iPod Should I get the new 3G Nano or the Shuffle?

[DAKnits]

A few days ago, I was at the Apple store to exchange the 4gb Nano I got for the Holidays for the 3G Nano with 8gb for use at the gym and for entertainment while waiting for my daughter at ballet and gymnastics -- I figured for only $50, it was worth the "upgrade" to the 8gb. Since this is the first time I've ever even seen an ipod, I'm totally uneducated about this world. While there, one of the store employees persuaded me to look at the iphone and I kind of got carried away and ended up with iphone instead.

Now I'm not sure if I should keep the iphone or if I should wait until a new version comes out since I don't *really* need a new phone. However , after seeing the iphone, I *do* plan on eventually getting the iphone, even if it's in 6 months to a year.

If I keep the iphone, I wouldn't get an ipod at all, but if I don't keep it, my question is, knowing I will be getting an iphone at some point, based on your experience with ipods, do you think I should I get the new Nano, or should I just get a Shuffle until I get the iphone? I want something that I'll really enjoy until the new version of the iphone comes out.

Thanks for any advice!

 

[LoganT]

I think you should wait until MacWorld to see if they update the Nanos.

 

[yoak]

I say get the Nano you had. I got one from my wife for xmas and I love it. It´s small and handy. I personally prefer to have a screen and be able to play what I want. I was sitting in a car for 4 hours today. I watched 2 episodes of the Simpsons I had on my Nano, listened to music, checked my calendar (that I sync with my Mac) when I got a call about a job.

You can´t enjoy a Shuffle the same way

 

[DAKnits]

yoak, thanks so much, that really helps my decision. I can definitely see getting a lot more use and enjoyment out of the Nano. Do you have the 4 gb or the 8gb? I'm thinking the 8gb is worth the extra $50.

LoganT, I agree with you and I am waiting until after Macworld to buy because depending on what is said about the iphone, I'm going to make a decision whether or not to keep it. If I do keep it, I won't buy an ipod, although I did read that using the iphone as an ipod eats the battery quite a bit, and I definitely wouldn't want to eat up my whole battery so that I don't end up having a working phone by the end of the day. Regardless, there's no way I can buy both so it'll have to be one or the other.

Thanks for the replies!