Ahh, your son has time to learn. LOL! I definately think the Zunes are more attractive then the ipods. I hate the look of that big click wheel. The new ipod nano's have some pretty colors, but that ugly wheel takes away from them, and looks out of place. The new Zunes have great colors too. What Zune do you have. I went with the Zune 80 for a number of reasons...the capacity, the big screen, I love black and silver together (every computer and office acessorie I have is black and silver), and because I'm 6 foot 4 inches, 235 lbs., and the bigger Zune is like a nano in my hand to most other people. LOL!