I am not a teen anymore but I will chime in with one thing, an Ipod with 5 - 10 times the capacity of a mini ipod is only about $50 more.
Also, if you have a PC, you need to have IEE1394 (firewire) port on your computer - or USB2 if you get the adapter. Am I still right on this one, or are they including the USB2 adapter now?