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| Brand: Apple
Category: CE
Buy New: £164.99
New (7) Used (3) from £119.97
Rating:  40 reviews
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 4.3 x 24.4 x 40.9
MPN: MB029ZO/A
Model: MB029ZO/A
UPC: 885909198955
EAN: 0885909198955
ASIN: B000UVTA2I
Release Date: September 11, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
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Great fantastic but I expect more January 9, 2008
Ian Chamberlain (Bucks, UK)
This by no mistake is a fantastic bit of kit, enough music, movies, photos etc to last a very very long time at 3/4 full i have enough music to last over a month of continual sounds. The battery seems good so far although if you play games for example the bright screen does lessen this a fair bit. it's a feat to get an 80gb drive into something this size but my gripes are as follows.
I can only charge from the computer. l had 3rd generation ipod which i dropped down the loo but all my plug in , car, battery pack, alarm clock and boom box don't seem to charge the classic. This is a big big pain, it's hard to see why, with the same connecter, this does not work.
The hard drive can be quite slow mounting/un-mounting etc this may not seem that suprising with such a big drive but it's worth bearing in mind. One other bonus is the games are very good poker graphics great (3rd party)
 The iPod, done right January 4, 2008
J. Sparrow (Windsor, UK)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
This is the 4th - yes, 4th - iPod I have owned. I had a 1st gen 5GB back in the day, which I loved ad cherished until it was stolen. Replacing it with a 5gen 60GB had to do. By then, Apple had the capacity way up and had incorporated video. But, well, I'm sure many 5 and 5.5gen owners will admit to using practically none of the superfluous features.
Well, the classic gets it right. Fed up with my 5gen, I sold it, cut my losses and bought the classic after playing around with it in an Apple Store. Wonderful. Scratchy back plating aside, here is a quick breakdown of pros and cons:
PROS:
- Increased capacities - 80GB was previously the max, now there are whopping 80 and 160GB models
- Size decreases - the 80GB is reminiscent of the older 30GB models in terms of size. Very slim. the 160 is chunkier, but for the amount of storage, great. Still a portable device.
- Battery life - WITHOUT COVERFLOW you will get pretty close to Apple's promises on battery life. Days can go by without the need for recharging, and of course, sporting the latest battery technologies, there's no harm in topping up as and when.
- Lovely display and interface - Apple really have improved the interface. the display seems better than the 5.5gen, with an eversoslightly better resolution, though I could be mistaken. The screen is noticeably easier to view videos with than was the 5gen model I used to own. Brightness is great. The interface is intuitive.
- That finish - hold one of these in the flesh. It makes a difference. They are gorgeous looking.
- Weight - they are light enough to be pocketable and your trousers won't fall down. This matters.
- The price - well, it's right.
CONS:
- COVERFLOW - Ok, so Apple went to town with the interface. Unfortunately, Coverflow is more than surplus to requirements, it's detrimental to battery life. This is not to be taken lightly. Relying on hard disk power to churn away those animations means that a wonderful battery life is reduced to a few hours if you use Coverflow too much. If you must use it, do so sparingly or not at all. It's eye candy for sure, and it's also nice to stumble across the odd forgotten album of yesteryear, but you'll not have much playback time...
- Accessories - Beware if you own accessories for older iPods and expect them to work in this one. Many addons (for example, the TV connector which now operated though a dock cable rather than from the headphone socket) will not work with this model.
All in all though, this really is the iPod I've been waiting for. For those of you with large music libraries, some podcast subscriptions and a few videos, you can't go wrong.
Way better that the iPod Video! December 30, 2007
M. Davey (UK)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
As a 4G iPod owner and then an iPod video owner i wasn't really sure how the iPod could be improved and to be honest i was only really after the 80GB storage over my existing 30GB......quite simply this new iPod is mega.
Firstly, the battery is way better than the iPod video, i've been skipping through videos and audio tracks for days and the battery is still near full, the old iPod would have been in the red by now.
Apple are really pushing this whole cover flow thing, im not too taken by it and if unlike me you don't add artwork to your tracks your going to see a lot of empty boxes where the artwork should be. I do have all my artwork and it just makes the iPod more lush and media rich.
My only criticism is that the new menu system is split screen and fancy and there is no option to disable this feature, it creates slideshows of artwork and images from the pod. The downside is on certain menus it can take a second or two for the iPod to kick in to touch.
All in all the new iPod is fantastic and a vast improvment on the iPod video. The 50GB increase in drive space alone makes the upgrade worthwhile, on top of the new low price and great new features it's not likely to dissapoint.
 Beware of Apple December 27, 2007
A. D. Thorne (Warfield, Berks, UK)
5 out of 12 found this review helpful
Watch out!
I owned a classic ipod and never got to fill it up with my i-tunes purchases...the constant updates seem to be designed to make your ipod obsolete before it is filled. I can no longer download my purchases in spite of having 10GB of space left. Needless to say I'm furious and won't buy another thing from Apple!
Just got it! December 15, 2007
W. Tildesley (Penrith, Cumbria, UK)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
So I bought this product on Thursday night and it has just arrived.
I must say the UI is great.
The search features are also very good allowing me to get to the song/artist/composer etc much quicker.
It should also be noted that the screen is of very high quality.
Great for watching video podcasts.
The one downside is that the back of iPod gets smudges easily, so you'll need a cover if you wish to protect it.
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