The iPod touch comes only in black. Plus, it has far less capacity than the iPod Classic. So why does it cost about $50 more than the Classic? Because it has a display that’s a full inch — That’s right — an inch! — larger than the screen on the Classic. Plus, it’s a touchscreen — in fact, it uses the same touch technology as the iPhone. Also, the touch includes wireless access via 802.11 b/g.

So here are the details.

You can get models that have from eight gigabytes of capacity up to 32 gigabytes. The larger size drive holds up to 7,000 songs, 25,000 photos or 40 hours of video. Of course, you can mix and match too.

Reviewer nats1956 is “pretty satisfied” with the unit, especially the wifi. Nats says the screen provides “pleasing video viewing” and a “great interface” for Safari web browsing.

sononkyo from CA calls the device “a perfect PDA for music freaks.” Particularly, it appears that sononkyo loves album art, which can be used in place of textual information to flip through the files on the device. “The touchscreen haptics trumps the scroll wheel because I like to interact with my music.” He or she looks forward to the day when Bluetooth is provided too — along with a camera. “Bluetooth is needed so I can stream my music wirelessly and a camera is such a great opportunity to tie in the iLife features.”

Jimmypowder doesn’t care for the touch. It started after the initial charging when his Mac and iTunes install wouldn’t recognize the device. After the third reset, the computer found the touch and suggested that he update its software. He also finds the wifi strength to be weak and unstable at long ranges — anything past 50 feet.

Reviewer mmlsv from Florida resents the fact that he or she has to pay the 2.0 upgrade for the iPhone (which also works on the touch). But since it only costs about $10, relatively speaking, that’s hardly much to complain about.

That said, the touch is definitely for the image-focused user. My spouse doesn’t fall into that category. The search continues!