I want an iPod.

Not for any rational reason. I don't think people who buy Apple products buy it after logically considering the alternatives. No, they buy it because it oozes style.

I don't have enough money to buy one. For a 10GB iPod it's £250 from Apple. Maybe because Apple will laser engrave your iPod with text of your choice. You can even see what it looks like before you buy! That's just another one of Apple's stylish ideas.

I'm also wondering if I have enough worthwhile music to put on there. I've got so many CDs that I don't like. My tastes have changed, and I bought many of them for the wrong reason (like listening to one song and rushing out to buy the album).

A 10GB iPod would be able to store approximately 2500 songs. Should be enough. It's a huge leap from my current MP3 player, which holds 128MB.

To put the cost in percpective, you could buy any one of the following instead:

• 500 loaves of bread (enough for a year and a half!)
• 114 Terry's Chocolate Oranges (hmmm a chocolate orange every day for nearly 4 months)
• 31 trips to the cinema (you could go to the movies for a year)
• 18 CDs (2 years worth of CDs)
• 4 aquarium case mods (fishes!)
• 3 radio controlled airships (well obviously you need three)
• A pot bellied pig

There are just too many choices for my imaginary money.