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If you favour sound-quality and battery-life I would consider some other brands. Like Cowon just to mention an example. I have had an iPod myself, and I find them very overrated and overpriced.
When it comes to those two you mention, it's your choice. If you have a very big music collection I would go for the 160 gig.