Apple iPod Classic 20GB 4th Generation MP3 Player Reviews

Photo of Apple iPod Classic 20GB 4TH Generation MP3 Player

29 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This MP3 player has no outstanding positive points. - It scores very poorly on battery life. “So much easier having a rechargable battery rather than batteries like my old mp3” Joseph, London View all 29 real customer reviews

Product Details

Customer reviews
Product details
Compare prices & retailers
People also viewed

Real customer reviews

29 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.

Show scores of…

All purchasers (29)

Battery life	6.5
Design	8.7
Ease of use	9.0
Sound quality	8.4
Value for money (at time of purchase)	7.5
Overall rating	8.3

*not all purchasers provided a score or review

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 1.0/10

+ Looks nice,big storage,

- Absolutely shocking screen, deliberately designed not to last well at all and if used with covers becomes bulky. The rate of upgraded products is deliberately used to rip off customers always leaving their product dated. Mobile phone screens seem to be a lot better than the dodgy plastic of the Apple ipod. If the ipod video has a screen of the same material I advise anyone not to buy this product as in 1-2 months they will be sorely dissapointed with the colours and viewing quality.

Was this review helpful?

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Aug 2005

Stephen, Manchester

Score 8.0/10

+ pressure pad

- sensitivity of pressure pad

Was this review helpful?

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Sep 2005

George, Didcot

Score 9.0/10

+ Plenty of storage
Ease of access

- Reviewer left no comment

Was this review helpful?

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Aug 2005

Joseph, London

Score 8.0/10

+ so much easier having a rechargable battery rather than batteries like my old mp3

- Reviewer left no comment

Was this review helpful?

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Aug 2005

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Everthing!

- Nothing!

Was this review helpful?

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Jul 2005

Derek, Glasgow

Score 10.0/10

+ A cracking wee gadget, absolute must-have!

- Battery life could be better

Was this review helpful?

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Peter, Croydon

Score 9.0/10

+ The Ipod 20gb looks smart, is easy to use, and is extremely powerful.

- Battery life is a little short, and with Apple's warranty becoming unvalid if there is even a small scratch on the front of the ipod it is somewhat scary taking the ipod out in fear that it will get damaged.

Was this review helpful?

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ slim design, click wheel very good

- apple have just released video ipod , would have held out for that if i had been informed

Was this review helpful?

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Victor, Dartford

Score 10.0/10

+ Ease of handling
Nice design

- None

Was this review helpful?

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Christine, Portland Dorset

+ Storage capacity for its size. Ease of use. Idiot proof setup.

- Lack of colour choice. Rotten ear plugs

Was this review helpful?

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Easy to use, and the memory capacity is brilliant.

- Rather big to discreetly carry about in your pocket.

Was this review helpful?

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 6.0/10

+ Very easy to use

- battery life not very good

Was this review helpful?

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ The design is awesome and the easo of use is unequalled.

- The batteries do not last very long and have a tendancy to go drain even when the ipod hasn't been used. It be of more of an advantage if the unit came apart and you could get new batteries for it rathjer than having to buy a new unit.

Was this review helpful?

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Looks great sounds great

- Wee bit easily scratched battery life not brillant

Was this review helpful?

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 7.0/10

+ good product if not a little expensive compared to other makes but drawn to this as they have market sewn up with additional product base

- battery longeveity, headphones have room for improvement, perhaps they should team up with Sennheiser

Was this review helpful?

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Nikki, Bocking

Score 8.0/10

+ Easy to use both - both the software and the iPod itself.

- I wish you could shuffle playlists, rather than just all songs.

Was this review helpful?

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Good solid quality, clear graphics and storage capacity

- Poor headphone quality, replaced these within 2 weeks of use as they distorted badly

Was this review helpful?

purchased 01 Oct 2005

mike, reading

Score 10.0/10

+ large storege space, easy to use

- Reviewer left no comment

Was this review helpful?

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Karl, Manchester

Score 8.0/10

+ ease of use, quality, portability, styling

- Wife wants one.

Was this review helpful?

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Laura, Skipton

Score 10.0/10

+ Easy and practical to use, and the size of the memory means loads of music can be stored on it. The good design means that it looks stylish and modern also.

- Easily scratched, a case is needed for it as quickly as possible, and mine keeps freezing - possibly due to too much music.

Was this review helpful?

purchased 07 Aug 2005

Yasmin, Sheffield

Score 10.0/10

+ stylish and sexy

- battery is glued in, so when it comes to replaceing it, you have to send it back to Apple.

Was this review helpful?

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ this is an excellent ipod its my 2nd one and i find this one a lot better that this first

- non really

Was this review helpful?

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Lisa, Darlington

Score 10.0/10

+ I have found my ipod to be of excellent use. It has kept me company on those long dark nights travelling alone to and from work

- I have found that the iskin I purchased still allows enough 'debris' to scratch the surface of my ipod. Maybe a stronger material is required in order to stop scratches or at least minimise them.

Was this review helpful?

purchased 01 Oct 2005

How we collect reviews »

Show more reviews »

« See only first 15 reviews

Like this product? Want to keep track of it? Add it to your shortlist »

Product Features

Hard Disk Capacity in GB	20
Hard Disk capacity is measured in GBs which stands for Gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1000 MB or megabytes. The more GB you have the more info like photos and music you can store.
MP4 Playback	No
MP4 is a video format, a bit like MP3 for video. Simply speaking, an MP4 player is an MP3 player that can play common video formats like MP4.
Built-In Radio	No
Some devices have analogue radio recievers built in so you can listen to the news or the sport on the move.
Colour	Multi
The main colour of the product.
Music Playtime (hours)	15
How long the device’s battery will last when playing music. The number is usually provided by the manufacturer, and should be used as a guide only.
Screen Size in Inches	2
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	220x176
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Weight (g)	158
The weight of the product in grams.
Colour Screen	Yes
If you’re into watching video or viewing photos on your mobile phone, MP3 player or iPod you’ll want to make sure it has a colour screen.
Photo Viewer	Yes
Ability to display your photographs and jpegs so you can show them off to your friends.
USB Port	Yes
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
Built-In Microphone	No
A microphone will allow you to record notes or musical ideas on your device. You’d have no need for that voice recorder or dictaphone!
WMA Playback	No
Windows Media Audio is a popular compressed music format, like MP3. If you’re planning to play WMA files, you’ll need to check that WMA playback is supported.
WAV Playback	No
WAV files are Microsoft’s standard uncompressed music file format. If you like listening to high quality audio files and use Windows, make sure your device supports WAV playback.
WAV Playback	Yes
WAV files are Microsoft’s standard uncompressed music file format. If you like listening to high quality audio files and use Windows, make sure your device supports WAV playback.
Dimensions (mm)	61x104x14
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Release Date	19 Jul 2007
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.
Colour Display	Yes
If you’re into watching video or viewing photos on your MP3 player or iPod you’ll want to make sure it has a colour screen.