very few places have deals as such, as apple regulates prices so much.

your best bet is to buy from an authorised reseller or direct from apple, as you get a solid warranty. the apple online store is excellent, and now offers free laser engraving for ipods:

http://www.apple.com/uk/thestore/

also, apple regularly offers refurb models (usually unsold demo or end of life products, around 20-30% off) from it's online store, but only after 10am on wednesday mornings. look to the right menu, and select 'refurbished store'.

otherwise, try microanvika: http://www.microanvika.co.uk/

you'll also notice that places such as Virgin and HMV are selling them now. pretty soon they'll be available anywhere - but again, with strictly regulated pricing.

Thanks for the feedback - i have ordered a 20gig ipod and ended up buying from macdiscounts.co.uk which were selling it for £277 which is cheaper than everywhere else. I nearly opted for Amazon as they had it at £289 but Mac have undercut them further which i though unusual for the manufacturer site..

What i am now after is a sports case so that i can use it while running....ideally one that straps to the arm? Anyone any suggestions where you could buy such a thing?

Cheers,

Marcus