1st Gen iPod Touch v. Current Gen Model

So, I'm debating about buying an iPod touch to help with time & task management (I'm a bit disorganized), and noticed that Apple has some refurbished models of the 1st generation iTouch for sale at a decent discount. I'm wondering what the difference really is between the two models in terms of functionality, bugs, etc? Any help would be much appreciated!

It's really going to depend on your budget. The 1st gen is a very nice device. With the appropriate system software, it can run apps from the apps store. Personally, though, I don't think very much of the Touch as a PDA but lots of people seem to make that work for them.
The 2nd gen is nice, too. I'm not sure, for what you're talking about using it for, though, that it's necessarily going to be worth the money. I rarely ever use the speaker or the volume buttons. If you're not playing lots of videos or using WiFi alot, both have perfectly respectable battery life.
If the 1st gen is a lot cheaper, it may well be worth it.
Best of luck.

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Ah, there you go, in this post - http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2322224&tstart=30 - sparky67 says the 3rd gen 32G and 64G Touch comes with a microphone/headphone combination.
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Did you purchase it on another computer?
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http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
U.S. iPhone technical support: 1-800-MY-IPHONE (1-800-694-7466)
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Try my web app. I have over 100 stations of all genres. Just enter the following URL in Safari and tap on the orange music icon on top right. Also, you can add a Home screen app icon for easy future access.
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