May buy an iPod need tips

Question

I cant figure which one to buy. I am on a tight budget, but perhaps I can use my CC for this purchase. It seems to be what most are doing these days. Well anyways I presently use a Palm Pilot for music. Its cute, but I hear the iPod is tons better.
The regular iPod is bulky, and I'm not sure I need 30GB just for music. The iPod nano is cute and with 2GB's music would be nice. Then I saw the iPod shuffle. However it lacks a screen. But for only $69 and 512MB's perhaps this might work. I dont know. What do you say?
This is what I want to do.
a. Copy my Music from my Palm Pilot (all in MP3 format) and transfer them to my iPod.
b. Copy music from my Music library (I only have downloaded about 52 songs) to my Ipod.
c. Copy a few of my CD's over. Being able to store 120 songs like Apple boasts should be able to copy a few.
The iPod shuffle boasts at holding 100 songs, so obviously the iPod must use its own special music format, as it seems that 10 songs downloaded via the Music store are over 100 megs.
John

Answer 1

10 Songs from the iTunes Music Store should be about 30-40 MB assuming they are just songs and that they are 3-4 minutes long.
Also, even if you only have 100 songs now, your music library will continue to grow. You don't want to limit the amount of songs you can put on your iPod. A 2GB iPod nano gives you the ability to add more songs.
The iPod nano and the iPod shuffle can do a, b, and c. However, I would still go with the 2GB iPod nano. It can hold more songs and has a screen. I would want an iPod with a screen so that I can see what song I'm playing, have different playlists, choose what song to hear, have the contacts, calendar, games, and notes features. The iPod nano could also be used to transfer files between computers. If your iPod shuffle has no space left on it, you can't add files to it (if that is something you would do). The iPod nano can will be able to store and view photos as well
The iPod nano works with many more accessories as well, simply because it has a dock connector.
You would also get more for your money with an iPod nano. 2GB is 4x the amount of storage space in a 512 MB iPod shuffle. However, an iPod nano is 3x the price, and it has a screen and all the additional features I previously mentioned.
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