I pod is the most popular portable mp3 player out there, it has been for like 3 yrs now, there for, i would say it is the best mp3 player on the market, least, makin the most money for the thing, anyways, i hate linux, just because its a pain in the ass to get it set up to play games, cause all companies make their games to operate on windows, and i prefer not havin to dl extra files just to play a game. they are faster however, than xp, ill give em that, and they use lots less ram