Apple iPod Classic 60GB 5th Generation MP3 Player Reviews

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This MP3 player is a good all rounder. “Stylish and still the best” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 32 real customer reviews

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Battery life	8.0
Design	9.4
Ease of use	8.9
Sound quality	8.9
Value for money (at time of purchase)	8.3
Overall rating	8.8

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Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Stylish and still the best

- Expensive assesories

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19 of 19 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Nov 2005

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 6.0/10

+ storage capability

- The ipod quick start guide could be expanded--- more detail needed for first time users

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Dec 2005

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Easy to use, beautiful reproduction.

- None

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Dec 2005

Andrew, Malmesbury

Score 8.0/10

+ Pocket sized - huge memory - good price

- no charger apart from PC charger provided. Video convertors not easily accessible. Batteries eaten up by Video.

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Mar 2006

Andrew, Rugeley

Score 10.0/10

+ The best music player around

- None

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Jul 2006

SIMON, WALES

Score 8.0/10

+ LOOKS AND DESIGN

- SCRATCHES EASY

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Feb 2006

Rup, Kingston upon Thames

Score 9.0/10

+ Very nicely styled, excellent quality of video playback.

- Menu options not always intuitive e.g. playback of video podcasts.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Jul 2006

john, newcastle upon tyne

Score 10.0/10

+ better all round

- none

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Apr 2006

Matt, Stoke

Score 8.0/10

+ Beautiful Looking, very light, easy to use

- Expensive compared to competitors, battery life is very short when playing movies

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 May 2006

Carol, Stevenage

Score 8.0/10

+ Slim design. Good looking. Easy to use.

- Reviewer left no comment

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 May 2006

Geoff, Coventry

Score 9.0/10

+ A great product. It has re-awakened my interest in my old CDs and I have started to convert my cassettes. Vinyls next. I take delight in demonstrating my expertise to my grandchildren.

- Case scratches too easily.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Aug 2006

Faye, Redditch

Score 9.0/10

+ Excellent picture and sound quality and so easy to use. Beats an MP3 every time!

- Battery does not last long enough. Only 4 to 5 hours.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Mar 2006

Humberto, Wirral

Score 9.0/10

+ Easy to use, stylish design, good range of accessories.

- Some of the menus and sub menus are not well thought out

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 May 2006

Rob, Plymouth

Score 9.0/10

+ Fantastically easy to use, style and practicality in the same beautiful box.

- Metal back picks up grease. firmware could use more attention. Limited to certain filetypes, should be open to all types of video/audio file

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Mar 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Easy to use and superbly designed. It just looks so good, as you'd expect from Apple.

- The battery life, as ever, could be extended.

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purchased 18 Jun 2006

john, london se26

Score 8.0/10

+ Sound great, shuffles well, happy as of now.

- Ipod froze 4 days ago reason unknown. Hope I won't suffer the same problems as with my previous Ipod that only last 16 months.

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purchased 06 Apr 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Apple Ipod is brilliant, so many songs on something sooo small and compact.

- No AC adaptor included, so if away from a computer (as normally charged via usb connection)for a long period you would need to buy one.

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purchased 01 Apr 2006

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Expert reviews for Apple iPod Classic 60GB 5th Generation

PC Advisor expert review - by Richard Baguley and Spencer Dalziel

Given the brouhaha surrounding Apple's latest player, one might assume its name is the Video iPod. Think again: this is simply an iPod. And rather than a dedicated video player, it's really just an audio player ﾖ albeit a very good one ﾖ that can do video.

This Apple iPod Classic 60GB 5th Generation review continued on PC Advisor

reviewed 14 Dec 2005

Product Features

Hard Disk Capacity in GB	60
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	Yes
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	Black/Red
The main colour of the product.
Colour	White
The main colour of the product.
Colour	Black
The main colour of the product.
Colour	Silver
The main colour of the product.
Touchscreen	No
Touchscreen technology allows you to move and click things directly on the screen using your finger or a stylus pen.
Music Playtime (hours)	20
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.
Music Playtime (hours)	12
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.
Video Playtime (hours)	3
How long the device’s battery will last when playing video. The number is usually provided by the manufacturer, and should be used as a guide only.
Screen Size in Inches	2.5
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Screen Size in Inches	2
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	128x128
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
Screen Resolution (pixels)	640x480
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
Screen Resolution (pixels)	160x128
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
Screen Resolution (pixels)	320x240
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)	156
The weight of the product in grams.
Weight (g)	150
The weight of the product in grams.
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!
Memory Type	Hard Disc Drive
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.
WMA Playback	Yes
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	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.
OGG Playback	No
AAC Playback	Yes
WMV Playback	No
DivX Playback	No
A yes means this device is able to play video compressed using the popular ‘DivX format.’:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divx
Dimensions (mm)	65x97x21
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Dimensions (mm)	61x104x14
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Dimensions (mm)	61.8x103.5x13.5
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Release Date	1 Mar 2006
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.
Release Date	1 Oct 2005
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.
Bluetooth	No
Bluetooth is a technology for the wireless transfer of data such as contacts, photos and music between mobile phones, computers and a host of other Bluetooth enabled devices. Read more about Bluetooth on Wikipedia
Audio Line-In Interface	No
Compact Flash Card	No
Memory Stick	No