

I am guessing she will basiclly use it for music, although the top 3 all do video, so that might rule out the shuffle.

I guess my question is what is the advantage of the nano (the one she has asked for) over the classic and touch.

She is only 11, so if I get her one, I would like to make sure money is not wasted and she gets the best option, and not just one that her best friend has.

Oh and I have no idea what form of music these things take LOL not sure if you can upload MP3's etc., on to it.....

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Bottom line (IMHO) - she is a girl and goes to school with other kids and it has to fit in with the other kids.

If you're going to buy one, buy what she wants, otherwise you'll be the one to hear it all the time. If it's not the "cool" thing with the other kids then that's a NO NO eek

LOL - As they get older it doesn't get any easier on the gift buying wink

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Get one of the ones that does video...

BTW, I prefer the NOMAD Jukebox by Creative Labs; they where there before the IPod, and they'll be there after it too wink...


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Originally Posted by ntdoc
Bottom line (IMHO) - she is a girl and goes to school with other kids and it has to fit in with the other kids.

If you're going to buy one, buy what she wants, otherwise you'll be the one to hear it all the time. If it's not the "cool" thing with the other kids then that's a NO NO eek

LOL - As they get older it doesn't get any easier on the gift buying wink


Fair point - mind you they all look the same to me - although probably totally different to an 11 year old wink

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Well, basically, the shuffle allows you to "shuffle" your songs (randomize); it's a waste of time imo... especially at it's tiny size...

If I had to go with an ipod, i'd likely go with the nano, classic, or touch... The touch is like an iphone minus the phone... The nano and classic both do video as well.

Difference from classic and nano: the classic has an 80gb/160gb version, the nano's max size is like 4/8gb...

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Thanks smile

Now to hunt out the best prices LOL

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Which one did you end up getting her, Ian? I have the ipod classic, and love it. Although for an 11 year old I'd probably get the nano. I'm with ntdoc though - it's all about trends and images at that age - get her the one she's asking for. smile

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I got my 10 year old boy ipod classic 80gig there never to young to play with electronics
now affording to fill that puppy up is another story smile


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Originally Posted by Rose
Which one did you end up getting her, Ian? I have the ipod classic, and love it. Although for an 11 year old I'd probably get the nano. I'm with ntdoc though - it's all about trends and images at that age - get her the one she's asking for. smile


none yet - she MSN'd me today to say she doesn't want one now - she wants a dog LOL

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ipod or dog you still have to feed it LOL

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nope - not me - my children no longer live with me following the slip it up between my wife and I - sadly the children haven't quite learned the cost of things.

Just because she has a couple of thousand pounds, it doesn't mean she should waste it all.

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Originally Posted by Ian
nope sadly the children haven't quite learned the cost of things.

now thats the truth
my kids think I own a money tree! I keep telling them I don't have a green thumb, I don't think they get it yet.

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very true smile ........

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or poop in front of the bathroom door so at 6am when you stumble to visit the little ninjas room you tromp right through it...

But I vote on the IPod Classic


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