Without going into further detail on why I got this, I'll just say that owning an iPod isn't my cup of tea...this is not an ipod clone, btw. It looks similar, but it has its differences. What they are, I couldn't tell you, as I don't know. I own an 8GB Ipod Nano that I got as a gift a year ago and it doesn't have a single song on it. Why? Who knows why. Maybe it's some deep identity issue.