Apple iPod classic (30 GB) MP3 Player
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- Number of Songs: 7500
- Usage: Music
- Interface: USB
- Main Storage Type: Hard Drive
- Storage Capacity: 30 GB
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STEER CLEAR of this particular model. Highly reccommend the-g4 (current models)
Pros
It's an iPod, easy to use iTunes, OK controls, Great menu system, Notes, contacts,
Cons
Itunes in some ways, lack-of-windows98 support, Due to design faults here, buy a G4,
Recommended it?
No
The Bottom Line:
DO NOT BUY THIS MODEL, the Generation-4 is superb as it's intended use. Rread reviews there.
Having owned the Generation 3 and 4,
This particular apple IPOD is a nightmare device.
http://www.ipodbattery.com/newipod.jpg
The model in this picture, the Generation 4 is fantastic and had redeemed my faith in iPod,
http://www.ipodbattery.com/ipod2k4p.jpg
WHY am I so harsh??
The hard drive has a factory fault with the head parking mechanisims jamming when twisted slightly as they are in the poor mounting of this ipod.
I was able to replecicate this fault again and again with 4 units (I work in insurance to had some parts to play with)
The headphones (any that are plugged in) DISTORT terribly at almost any volume. The loudness of the output is feeble and shrill.
The battery life is TERRIBLE I was able to get max 6 hours from this unit. (10 minute mp3's, no headhones plugged in, full battery charge)
The controls are clunky and hard to use. It will annoy you time and time again.
The software s**ks. there are a few alternatives though. Read about these in the G4 review.
There is no win98(tm) support (unless you fiddle as explained in the g4 review)
Simply put. AVOID this model, AVOID any secondhand models as there may be internal impact Hard drive damage. avoid the first model as they are simply too old.
I suggest buying the 40GB model and investing the extra $$ and you also get the useful "dock" which costs more on the 20GB model.
See pics of the internals and the stupid blue "rubber" thing which put pressure on the little hard drive and causes the locking up faults.
G3
http://www.ipodbattery.com/slimipodinstall.htm
G4
http://www.ipodbattery.com/ipod2k4install.htm
40GB G4 review.....
While it may not have a Media reader, built in playlist editing, feature-x, feature-y Feature-Z it does it's job very well and has that sexy styling only Apple can provide.
The usage is super simple and it has the wonderfully easy "dial wheel" which now performs more than one function. SO easy when driving. It also has a nice fast power-up (20 seconds) from full reset unlike some competing products which can take 3 minutes to start.
When I first bought the unit, I had reservatons afterwards, I was thinking, what a waste of money.
As I played with it more I realised that it was one of those things I don't tire of, the simple fact that your hear 6 songs on the radio and know that each and every song in that stations playlist is in my pocket at the click of a button.. WOW.
While it may not be as featured as competing units, The iPod was created as a Music player, it acheives it's intended task very well, with minimallist time, clunk or pages and pages of menus like a nokia phone.
The G4, the one you are looking at, is highly recommended if you want a quick starting music player with no fuss.
The itunes is simple to use and has many functions however is clunky and may drain a slower PC to it's toes. (read the bottom for alternatives) and no win98/me support.
If you are looking at buying an older model, DONT.
The Generation 3's are terrible, they cannot drive any headphones beyond half volume without distorting terribly, have a sub par hard drive mounting procedure which twists the HDD's badly, terrible battery life, about 6 hours max. And have irritating controls, The clickwheel in the G4is a vast improvement.
If you want to play ogg's, play with pictures, and fiddle, the iRiver might be more up your alley. take a look at the iPod and other media player before making your final choice. the IPOD was just up my alley and I love the unit and being able to take my entire CD collection EVERYWHERE
SOFTWARE
The supplied iTunes does it's job very niceley indeed but does become a pain when swapping music or using it on different PC's or using it on a Win98 machine.
There are alternative managers. I usually use Winamp 5 with an iPod plugin.
The other one which I use as it's loaded ON THE IPOD is YamiPod, no installs required! I have not used it to load music so I cannot comment here but it's an ideal away from home manager as it simply executes from the hard drive of the ipod!
win98/me support.
