Careful there. The Archos (4.5" x 3.2" x 1.3", 12oz) is not smaller than the iPod (4.02" x 2.43" x 0.78", 6.5oz), and the iPod can also be used as an external hard drive (and its Firewire is much faster than the Archos' USB). Can't argue with you about the drive size. Alex