I had a ipod small thingy that clips on to you, I didn't like it. My bro has a ipod nano which is no longer working thanks to rex who chewed through the power cable. I sold my small ipod back in the days while I was trying to get a psp. And so, I guess neither nor ipod vs mp3 I say psp ;D +it does more then just music like games, pictures, video, and internet