I have a 20G Ipod (3rd Gen) that I have owned for about 6 weeks now. Look on this websites for information
www.ipodlounge.com. I have approximately 1800 songs (about 160 CD's) loaded onto my Ipod thus far and have not even reached 1/2 of the capacity. I use mine for music and to transfer information between the office and home as you can also use it as an external mass storage device. This feature has been more useful than I imagined. I don't carry my CD's around anymore as I also play the Ipod in my car with an Itrip FM transmitter. Sound quality is not as good as CD but - I have all of my music available to me, wherever I am (as long as the battery is charged). If you buy the Apple Care, you're covered under warranty should you have problems with the battery not holding a charge - for up to two years. I really like mine, but there are new devices coming available all the time. I think Sony has just released a device that is supposed to give the Ipod it's first real competition.
Regards.