iPod Guide For Parents: Thinking of Buying An iPod For Your Kid?

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iPod Guide For Parents By Daniel Dwase...

So your kids all have iPods on their list this year, but you don't know the first thing about them.

It's easy to get confused with all the different types of iPods available today.

So here's an iPod guide to help you shuffle through the different models... little iPod joke there... and find the perfect iPod for your child.

What exactly is an iPod?

First let me update you on what exactly an iPod is.

An iPod is a small portable music player that holds a large amount of songs, which you download from your computer.

iPods are all small and lightweight, and you listen to them with earphones.

This tiny but powerful player, that's made by Apple, comes in 5 models: the iPod Shuffle, the iPod Classic, the iPod Nano, the iPod Touch and the iPhone.

Take my advice offered in this iPod guide and check to confirm that the iPod model you purchase is one of the newer models.

You may find a cheaper iPod, but it may be an outdated model... most likely not what your child had in mind.

Parent's iPod Guide to Music

Every iPod stores and plays a large amount of digital music.

There are two ways to get music onto your iPod, and neither of them involve going to a music store.

You can buy music off the internet, and then download it onto your iPod using iTunes... very simple; your kids can download a whole list of music in less than 5 minutes... or you burn music from a CD onto your iPod.

The benefit of having an iPod is that you can pick the exact songs you want and download them, without having to purchase an entire CD.

You'll save a lot of money in the long run, and you'll ultimately have a collection of all of your favorite songs.

And purchasing songs for your iPod costs the same, regardless if you have an iPod Classic or an iPhone.

Parent's iPod Guide to Features

All of the iPods... with the exception of the Shuffle... allow you to store and play videos, like music videos, TV shows and even movies.

You can also download Podcasts, which are like radio shows, and these are free.

And you can download audio books onto your iPod as well. And with the iPod Touch and the iPhone you can download and play quality video games.

Parent's iPod Guide to Different Models

So what's the difference between the iPod models?

The main difference is how much you can store on the player, and how many extra features it has.

Basically, the more storage the player has, the more music you can store and the more money it is going to cost.

Here's what you need to know...

iPod Shuffle

iPod's Shuffle has 1GB or 2GB of storage, which holds about 240 songs. It costs around $50.

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iPod Nano

The iPod's Nano has between 8 and 16 GB of storage... depending on the model you choose... which holds between 2000 and 4000 songs, as well as 8 to 16 hours of video. The price of the Nano is between $150 and $200.

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iPod Classic

iPod's Classic has 120GB of storage, which holds 3000 songs and 150 hours of video. It costs about $250.

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iPod Touch

The iPod Touch comes in either 8, 16 or 32GB. The 8GB holds 1750 songs and 10 hours of video and costs about $230.

The 16 GB holds 3500 songs and 20 hours of video and costs about $300.

The 32 GB holds 7000 songs and plays up to 40 hours of video, and costs about $400.

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iPhone

The iPhone comes in 8 or 16 GB of storage and costs over $400.

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See Also...

• 30GB iPod video
• iPod shuffle under $20
• iPod shuffle under $40
• iPod nano under $50
• iPod nano under $100
• iPod mini under $100
• iPod video under $100
• iPod classic under $150
• iPod classic under $200
• iPod video under $200
• iPod touch under $250
• iPod touch under $290
• Apple iPod Buyers Guide

Reviews...

iPod classic Review
• iPod video Review
• iPod nano 3rd generation Review
• iPod nano 2nd generation Review
• iPod nano 1st generation Review
• iPod shuffle 3rd generation Review
• iPod shuffle 2nd generation Review
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• The iPod Touch 16 GB
• iPhone Review

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