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 BEST SELLER IVE HAD Jul 31, 2010
I appreciate you sending it so quick, battery life survived a 10 and a half hour flight without dying. I have had no problems with it at all. thank you again
Better than newer models in terms of sound Jun 24, 2010
I had ordered the newest Ipod until I started doing some research and found that after the 5.5 generation the sound chip was changed. This unit was for my car and it is crystal clear compared to a 6th of 7th generation. Battery life doesn't matter to me because my car keeps it charged. Great unit. Too bad Apple had to change the chip since 160 gigs would have been fun. But that's ok..80 is working out just fine!
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 HUH? Apr 07, 2010
This is amazing. Why would anyone pay $429 for an 80gb machine when you can buy a brand new 160gb from apple, with a manufacturer's warranty? what a joke.
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Sometimes You Just Want More Jan 23, 2010
Okay, so you're thinking of buying an iPod. You've seen the iPod Touch and you've been blown away. Who wouldn't be? It's a great little gizmo. You can do a lot with it, surf the web, play Tetris, learn Japanese, do e-mail, play music and so much more, but if you're like me and have more music than you can shake a stick and you want to carry it with you wherever you go, then the iPod Touch just might not cut the mustard, storage wise.
If it's just music or videos you want an iPod for. Or if you have an iPhone and you need a second device to carry around your music, then I'd heartedly recommend a 5th Gen iPod. Read on and see why.
I was cruising Amazon, checking out small hard drives, as I wanted to carry all my music around with me. I somehow wound up the page for the Apricorn Bio Hard Drive, a beautiful little beauty, to be sure, but I don't really need to protect my music from prying eyes, or ears for that matter. However, I clicked on over to their website and I found something much better than an external drive. I found their upgrade kit for the 5th Generation iPods and I knew it was exactly what I was looking for.
If you've got either the 5th Generation 30GB, the 60GB or the 80GB you are in luck, because not only do you have one great machine, but you can make it outstanding. Apple's current iPod Classic carries 160GB of storage, with the upgrade from Apricorn you can turn your 5th Gen 30GB iPod into a 120GB beauty and Apricorn throws in a new 580mAH battery with the hard drive along with all the direction and the tools you'll need to do the job yourself. Yeah, you don't have to send your machine to Apple to replace that battery. It's not that hard.
But what if you've got a 5th Gen 60 or 80GB iPod. Well for over half a C note less than what a new iPod Classic costs, you can upgrade the iPod you have with 240GB of storage, yeah, 240 gigs, that's a lot of music. And you get a new battery with this upgrade, too. So, how hard is the upgrade to do. It took me twenty minutes, it's easier than you'd think. Once finished, hook the iPod up to you're computer and let iTunes do it's magic and you're good to go.
The 5th Gen iPod is a solid music player even without upgrading. It's easy enough to sink it with iTunes and change the music on it. I wouldn't hesitate recommending it to anyone, but if you want more, well you can have it.
Still the Best Sound Nov 02, 2009
The 5.5 Generation iPod sounds better than the iPod Classics. Apple changed the sound components to an inferior brand and clearly degraded the sound quality. In addition, the scroll wheel on the 5.5 Gen. is much easier to navigate.
If you are looking for an iPod and need 80GB or less, this is the best choice for your money.
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