I got this Ipod as a present last christmas and was most pleased with it. The 8GB of memory is a very substansial amount to store your music on and there is even space to store films or photographs if you wish.
As I am a keen runner this Ipod was perfect for me, with it's "shake" function which allows you to shake the Ipod in order for the track to change instead of fussing around finding the buttons. There are a wide range of colours available. Currently I have a blue Ipod which I find beautiful. All Apple Ipods have a "metalic" depth to their colours which makes them seem all the more appealing. The layout of the screen is the same format as previous models where you flick along the album covers or browse the songs, playlists or artists manually.
The screen seems to be brighter than previous models and the picture is of a higher definition, therefore emphasising the album artwork.
The battery life is around 7 hours, depending whether videos are watched on the Ipod but it is a convienent time span regardless of what you are doing. It is also very easy to put music on and off your Ipod by the use of a USB cable which is provided which you connect to your computer and naviagate through the media of Itunes.