Had this ipod for sometime now and eventhough i have often contimplated buying a new one i could not part from it. There truley is nothing better than the apple ipod whatever generation and they really dominate the market. The ipod is a real 'look what i've got' device and beats any other MP3 player hands down, my ipod is perfect for any environment, it's been on every holiday and even though the colour being black the sun does not heat it up too quickly, to some extent i could leave it out all day and it would still work. There are also a wide range of accessories that go with the ipod itself, many of which are cheap and sometimes even given out for free! The headphones that came with the ipod were not the best and didn't take too long to fall apart, i would defintly recommend purchasing a different pair!