I have the chance to get a 4 gig nano from best buy for $220... I'm wondering what the pros and cons of the ipod is, as I've heard a lot of mixed emotions about them... How is the quality of the device itself?
Also, I don't have internet on my computer that has all of my music on it, will I still be able to transfer them to my ipod?
And what all file types does it support? I have wma, atrac3 and mp3 files, so would I have to convert my whole mysic collection?
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help!

really, cause i haven't heard a single bad thing about them since they came out. the only thing that gets people is the price. I bought the shuffle recently and have to say it's the best buy i've ever made. the built it batter recharges in my usb port and last a week, and yes i know it's only a gig but it was cheaper than the jump drive i wanted to get, plus i get to listen to music. I guess when the battery dies i could still use it a drive.round

right to answer your question, you just have to install itunes on your computer. add all the music you want, attach you ipod and then just drag over the files, music and other to you ipod. It shows up on your side menu in itunes. It really the easiest thing ever. Plus itunes does all the conversions for you.round

Quite true. I also have an iPod Shuffle and it's a great little device. It'll definitely support MP3, but there are several different formats you encode/convert to when you sync it with iTunes. I'm starting to hear the difference between MP3 and AAC and I'm considering converting my music over to the latter format.

Anyway, I'd also say go for the iPod. I think you'll be glad to have made the purchase!

They play music and can store alot of files the best part about it is the quality and speed of the whole ipod is great. I personally prefer it for it's reliability.

I haven't had an Ipod myself. I do plan on buying one in the future once I make all my other purchases this holiday season. I am not sure which one to get but it might be a Nano. The only thing I think that would be bad about the Nano is that is could break very easily. My friend had it for a week and the back was scratched up very badily. It has games(solitare) on it though but can't really store that much music because of that. You can buy one for $200 at Wal-Mart.

Also if your planning on buying music online you must buy from apple because other stores put copyprotection on the wma files and they can't easily (with itunes) be converted to AAC.

Hey, thank you all for your input... the one I was looking at was a 4 gig nano, and it was $220, which is $30 less than the normal price... I don't see myself using more than 4 gigs of music, and I don't need video playback (PSP ) so I think I am going to be getting it.
Thanks everyone for your help!

I certainly hope you enjoy it, please tell us if you don't.