I think the Shuffle got it right with the price, since the storage you get for the price is good. It is pretty small, which can be good, but I prefer players that are bigger which you can grip and hold firmly. But the biggest problem facing this player is best explained here(credits to Thasp) with the example being an 11th grade classroom at school:
"hey, joe, do you have the new eminem song on there?"
"sure, let me find it"
[180 clicks and six minutes later later]
"here it is!"
[friend walked away five minutes ago]
Remember that you have to click, the iPod has to start playing the song, and you have to recognize it. This could take anywhere from 2-5 seconds at least. What if you have 200 songs on there and you are looking for a specific one? It may not happen often, but it will. Thats why the inlcusion of the screen is essential, or at least put it on a remote, or at least include a number display. Sure, they took off the screen to lower the price and make it seem like a good value, but I don't think it was worth the sacrifce.
"hey, joe, do you have the new eminem song on there?"
"sure, let me find it"
[180 clicks and six minutes later later]
"here it is!"
[friend walked away five minutes ago]
Remember that you have to click, the iPod has to start playing the song, and you have to recognize it. This could take anywhere from 2-5 seconds at least. What if you have 200 songs on there and you are looking for a specific one? It may not happen often, but it will. Thats why the inlcusion of the screen is essential, or at least put it on a remote, or at least include a number display. Sure, they took off the screen to lower the price and make it seem like a good value, but I don't think it was worth the sacrifce.