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4.0 stars
"20GB iPod "Photo" (minus photo) will be sure to please still at $299"
Pros: Sweet-spot capacity, price remains the same, color display, photo viewing and importing, podcast support, small as ever, 15 hour rated battery life
Cons: slightly more expensive than competition, no movie playback (yet), surface scratches really easily
Summary: I have owned a 30GB iPod "photo" for a little over a month now, and absolutely love it. I am pleased that Apple is now offering the benefits of a color screen and 15 hour battery life to the standard line, and doing away with the separate iPod and iPod "Photo" designations.
Here is what I looked at when I bought my iPod. Look at the current size of your music collection (mp3 or aac. wma can be converted by iTunes, but it is a lenghy and lossy process). Double that number, and get the capacity iPod that fits the doubled number the best. For most people, it will be the 20GB model. The reason for doubling is to take into account the lost room due to format of the drive, and also to the accumulation of more songs over the lifespan of the product (figure in 3 years you will either want another latest and greatest gadget, or you will think its not worth it to replace the battery for the second time). If you have a lot of photos, you may also want to account for those as well.
General comments: battery life was pretty darn good. Try to actually follow Apple's guidelines and let the battery fully charge up, and then fully discharge it for each cycle. That way it will stay healthy longer. The color screen is best viewed with the backlight on, but is definitely viewable without the backlight. Sound quality is phenominal.
8/10, with marks down because no product can be perfect, and because it got scratched too easily. Also, Apple, will you update the software to support movies for gosh sakes? Screw what Jobs said!!!
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how is 15 hour battery life a Pro? there are plenty of players out there, namely from Sony and Creative, that have battery life from 24 hours to (rated) 70 hours, 70 hours on a OLED flash player, but the Creative Zen Touch is a good comparison, it has similar touch technology, probably not a factor in battery life but its there, and a similar (if not the same) size screen, CNET tested it to 26 hours, and with low bit rate Creative says 36 hours
aside from that, phenominal sound quality? anything but that, i tried out an iPod at the LA apple store and it sounded shameful on Bose Triport headphones, i think ill stick with Creative, the sound is emmersive on my Sony EX71
Where to buy
Apple iPod (20GB, color):
$299.99
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