[iohead]

Here is a link to a summarized comparison of the old and the new models:

http://www.kernelthread.com/mac/ipod/

-A

[dav]

thanks for the link

[OldManMac]

Thank you!

[KeriVit]

Now, are the songs from the music store mp3 or the new AAC format?

Other than the format and the battery life, what would make someone but one over the other at this point?

I just can't make up my mind between the 20GB old iPod and the 15GB new iPod...

[G4ME]

i like the older ones for the fire wire on board, and having the buttons around the wheel

[icruise]

Without having seen one in person it's hard to say which I really prefer. But just from reading the specs and seeing a few pictures, they don't seem that much better/different from the old models. But the old models were very good, off course, so maybe it's a case of "not messing with perfection."

I might consider upgrading when they get to 40GB... (still have the original 5GB).

By the way, when did the old models get a firewire port cover? Mine doesn't have one.

[Severed Hand of Skywalker]

So what is up that the major battery downgrade?

[subego]

Originally posted by Icruise:
By the way, when did the old models get a firewire port cover? Mine doesn't have one.

I think when they released the original 10G. I know all the 20Gs have them.

[subego]

Originally posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker:
So what is up that the major battery downgrade?

Smaller and lighter?

[edit: just realized I should have mashed the last post together with this one... sorry]

[twong]

Thanks! This is exactly the information I was looking for comparing the old and the new.

[Anomalous]

Originally posted by KeriVit:
Now, are the songs from the music store mp3 or the new AAC format?

They are AAC.