At 2GB it has twice as much memory as the Shuffle – enough for around
500 MP3 tracks at 128kbit/sec. It has a microphone (the Shuffle
doesn't), so you can use it as an impromptu dictaphone. It has a
standard mini-USB connection, so you don't have to carry the daft little
docking station around with you as you do with the Shuffle, and with the
stubby USB cable that comes in the box, you can simply drag-and-drop
music files to it, rather than being force to use proprietary software.