Since the first Ipod revisions were made that replaced the older generation Ipods, yet where the changes good? Now we have several generations of Ipods. The devices has memory and hard drive space that enables users to download, transfer, rip, burn, or store ipod movies, videos, music, photos, and more onto the ipods drives. The Gigabytes or Megabytes however are not precise, in that the Ipod's features and other details suck up some of the memory. Still, some of the Ipods today will store thousands of songs, hundreds of movies and so forth with little problem.

A few of the differences between the older versions and newer versions is that the older versions did not have the touch pads, while the newer Ipods do. I suppose this makes the gadget easier to use, however I would believe it would make it case sensitive.

According to few, the older Ipods were only compatible to Mac, however few people claim that the fifth generation Ipod would work with Windows.

Battery power is another issue. Many reviewers claim that the life of a battery on a single Ipod is not as sufficient as it was at what time the older versions were available. The biggest complaints of these newer Ipods is that they scratch easy and the power of the battery does not last as long as the manufacturers claim.

The Nano has a headphone jack at the bottom of the device, which is also frustrating a lot of users. I guess another complaint regarding the newer versions is that you can only charge them on a computer. This presents a major problem if you are using the device and don't have a computer in sight.

The Ipod 30GB is one of the latest Ipods available today that has a built-in firewire. The device works with Max OS, Windows ME, Windows XP both Home and Professional Editions, and Windows 2000. If it were true that the older versions didn't work with standard PCs I'd think the majority of people purchasing these gadgets would own a Mac.

Mac is one of the less bought computers on the market, yet many designers and other type of business-oriented people would buy this product. Shoot, they were basically the only ones that could afford a Mac. Therefore, this leads me to believe that the older versions would work on standard PCs.

The hardware specifics on the 30G included a display screen at around 2 inches, while some of the other brands include a half-inch larger screen. The gadget has a LCD and Led backlights with a fairly high resolution as for pixel. The pixels is what determines the colors and size of the screen. You also get more compatibility it seems with the latest versions. Most players will work with all types of formats as well, and some come with built-in rechargeable batteries made of lithium ion, which could give you up to eight hours of music.

It depends on what you are searching for, but many of the players offer the same thing, just a little less details, or a little more features. The new Nano is one of the most popular brands of Ipods available today.

The thing is if companies are going to build the Ipods, they need to build Ipods with rechargeable batteries to outlets. I can only see an advantage of having one of these toys and that is if you are a jogger, walker, bicycler, runner, and the like. Anything outside of this lists makes me wonder what the purpose is, other than keeping up with a fad, which often passes quickly.