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I'm thinking of selling the 1st Gen ipod and getting the new shuffle
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Heh, if you're willing to sell it at a Shuffle price, maybe we can talk. 
My only really solid reason for wanting a Shuffle over any other iPod is the price.
I don't know about trades, but eBay is a pretty standard selling tool for things like this.
My only really solid reason for wanting a Shuffle over any other iPod is the price.I don't know about trades, but eBay is a pretty standard selling tool for things like this.
What is so bad about the 5gb iPod's size? Are you trying to use it when jogging or something?
You need to figure out how you currently use your iPod. If you don't navigate playlists or thru genres then the Shuffle may work for you. You also have to look at the size of your library.
In my opinion you are losing a lot--4gb of space, extras like contacts/calendar, navigation and control. The only thing you are gaining is a smaller device.
Only you know if it is the right way to go.
You need to figure out how you currently use your iPod. If you don't navigate playlists or thru genres then the Shuffle may work for you. You also have to look at the size of your library.
In my opinion you are losing a lot--4gb of space, extras like contacts/calendar, navigation and control. The only thing you are gaining is a smaller device.
Only you know if it is the right way to go.
Don't do it!
Dude, you got one of the first 100,000 or so iPods ever sold. Jobs just showed us the 10 millionth! I am in the same boat as you, but I decided to just RETIRE the old banged up beauty while it still works and get a Shuffle since that is exactly how I use my iPod anyway, and don't mind refilling it every so often. I would just save up the money, you never know how these may be coveted in the far future.
Dude, you got one of the first 100,000 or so iPods ever sold. Jobs just showed us the 10 millionth! I am in the same boat as you, but I decided to just RETIRE the old banged up beauty while it still works and get a Shuffle since that is exactly how I use my iPod anyway, and don't mind refilling it every so often. I would just save up the money, you never know how these may be coveted in the far future.
I find that while I listen to my songs on random constantly, I also skip songs a lot. So I'd end up probably skipping 1/3 of the 120 songs I could put on a shufflePod for the $99, leaving me only 80 songs....not even an hour and a half of music.
That's the one thing about the iPod shuffle that's a deal-killer for me. Not the lack of a screen; the limitations on how much music I could carry with me.
If that doesn't matter to you, and you don't care about the screen, then go for the shufflePod. If you think you'll need more than a couple hours' music at a stretch, you're better off with even 5 GB.
That's the one thing about the iPod shuffle that's a deal-killer for me. Not the lack of a screen; the limitations on how much music I could carry with me.
If that doesn't matter to you, and you don't care about the screen, then go for the shufflePod. If you think you'll need more than a couple hours' music at a stretch, you're better off with even 5 GB.