Product ReviewsCustom Apple iPod U2 Special Edition Video 80GB White MP3 Player-90days Warranty

Pretty good for sounding lossless audio files

I bought this iPod classic for my car audio system to sound better especially with lossless audio files. It looks good and works well.
Though I found some scratches around the iPod, I don't care. Thanks,Read full review...

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DO NOT BUY this

Not a great condition at all. Not a 5.5 gen either.

It didn't work at first so I opened it. A lot of parts were loose and some screws were missing.
One chip was fell apart from the logic board and that was the reason of mal-function. I attached it again and it booted, hard disk was not able to read, nor resettable so I changed it to new iFlash which I was preparing beforehand and it finally normal apple logo appeared.
S/N was MA002LL which means it was originally 5 gen 30 GB. Not 5.5 gen nor 80 GB.Read full review...

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Better than the rest, but I still want more.

I've never been a fan of Apple or the iPod franchise due to the lack of user input on most of what goes on with the device/software they provide. That being said, this iPod gets the job done on a standard sense, but I must nitpick a bit.

The good:
iPod is a very well supported player thanks to the lack of customization involved. If you have issues with the firmware, chances are it will be fixed automatically if you let it interact with iTunes. Physically, it is the most solid feeling mp3 player I've ever used. It feels much sturdier than the Zune or, what I was using previously, my Toshiba Gigabeat F40. The display is good, though the Zune does have a larger one. The text easy to read and the interface isn't too confusing. The touch wheel [I'm unfamiliar with the specific terminology] is very precise and menus are easy to navigate in most situations.

The bad:
Lack of customization, as said before, is a huge issue for me. The interface is really standard--black text, white background. Lots of empty space. Even if you have album art for your music, it still has tremendous amounts of blank area that it could be using. This isn't that big of a deal, but there is no way to change it. No way to re-color the interface, make the text larger or smaller, or change the size of the album art as displayed--not without hacking it, which should NOT be necessary. iTunes is also the WORST media player I have ever used. I'm using Windows 7, 64bit. 2.8ghz i7 quad core processor. 8gb of RAM. There is NO excuse for this program being as sluggish as it is. It's a sloppy Mac port that, without your input, makes the broad assumption that you know NOTHING about audio or file management. I had to set my music folder to read only just to prevent it from changing all the tags on my music and removing all of the high resolution folder art I had tediously gathered to use in foobar2000--my normal media player. I don't want to rant about all the flaws about iTunes, however, but I won't hesitate to say that I cannot stand it, and that it is terrible for doing just about everything that WMP and Foobar both do perfectly fine.

Back to the topic of the player itself however, I find there are a lot of flaws in the controls. The wheel to scroll menus is touch sensitive, yet the buttons aren't? I find it odd that I'm clicking buttons down to advance menus when there's really no reason why they couldn't have set it up to simply see a "tap" on one side of the wheel as a queue to go on, and on the other to go back. It just seems odd that Toshiba (an off-brand in my opinion) released their FIRST mp3 player a year before the FIFTH by Apple and it had this with no issue. The entire front of the interface was touch sensitive--mind you, it didn't have an accurate wheel, but it did everything silently, and I prefer that. Frankly, I would still be using THAT if it weren't for the space difference [40gb vs. 80gb.] I also dislike that you power it off by holding the "play" button. Why not the middle one? It seems out of place.

After my tedious complaints, the iPod is still a good player, but if the user had more control over how it functions and how it looks, it would be a GREAT one. However, Apple seems to have been very concerned about giving us that control and thusly made it so restrictive that I almost feel obligated to hack it and replace the interface entirely. Here's to hoping that we see a more stable Zune in the near future.Read full review...

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU BUY IPOD VIDEO

The video ipod is the next best thing from apple, ever. The video ipod is no more than the size of a slim digital camera, and it can play all the songs you can imagine! The video ipod is great, but it has some problems:

PROS:

Very Thin and Small For Something of its capabilities

Works Well, Usually

Comes With Award-winning iTunes Software

Includes everthing you need right in the box

Cons:

Scratchs Easily,(put it in your pocket and it comes out scratched, even if there was nothing in your pocket.

Headphones are awful so you will need to pay twenty bucks for another pair.

Has random gliches that are annoying.

Apple's customer service is awful and after 90 days you have to pay for your customer service.

