<p>i have the ipod shuffle, second gen, in silver.</p>
<p>I've had it for just about a year and a half, and it's broken for 2-3 weeks 2 times in that period. It's pretty good, as I have a very small collection of music (maybe 500 total?! if i count EVERYTHING?) and I only like certain 'genres' when I'm in certain moods...so I have 5 playlists I switch around, and I have no problem. It's also really easy to work; I had it going in like ten minutes (after initial charge & whatnot)</p>
<p>I wouldn't buy a big ipod unless you're going to buy insurance & keep it 2-3 years; at LEAST 9-10 of my friends through the years have had their ipods break the DAY after their 1 year policy ran out. My friend actually had that happen 3x before he switched to Zen</p>