Sounding like a Coke flavour, Apple has refreshed its iPod ‘Classic’ player by swapping out some smaller drives with some bigger ones, leaving consumers with a choice of an 80GB or, a whopping 160GB model. Like the new iPod Touch, it also comes with the new interface Cover Flow feature, which lets you browse music by album cover – although, not with your finger on the display like the Touch.
It also sports a new, all-metal chassis and with 160GB of storage under the hood, Apple says it will cope with 40,000 songs – the first generation iPod could tackle a 1,000 and I remember when I thought that was a lot too.
In usage terms, Apple promises up to 40 hours of music playback and seven hours of video playback on the 160GB model and up to 30 hours of music playback and five hours of video playback on the 80GB model.
Both models are shipping now and cost £159 for the 80GB player and £229 for the 160GB one. Jump now for the full specs.-Martin Lynch
Technical Specifications
iPod classic measurements
Size and weight
* 80GB model
o Height: 4.1 inches (103.5 mm)
o Width: 2.4 inches (61.8 mm)
o Depth: 0.41 inch (10.5 mm)
o Weight: 4.9 ounces (140 grams)
* 160GB model
o Height: 4.1 inches (103.5 mm)
o Width: 2.4 inches (61.8 mm)
o Depth: 0.53 inch (13.5 mm)
o Weight: 5.7 ounces (162 grams)
In the box
* iPod classic
* Earphones
* USB 2.0 cable
* Dock adapter
* Quick Start guide
Capacity
* 80GB or 160GB hard drive1
* Holds up to 20,000 or 40,000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format2
* Holds up to 25,000 iPod-viewable photos3
* Holds up to 100 hours or up to 200 hours of video4
* Stores data via USB hard drive
Display
* 2.5-inch (diagonal) color LCD with LED backlight
* 320-by-240-pixel resolution at 163 pixels per inch
* Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
Audio
* Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
* Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, WAV, and AIFF
* User-configurable maximum volume limit
Video
* H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
Earbuds
Headphones
* Earphones
* Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
* Impedance: 32 ohms
Mac system requirements
* Mac computer with USB 2.0 port
* Mac OS X v10.4.8 or later
* iTunes 7.4 or later5
Windows system requirements
* PC with USB 2.0 port
* Windows Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later
* iTunes 7.4 or later5
Languages
* Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, and Turkish
* Additional language support for display of song, album, and artist information: Bulgarian, Croatian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, and Ukrainian
Environmental requirements
* Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
* Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C)
* Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
* Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)
Input
Input and output
* Dock connector
* 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack
Power and battery6
* Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery
* Playback time (80GB model)
o Music playback time: Up to 30 hours when fully charged
o Video playback time: Up to 5 hours when fully charged
80GB iPod
80 BG iPod playback
* Playback time (160GB model)
o Music playback time: Up to 40 hours when fully charged
o Video playback time: Up to 7 hours when fully charged
160GB iPod
160 GB iPod playback
* Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter (sold separately)
o Fast-charge time: about 2 hours (charges up to 80% of battery capacity)
o Full-charge time: about 4 hours
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Editor and Contributor | Martin Lynch
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