this is a very late comment, but i love my ipod. it goes most places with me and i use it quite a lot, mostly in my truck. when i have company i make a playlist and dock it to some nice speakers and let it rock. as for user-friendliness. it's mondo-easy to use. i just plugged it in and everything took care of it self. simple. BUTTTTT i'm thinking of dropping the Motorola Q and getting the Chocolate with the 2gig mem, so i would very rarely have to carry a phone AND an IPOD. . . HMMMMMMM . . . decisions