Bit of both really. I’d heard that the sound that you get from the iPod is one of the best on the market. However, seeing as my iPod is a refurbished (refurbished=cheap) huge clunky giant from the early days (it’s the one which boasted being able to display pictures), people do stare and comment. But hey, it’s an iPod. And getting 40 GB at a cheap price is a bargain, no matter what people may say.