| When the Apple iPod was first released there | | | | The current 'regular iPod' on sale today is |
| was only one type available. It would play | | | | known as the iPod Video. It comes in types, |
| music and that was all. You would upload | | | | the 30 GB or the 60 GB versions. It has a |
| music onto your iPod either through you own | | | | color screen, has much improved battery life |
| music collection from your computer, or by | | | | over the older iPods, and can store songs, |
| downloading tunes through Apple's software | | | | photos and videos. So if you want the very |
| program 'iTunes'. But these days things | | | | best iPod around with all the latest |
| aren't as simple as there are different iPod | | | | features, go for an iPod Video. |
| models available. Some can store pictures and | | | | |
| even play video. This guide will help you | | | | The iPod Nano |
| decide on which model is best for you. | | | | |
| | | | The iPod Nano is a smaller iPod which can |
| The first iPod had a 5 gigabyte hard drive | | | | play music and display photos, but cannot |
| and went on sale for US $399, but these have | | | | play videos. It has a smaller capacity than |
| been discontinued. Although, if for some | | | | the iPod Video, yet its lighter and easier to |
| reason you wanted to buy on old model iPod, | | | | carry around. If you don't care about playing |
| you could easily purchase one second hand for | | | | videos on your iPod, then you might want to |
| a good price. Just keep in mind that the | | | | go for the iPod Nano as its cheaper than the |
| original iPod was bulkier and the battery | | | | iPod Video and is more portable. |
| doesn't last as long as the newer models | | | | |
| being made today. | | | | The iPod Shuffle |
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| The iPod Mini was the next iPod to come out | | | | The iPod Shuffle is the smallest of the new |
| after the original one, but they too have | | | | iPods, and the most portable. It doesn't have |
| been discontinued. The iPod Mini was a | | | | a screen, so it all it does is play music. |
| smaller version of the original iPod, and was | | | | This is what most people buy an iPod for |
| easier to carry around. It has less hard | | | | anyway, so if you don't mind not being able |
| drive space that the original. Apple then | | | | to view photos and videos, the iPod Shuffle |
| made an iPod Photo, which boasted a color | | | | might be the one to get. The storage space in |
| screen so it could display photos. These | | | | a Shuffle is 512MB to 1GB. |
| models have all been discontinued, so if you | | | | |
| want the latest and greatest iPod, you should | | | | Hopefully you should now understand the |
| decide between the current generation iPods: | | | | different iPods that are available out there, |
| the iPod Video, the iPod Nano, or the iPod | | | | and choose one that suits you. Whether you |
| Shuffle. | | | | buy an iPod Video, Nano, or Shuffle, you'll |
| | | | be in on a great new craze that is a lot of |
| The iPod Video | | | | fun! |
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