Everybody always has huge problems with their ipods. But if you treat them right (i.e. don't drop them), then they'll be fine. I have an iPod mini from 2004 and it works fine.
I recently recieved an iPod classic for my birthday (WAY!!!! better than the touch: 10 times the storage, 5 times the battery, $100 less, and hey...if I really needed the features that a touch has, I'd just get an iPhone for only $50 more).
My iPods are great, but There's no way I'd buy one every year (like cade says he's doing).
That's just stupid, huge waste of money. I waited for the iPod mini to be out for a year, the price dropped $100 from its original price. I waited 8 months since the iPod classic's release, the price dropped $150 (not officially, but where I bought it from
Buying a new iPod every time one comes out is stupid, and spoiled rich.