When You're in the Market for an iPod Shuffle, it Pays To Know...

So you're in the market for an iPod, Eh?

Which one should I get? you ask. And I'll admit, at first, looking at all the sizes of iPods, colors, accessories, and all that jazz, one could think looking for your specific iPod style that fits you best is like searching for a needle in a hay-stack.

But that's the glory of choices, right? Living in this day in age gives us this almost limitless potential to choose from so many things that we have at our beckoning call.

Really though, regardless of where you go there are literally hundreds of media gadgets out there begging you to buy them. Even though it’s nice to have this many choices, it can make someone crazy.

If you’re on the verge of buying an iPod shuffle but aren’t quite sure it's the right size for you, then Apple has provided some rather wise (but basic) advice:

"If your digital music collection remains relatively small, you’re probably better off with an iPod mini. But if it takes 30 days to play your music collection from end to end, if you’d like to use the iPod’s extra space for file storage, if you need extra battery life, or if you’re a big fan of audiobooks, you’ll love the new iPods."

(taken from MacWorld.com)

This ultimately changes the way you look at iPod shuffles. Since iPods come in 4 different sizes (original iPod, iPod mini, iPod nano, and iPod shuffle) anyone can find the size right to fill their music collection.

If you're looking for just a couple hours of music to workout too, I'd suggest taking the advice of Apple and going with a smaller size. This way you're not spending hundreds of dollars of space you don't need. iPod Shuffles also clip to your clothing. Which is a nice plus.

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