Ipod Touch? - Crowley,TX

It depends on what he'll use it for. If mostly music, then 8gb should be fine. But the moment you start putting tons of apps, movies, TV shows, etc. on there, then 16gb would be better. I have an 16gb iPhone and honestly I wish I had spent the extra money for 32gb. Most of the stuff I have on my phone is for my 5 year old daughter -- apps, movies, etc. And the memory is maxxed out, so if I want to put something new on there then it means removing something else which I think is a pain. But for a 9 year old I think 16gb will work just fine; I think 8gb memory is becoming obsolete.

The thing is, any apparatus, can get filled up and run out of space.

So as the "user" you need to maintain your device. Which means, periodically going through it and deleting things that are not needed/no longer used/ or old... or download/upload it onto the computer. Thereby creating more "room" on your iPod or device. ALSO, by downloading or uploading it to your computer, you are thereby, making a "back up" copy of what is on your iPod. Which is always wise. So that, you don't mistakenly loose... what you have. And, putting it on the computer is easier and more compatible... IF you have a Mac computer. Because, the Mac computer, has a software, in which you can "mirror" what you have on the iTouch, and it is therefore, on your computer and the iTouch and it can be "managed" that way, as well.

8g is enough. Or 16g at most.
My kids have TONS of things, on their 8g iTouch.

My kids have an 8g. Which they got from my Husband, when he upgraded to a newer model.

With any tech device... the "user" has to maintain it.
And you teach your kid that.
Just like, having a room full of toys. Then it gets overly full of toys. So then, as the "user" the Mommy or the kids periodically goes through ALL that junk... and tosses it, in order to make more room, in that room.
Same thing, for any tech device or computer.
Otherwise, anything... can get filled up and run out of space.

My daughter who is 9 and my son who is 5, knows that. They maintain their iTouch very well and are tech savvy. They know, to get rid of stuff/delete it if it is no longer wanted or used. OR they will tell my Husband, to delete things for them and to load other things on it... and my Husband has their menu/apps on his computer too which can be managed that way too. Because, we have a Mac computer.

The 8gb or 16gb is all they would probably need. 8gb is about 1700 songs.

I would think for her age a 8Gb would be fine. If not 16 great! How lucky is she! :)

If you just use it for songs and apps, 8GB is enough. If you keep several movies on it, get 16GB. My daughter had 8GB and about 5 movies, and it's filled up.

If you are solely going to be listening to music and using youtube/internet then 8gb will be fine. But I am constantly having to reshuffle my 8 gb and delete stuff, because I have about 30 games on it, and it is chock a block. If you have more than 3 or 4 regular sized movies, it is full, I would go for the 16gb at least

My 11 year old and 8 year old both have the 8gb version and it's plenty of space for them.

If you're talking a new one, they don't come in 16 GB (IMO, the perfect size for kids like that). I got DS a 32GB (used, not new, but still 4th generation) because an 8 GB would be filled after putting on 2-3 movies.

One daughter has the 8GB one (older one) and the other has the 16 GB one and both are happy with the amount of storage. They simply watch youtube and such when in the house with wifi, and do not try to store lots of stuff. My sister has a 16 GB and stores lots of podcasts and photos and seems fine with the 16 GB. I would not pay the $$ for the 32GB.
However, I have a basic Sandisk MP3 player (like the old standard iPod with the thumbwheel) and it was only about $80 and has a microSD card slot that can expand the memory. However, this device is ONLY for music and videos and has a built in radio (which the iPod touch does not, but there seems to be an app for that!)

My kids each have an 8gb and it's not enough memory. They have a TON of apps. They also take a ton of pictures and video - they love to film movies with their friends, lol. We went on a road trip recently and had to delete pics & videos to have enough room so we could download movies & tv episodes for the car ride.

We got an 8G for our son. He will use it for some music and mostly game apps.

I have an 8GB phone and when we go on vacation, I download some videos for the kids (8 and 4). I download the 30 minute little tv episodes of Dora, Star Wars, etc. It is completely full after a few episodes. For us, it is fine becaues I only do that when we travel. But, if they are going to want to keep video, movies, etc. on it, then I suggest more memory.

-L.