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Shopping For a New Ipod? – Here Are Some Helpful Tips
When you are shopping to get a new Ipod, here are some tips and characteristics of the many Ipods listed for auction. By using this guide, you’ll learn what’s worth the money, or what’s not. Simply scroll down the list until you spot the Ipod you’re looking for. Then read the description, pros and cons, and make up your own mind. The recommendations are based off of customer feedback on certain models and the defects or problems have been painstakingly researched. Good luck with your next purchase!
4th Gen Ipod: The next in the series is the fourth gen. The first few fourth gens were still unreliable when it came to compatibility, but later on, they formed an alliance with HP(Hewlett Packard) to make the Apple/HP Ipod which was compatible with all Windows based computers. It featured a larger Hard Drive with 20, 40, and 60 gig packages available. It also featured a new Click Wheel which incorporated all player controls into the central wheel, giving the Ipod a more condensed look without all the buttons taking up space. The U2 version was released in honor of the band and it’s unique black and red cover makes it a true collectible item. Overall, this is the most common Ipod you can find, and some can be in rather bad condition, so BE CAREFUL (batteries tend to hold good charge and player tends to work properly).
Ipod Mini 1st Gen: The Ipod mini came shortly after the release of the fourth gen Ipod. It had 4 gigs of RAM(random access memory) chipsets rather than a hard drive, which made it lighter and smaller. It had a Metal Case which came in several metallic paint schemes. It housed the same click wheel as the fourth gen Ipod and it had the same Windows compatible software as the Ipod fourth gen. Overall, this Ipod is very common and is liked by most customers. BE CAREFUL while shopping for these, because some can be damaged or abused by the user. Batteries still hold rather good charge.
Ipod Photo: The first ever color Screen Ipod that came in 60 and 80 gig packages. It was compatible with all Windows based PC’s and it allowed the user to download and view full color images in a slide show. Had the same layout as the fourth gen Ipod with the click wheel. Great battery life and wonderful customer feedback, though you must watch out for a couple of abused or damaged ones (great battery life and normally in great condition with only slight scratches).
Ipod Shuffle: Stripped down version of the Ipod. It has no screen, no click wheel, and no hard drive. Instead, it is shaped like a pocket drive with the USB plug built into the Ipod, so you just plug the whole thing into the computer to upload songs and charge the battery(runs off of computer’s powered USB port). It has flash memory, a chipset similar to ram that stores music files. It comes in 512mb or 1 gig packages and the player controls are mounted near the top of the Ipod in the form of buttons. Unlike the Nano or Video Ipods, it only comes in white, and is good for those who don’t have lots of music to store. Because of it’s ease of use and relative newness to the market is is an excellent choice. So far, no problems have been found with this new flash system. A favorite to many customers.
Ipod Nano: The replacement of the Ipod mini. It houses 4 gigs of RAM memory in its razor thin body. It features a color screen which allowes you to view album art and other color pictures. It also comes in two colors, white and black (like the Ipod Video). Features the click wheel like it’s older cousin the Ipod Mini. This is another good choice because of it’s relative newness to the market and it’s lack of known problems. Since the Nano is rather new, the batteries charge fully and it is fully compatible with Windows based PC’s.