This is something I have considered. I did a little research on iPods a month or two back to get one for my sister,
and it seemed quite difficult to get hold of an older model.
Are they widely available (except ebay) or have you had yours for a while?
(TheColonel, Tue 21 Sep 2010, 16:08, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Just get an iPod classic
They have ridiculously large hard drives. The problem with older iPods is the battery starts losing charge after a year or two of heavy use.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 21 Sep 2010, 16:11, Reply)

Possibly
but the only time I use mine without having it hooked up to the car is on long or medium haul flights. And I don't do them more than once or twice a year.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 21 Sep 2010, 16:15, Reply)

Yep
I have an old v2 iPod (first Windows compatible, 10GB, black and white screen) that still works fine, but loses charge after an hour.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 21 Sep 2010, 16:18, Reply)

I bought mine new
in the USA, because I was working over there for a week and they were cheaper in American shops than even my education price was here.

Apart from the occasional disk glitch, which I fix by bashing it on my head until it gets going again, it's been faultless.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 21 Sep 2010, 16:14, Reply)