Apple iPod Classic 60GB 5th Generation MP3 Player Reviews

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8.8 out of 10 based on 32 reviews.

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Ease of use	8.9
Sound quality	8.9
Battery life	8.0
Design	9.4
Value for money	8.3
Overall rating	8.8

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Confirmed purchaser

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Easy to use and superbly designed. It just looks so good, as you'd expect from Apple.
Bad points:: The battery life, as ever, could be extended.

Ease of use	10.0
Sound quality	10.0
Battery life	8.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 18 Jun 2006

Rup, Kingston upon Thames

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Very nicely styled, excellent quality of video playback.
Bad points:: Menu options not always intuitive e.g. playback of video podcasts.

Ease of use	8.0
Sound quality	9.0
Battery life	8.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

Was this review helpful? 4 of 4 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 13 Jul 2006

Humberto, Wirral

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Easy to use, stylish design, good range of accessories.
Bad points:: Some of the menus and sub menus are not well thought out

Ease of use	10.0
Sound quality	9.0
Battery life	6.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	9.0

Was this review helpful? 2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 07 May 2006

Carol, Stevenage

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Slim design. Good looking. Easy to use.
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	8.0
Sound quality	10.0
Battery life	9.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	8.0

Was this review helpful? 3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 07 May 2006

Andrew, Rugeley

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: The best music player around
Bad points:: None

Ease of use	10.0
Sound quality	10.0
Battery life	10.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

Was this review helpful? 6 of 6 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 01 Jul 2006

Geoff, Coventry

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: 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.
Bad points:: Case scratches too easily.

Ease of use	9.0
Sound quality	9.0
Battery life	9.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 01 Aug 2006

john, newcastle upon tyne

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: better all round
Bad points:: none

Ease of use	10.0
Sound quality	10.0
Battery life	8.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

Was this review helpful? 4 of 4 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 01 Apr 2006

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Product Features

Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	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.
Extra functions	Video player

Playback formats	MPEG 4
As well as playing your DVDs or Blu-Rays, some devices can also play video in a variety of formats (DivX, WMA etc.) and audio in a variety of formats.
Playback formats	WAV
As well as playing your DVDs or Blu-Rays, some devices can also play video in a variety of formats (DivX, WMA etc.) and audio in a variety of formats.
Playback formats	MP3
As well as playing your DVDs or Blu-Rays, some devices can also play video in a variety of formats (DivX, WMA etc.) and audio in a variety of formats.
Playback formats	AAC
As well as playing your DVDs or Blu-Rays, some devices can also play video in a variety of formats (DivX, WMA etc.) and audio in a variety of formats.
Touchscreen	No
Touchscreen technology allows you to move and click things directly on the screen using your finger or a stylus pen.
Media format	Hard disk drive
This is the type of storage that your digital camera or camcorder uses to save images to. The main types of card media format: Compact Flash Micro SD MMC (Multi Media Card) SD Card (Secure Digital) SDHC (Secure Disk High Capacity)
Recording format	No

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.
Display technology	TFT
WiFi	No
Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.
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
Height in cm	10.4
The distance from the very top of the product to the very bottom.
Depth in cm	1.4

Width in cm	6.18

Weight (g)	158
The weight of the product in grams.
Release date	2005-10-01
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

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