The new iPod features a larger hard drive, new software with an address book and equilizer presets, and an even higher price tag than before. 10GB is certainly much cooler than 6GB, possibly even worth the $100 price difference, but $500 is a lot for an MP3 player. I continue to be suspicious of expensive portable devices that aren't also very rugged. Tiny portable things get dropped on occasion, and if they're gonna break on impact, I'd rather have something cheap that I can replace. (Not to mention theft.)