So, to conclude, if you are in the market for the video ipod, buy it! But take good care of it and treat it like your only child.Read full review...

solid mp3 player with swappable components

i owned an ipod 5g 80GB from 2006 when i purchased it new -- sadly it started to lose its marbles 4 years later, and i determined eventually that what i needed was a replacement body for my old drive. fortunately with a little care and research, it is possible to successfully do home surgery on these models, and i was able to purchase another used 5g ipod on ebay, open it up and swap drives with my original ipod. with a little troubleshooting and a few tense moments, the "new" ipod recognized my old drive and is now working. possibly this operation is not for people with plug-and-play only experience on their home tech, but i think most would be able to manage it, you just have to be careful with those tiny components. watch out for the occasional dead battery on older ipods, but if it's advertised as working you can expect a hard-wearing little machine that will do exactly what you expect it to, and the 80 gigs of space should be enough for most people's mobile music/podcast/audiobook needs.Read full review...

Sold my 60GB for the 80gb

I have been using the 80gb iPod Video for several days now, and I am extremely pleased. First, a note of caution. The surface of this unit is identical to the earlier iPod video, so it is extremely prone to scratching. My 60gb iPod video was always transpored in the $99 Apple leather case, and it still attracted scratches! This one comes with a chamois-like form-fitted pouch which does a nice job of protecting the finish, but provides no protection from hits or drops. The screen is bright! Much brighter than the earlier models. The integration with iTunes 7 takes the hardware/software experience to a new level. I purchased some games and TV shows, which downloaded flawlessly, and playback time appears very impressive (read: better battery life). I'll know better on my next 12 hour flight to Asia, of course! 80gb is a staggering amount of storage space. I have nearly 10,000 songs, several music videos, several FULL seasons of TV shows, my contacts and my date book data, and a few purchased games, and I am barely halfway to filling the drive. The new iTunes interface screen for the iPod is much more friendly, allowing different settings to be made for, say, music, TV shows, PodCasts, etc. from within a tabbed browser environment. Apple still demonstrate that less IS more, and the total user experience blows away anything else in the market. It would be hard to imagine another solution (player/online store) emerging that could get the experience any better than Apple does. Though I realize several are trying... Zune anyone? :)

*Technically this is still not the iPod Video, this is still an iPod with video playback; rumors are still buzzing about a Widescreen iPod, but still no official word*

NEW:
-Longer battery life
-Games
-iTunes 7 has movies
-Search feature
-Larger capacity
-Brighter screen

GOOD:
-Great GB/$$ ratio
-Great build
-Bright screen
-Battery life on video is double what it was before
-Great interface
-Innovative search
-Games are pretty fun
-Excellent design
-Minimal buttons
-Oodles of potential accessories

BAD:
-Still scratches easily
-Prone to fingerprints
-Sometimes a little sluggish (not as much as before)
-Battery isn't removable
-Still no FM tuner, line-in, or voice record
-Expensive accessories (not many in box)
-Cheap earbuds

BOTTOM LINE: If you are too hardcore for the 30GB version, than this is definately your cup of tea. This is the perfect MP3 player for any causual music and video enjoyer's needs!Read full review...

Can't tell the difference with this between brand new and refurbished!!

Very pleased with my purchase. Worth the $ I paid for it and highly recommend. I think the battery life is good considering the generation of this ipod. I'd say it lasts approx 1.5-2 hrs of straight music. The screen and casing has no flaw, not a scratch. Easy to use and navigate in my opinion. Sound quality is good enough for me. You're not going to get top of the line listening pleasure with this like you would some other expensive device, but I don't feel that is worth deducting a star since I'm not that picky.Read full review...

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ipod video, the way to go!

The new iPod video is by far the best your money can buy. It has enough memory for ALL your music, and many hours of video. It keeps the kids entertained in the car or roadtrips, and keeps me entertained on the subway on the way to work. There is more then enough room on this device to store, all of my music, and the kids videos as well.

The new screen is sharp, and bright, and the battery life is excellent.

There might be other players out there which try to compete with this product, but take my word for it, they do not come close! the ipod has many OEM, and third party accessories, while the 'other' brand(s) have only basic accessories. It is a real convenience, when you can buy any accessory, in any price range, color and size you can possibly imagine.

Bottom line? Dont waste your time with the cheap imitators, stick with the one which started it all...iPod!Read full review...

128gb SSD Custom Refurbished Apple iPod Classic

This would have been a great product, but this particular iPod Classic does not have a good sound quality. It was an older model (generation 5 i believe). The sound quality on the 6th or 7th generation is so much better!Read full review...

IPOD 80G worth the splurge

Years ago my friend bought me the first ipod ever relesead. I was so proud that I was able to still use it especially since I travel for business a lot and would never take a flight without it.
Well, last month I lost it while traveling. I came home, immediately went on ebay and purchased a brand ipod, the newest one available 80G. I LOVE IT! Now not only can I listen to music, I watch TV shows I missed (by purchasing from itunes). I can watch movies, including my own videos I have loaded in my personal computer. I loaded my favorite pictures to brag about my nieces, loaded my contacts and even get to play games. It's fun, it's useful and honestly not expensive for what you get, especially when purchasing on ebay.Read full review...