Ipod compatible music downloads are one of the most popular things on the web these days. It seems like everyone and his dog has an Ipod or similar, and with internet connections getting faster and faster, more and more people are downloading music. I’ve put together a quick guide to show you a few places where you can download music for your Ipod compatible Mp3 player.

If you have an Ipod itself, the most obvious place to download some Ipod compatible music is from Itunes. They offer a pretty good service with an ever growing catalogue of titles. Another similar place is Napster, and there are a few others. They all offer a reasonable service, though if you have a big appetite for downloads, the fees will soon add up.

You can find a useful list of sites that enable completely free Ipod compatible music downloads at http://www.IpodLowdown.com The other side of the coin to Itunes etc are the P2P or torrent sites. These work by a number of users downloading a file at one time, and can be both ridiculously slow and very fast, depending mostly on the luck of the draw. Sites like this tend to be a little disreputable, so expect to be assaulted by popups etc whenever you visit. These sites will usually allow free downloads of whatever they have, but be warned, the legality of such downloads does seem to be in a bit of a grey area. The other downside to these types of sites is that they are totally unregulated. The users upload all the content, so they are in complete control. Expect to download stuff and find out that it’s a completely different download altogether quite often. The problem is that the downloads can be very slow, so this is frustrating.

The final piece of the Ipod compatible music download puzzle is the legitimate download sites. These are sites which charge a one off membership fee and allow access to millions of downloads, and are typically at very high speeds. The fee covers the staffing costs and upkeep of servers, so the downloads are always up to date and very fast, and you can always expect to get the download you requested. I would recommend sites like this to anyone looking to boost their music or movie or game collection on a shoestring budget.

Hopefully that’s opened your eyes a little bit-there is definitely more than Itunes to download music from-it’s all about finding which method you prefer and going with it, so happy experimenting!