What in the above reply leads you to believe it\'s not portable? I own a 40 gig Ipod which holds 10,000 songs ( along with all files and Podcasts) and is very portable. I also own a 1 gig Ipod Shuffle to take along during workouts. The 40gig isn\'t the easiest to lug around while doing cardio. I wouldn\'t buy any other portable.