The iPod is a removable mass storage device.
(you will still need someone with a XP/2k machine for the first intitialization)
A win98 driver and a quick tutorial is available here:
http://republika.pl/mho/ipod/index.shtml
www.ipodhacks.com also has sone great info on fiddling with the iPod.
(Music piracy is a CRIME, would you steal a CD from a shop? no.)
This particular apple IPOD is a nightmare device.
http://www.ipodbattery.com/newipod.jpg
The model in this picture, the Generation 4 is fantastic and had redeemed my faith in iPod,
http://www.ipodbattery.com/ipod2k4p.jpg
WHY am I so harsh??
The hard drive has a factory fault with the head parking mechanisims jamming when twisted slightly as they are in the poor mounting of this ipod.
I was able to replecicate this fault again and again with 4 units (I work in insurance to had some parts to play with)
The headphones (any that are plugged in) DISTORT terribly at almost any volume. The loudness of the output is feeble and shrill.
The battery life is TERRIBLE I was able to get max 6 hours from this unit. (10 minute mp3's, no headhones plugged in, full battery charge)
The controls are clunky and hard to use. It will annoy you time and time again.
The software s**ks. there are a few alternatives though. Read about these in the G4 review.
There is no win98(tm) support (unless you fiddle as explained in the g4 review)
Simply put. AVOID this model, AVOID any secondhand models as there may be internal impact Hard drive damage. avoid the first model as they are simply too old.
I suggest buying the 40GB model and investing the extra $$ and you also get the useful "dock" which costs more on the 20GB model.
See pics of the internals and the stupid blue "rubber" thing which put pressure on the little hard drive and causes the locking up faults.
G3
http://www.ipodbattery.com/slimipodinstall.htm
G4
http://www.ipodbattery.com/ipod2k4install.htm
40GB G4 review.....
While it may not have a Media reader, built in playlist editing, feature-x, feature-y Feature-Z it does it's job very well and has that sexy styling only Apple can provide.
The usage is super simple and it has the wonderfully easy "dial wheel" which now performs more than one function. SO easy when driving. It also has a nice fast power-up (20 seconds) from full reset unlike some competing products which can take 3 minutes to start.
When I first bought the unit, I had reservatons afterwards, I was thinking, what a waste of money.
As I played with it more I realised that it was one of those things I don't tire of, the simple fact that your hear 6 songs on the radio and know that each and every song in that stations playlist is in my pocket at the click of a button.. WOW.
While it may not be as featured as competing units, The iPod was created as a Music player, it acheives it's intended task very well, with minimallist time, clunk or pages and pages of menus like a nokia phone.
The G4, the one you are looking at, is highly recommended if you want a quick starting music player with no fuss.
The itunes is simple to use and has many functions however is clunky and may drain a slower PC to it's toes. (read the bottom for alternatives) and no win98/me support.
If you are looking at buying an older model, DONT.
The Generation 3's are terrible, they cannot drive any headphones beyond half volume without distorting terribly, have a sub par hard drive mounting procedure which twists the HDD's badly, terrible battery life, about 6 hours max. And have irritating controls, The clickwheel in the G4is a vast improvement.
If you want to play ogg's, play with pictures, and fiddle, the iRiver might be more up your alley. take a look at the iPod and other media player before making your final choice. the IPOD was just up my alley and I love the unit and being able to take my entire CD collection EVERYWHERE
SOFTWARE
The supplied iTunes does it's job very niceley indeed but does become a pain when swapping music or using it on different PC's or using it on a Win98 machine.
There are alternative managers. I usually use Winamp 5 with an iPod plugin.
The other one which I use as it's loaded ON THE IPOD is YamiPod, no installs required! I have not used it to load music so I cannot comment here but it's an ideal away from home manager as it simply executes from the hard drive of the ipod!
win98/me support.
The iPod is a removable mass storage device.
(you will still need someone with a XP/2k machine for the first intitialization)
A win98 driver and a quick tutorial is available here:
http://republika.pl/mho/ipod/index.shtml
www.ipodhacks.com also has sone great info on fiddling with the iPod.
(Music piracy is a CRIME, would you steal a CD from a shop? no.)
