I received the IPOD 2nd gen prior to leaving for basic training, and while it was cool to have the latest apple gadget I can't say that I was impressed at all about the perks, namely, it only had 16gigs. So I sold it, my husband would allow me to use his occasionally when I worked out.
Light weight Long battery Battery saving options Syncs calender with google durable Cost effective
Flash isn't support (big surprise) Can't really think of anything else