Overall the Ipod Video (classic) has always been my choice for it's high capacity. My qualm is that it is still hard drive based for memory. I wish it utilized flash technology for storage. Battery life fairs well, I have my backlight set to around 30% and set to turn off after 3 seconds for conservation, and I get can days of use out of it. Just upgraded to this from my previous 80gb one, due to the need for more song storage. Overall, great ipod- would definitely recommend it!