I can justify a 60 gig iPod photo. That's 1 gig for $10, as opposed to a mini, which as like....$62 per gig. the big sizes of the iPod make it an all in one hard drive and mp3 player. The iPod photos are thick, but i think the battery life is speced at 15 hrs instead of the usual 12. Personally, I do think that the photo function on the iPod photo is overrated....paracute, brick, and solitare would all look cool on a color screen, though.