Apple iPod classic 80 GB Silver
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend The iPod classic features an updated design on the digital media player you already know and love. Some of the new bits include a sleek all-metal enclosure, a massive increase in storage space, a thinner body, and a brand-new user interface featuring Cover Flow. Cover Flow allows you to easily browse through your music collection by flipping through each album's cover art using the Click Wheel. When you find the… Product details and pricing info |
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849 Customer Reviews Posted
- So far so good...
- I purchased this ipod as soon as they became available at Apple stores. The main problems that I have encountered so far is of course the clickwheel not being as sensitive as previous ipods. I tend to wear my ipod on a belt clip, and before if I had a t-shirt over the ipod, I would be able to adjust the volume over the shirt. However, I can no longer do that. But that's not a big issue. The other problem seems to be with the USB connections. Sometimes when I sync my ipod or try to charge it, I have to adjust the USB cord a little bit to make a connection. It's a bit aggravating but manageable. The cover art flow does lag but fully loads in about 2 seconds. I don't mind waiting that long. The positives in regards to this ipod are of course the 80G space (my previous ipod was a 30G), the cheaper price (my 30G ipod was $300 when i purchased it) and a sleeker overall feel, whether it's the main menu flowing cover art or browsing by category. In the end, I am satisfied with my purchase, so far. Luckily, I haven't crashed yet.
- 2007-09-25, 9 of 9 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Not as bad as people are saying.
- ok, so people are griping a lot and worried apple is flopping and giving their customers the old one finger salute. I bought this, trying to be as open as possible, and this is what i found.
The click wheel- Not as bad as some are saying. It is not perfect, but after an apple update or two it should be fine
- Cover flow. Its true, it doesn't update fast enough; however, i don't care much for the concept and will probably never use it... I imagine most will be the same.
-Battery life- Great!!! what more can you ask for?
- Incompatibility with 3rd party accessories... ok, understand this gripe, but lets be honest, not all your computer accessories for the 90s fit this nice new HP you just bought. When you think about it, we should have expected this some time. granted i have less to gripe about than others since i haven't had an ipod since my gen 4 died 2 or 3 years ago, but if you search the net, I'm sure buying a new cable hear, or there wont kill you. Then there is the problem with games not transferring over. Its true, the games you bought for your gen 5 video wont work on the classic.... Its 5$... is it really that big of a deal? if i wanted cheap i would have gotten a zune, and if your really that concerned, maybe you should. I think a lot of the gripes we are seeing are a little overdone, and if you really think about it... look deep deep down inside of yourself, you will see it makes sense. lets look at the pros
- 80 gigs at $250... it must be my birthday
- that new brushed metal finish, mmm mmm mmm, it just feels nice. not fingerprints either.
- regardless of what i have read on a few forums, all my cover art transfered in rather well (minus a few rare cds that i didn't expect to show up)
- the amount of time it takes to charge is great!
- its not made by Microsoft
- itunes is the MOST intuitive way to handle mp3 tags that i have seen inside of a mp3 player client
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cons
the click wheel is a bit awkward at first when compared to previous generations BUT it is not as bad as others will make you think
no case, but who cares, you can get em cheap off ebay
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So if your like i was and are really worried about getting this because of all the bad reviews, dont worry... remember, no piece of technology is perfect in its first days, it takes a few updates to get it righ, and im sure Apple is working hard to perfect its product and continue to dominate the MP3 market (for good reason too) - 2007-09-25, 15 of 27 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- iPod classic has a big problem - read before buying
- The new iPod classic has a big problem for all users of the photo and video functions. You cannot display photos, videos or video podcasts on your TV screen, as you cannot change the TV out function on the iPod from OUT to ON. If you want to see your videos fromthe iPod on the TV screen, then do not buy the iPod classic until Apple has fixed this problem.
- 2007-09-24, 8 of 20 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- iPod classic has big problem with tv out function
- The new iPod classic has a big problem for all users of the photo and video functions. You cannot display photos, videos or video podcasts on your TV screen, as you cannot change the TV out function on the iPod from OUT to ON. If you want to see your videos fromthe iPod on the TV screen, then do not buy the iPod classic until Apple has fixed this problem.
- 2007-09-24, 17 of 25 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Terrible Tech Support; a waste of $$$$
- Let me start by admitting this is my 4th iPod, and I didn't have any problems with the previous 3 except the simple truth my media files exceeded my storage capacity, so...160GB seemed like a plausible solution. I still own the previous gen (5.5) 80GB iPod video and it works perfectly fine. This 160GB Classic is a nightmare and Apple's lack of product support is shear lunacy. I have written and phoned ad nauseum without any resolution, and I paid an extra $60 for the AppleCare Protection Plan above & beyond the $350 cost for the Ipod itself. It crashes daily and needs to be "restored" which can take 6-8 hours to erase, reformat and restore all the music & media files. I have the most current version of iTunes as well as the most current version of iPod software. I shipped the iPod back to Apple, they kept it for a week and then sent it back to me with a letter stating they couldn't find anything wrong with it.
I own a 4GB Apple iPod Nano too, and it works perfectly fine...but not this 160GB Classic! It doesn't sync with iTunes, it needs to be restored daily, it loses the media and crashes repeatedly...it's essentially useless. After repeated letters and phone calls to Apple, I'm basically stuck with a $350 piece of useless hardware. - 2007-09-23, 41 of 60 people found this review helpful, Rated:
