Never thought I wanted one and now that I've got one can't imagine being without it.

It's been a lifesaver since my CD collection, nor my stereo, have still not been moved into my apartment yet.

the ipod is maybe the greatest consumer product of the last 25 years

Agreed. The first Ipod I bought was a 20 gig. At the time I thought the same thing as any music/tech fanatic would think, the bigger the better. Not the case (for me at least). Since buying my 4 gig shuffle I haven't touched the 20 gig.

I think it's a matter of quality over quantity (or, more so, what-I'm-in-the-mood-for over quantity).

Its a double-edged sword. On the other hand, when I have my ipod (120gb classic) on shuffle - I hear stuff that I have forgotten about or for some reason or another haven't listened to in a long time. Actually I guess this leads to both what the OP was talking about but also 'rediscovering' stuff I shouldn't have forgotten.

Having said that.. Im in the process of going through and giving '1 stars' to albums that I then delete off the ipod when I dock it with iTunes.

i downszied from 160gb to 32gb when i got the new iphone...i have some stuff thats always on there, all albums from the current year, and then i have a smart playlist set up to randomly generate 7 gb worth of complete albums that i change out every month or so., its working out pretty well

Steal his shuffle.

that should be coupled with the lithium battery, cell phones, and digital cameras.

But the internet seems to be the best thing ever, although not a "product".

Seriously considering it.

i'm with the freak on this one. i love having my 160 and being able to play anything, anytime. sadly i only have a little more than 10GB free now.

i also do the '1 star' thing.

I have one of those postage stamp sized ones. I've gone to iTunes once in my lifetime and am uncertain I know how to return...much less, remember what my user name and password are.