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    Apple iPod 30 GB 5th Generation (Black) (Discontinued by Manufacturer)

    • Okay, so when you hook up your iPod, the mp3s copy over, but a lot of the meta data get lost, and a lot of your mp3s are entirely inaccessible.- Even when the meta data is found in the iPod, things are still a mess.
    • This thing is awesome
    • What a great thing for a trip
    • I've read a lot of bad things about Apple Support, but the lady I spoke with was very nice and tried to help as best she could.
    • All the people who think its a waste of money must not have a brain its the best thing!!!!!
    • The only thing bad for it if that you can not see all the videos you have in your computer
    • The great thing I love about my iPod is that my music, photos, and video only take up about 15 gigabytes
    • , the design is magnificent, light weight, the bloody thing is just kewl.the bad
    • What the heck does this thing actually look like in your hand?It is about the size of older iPods
    • But I was at the gym and the thing exploded
    • This thing looks, dare I say, sexy.
    • Many little things in the software were improved such as having a clock or contacts from Outlook.
    • It's the best thing to happen to me since Bea Arthur!
    • Probably my favorite thing about the ipod however is that it allows me to keep all my music in one place
    • Pros:-elegant design-decent sound quality when paired with some good headphones (like my Koss PortaPro Headphones with Case)-decent size for the price (which, for me, was $50 with my Mac)-With a Mac, can sync things like contacts and calendar appointments, which is surprisingly useful-Video quality is nice though I never use it-solid build quality (though I've never dropped it onto a hard surface, thank god)Cons:-not enough space for my collection (I need about 60gig, but the new Classics are 120gig, so get one of those)-scrolling on clickwheel is touchy; often just as I take my thumb off of it, the slight movement of doing so moves the selector to the next item rather than the thing I was selecting, which is frustrating.-battery life is acceptable but could be better (and is on the newer models)-powering on/off is kind of stupid with having to hold a button down for three seconds.-pulling the headphone cord usually pauses the
    • I got the ipod after a few days, and when i opened it i found the coolest thing ... the black 30 Gb 5th gen Ipod .... black and sexy !!!!
    • never feeling like I had any real control over the device, thinking it was the worst designed thing Apple made since their buttonless mouse
    • I'm a college student and I have to say that the iPod is the best thing a student can have.
    • The only bad thing is the battery life
    • nice thing to have it.
    • The last thing I can think of that can be considered a drawback is that there is a lack of radio and voice recording, which is included with the iRiver
    • The bad thing about the 1 year warranty is that if you have had the iPod for more than 6 months you pay $30 for shipping.
    • It is awesome, the only things that suck about this is that it scratches 2 easily so before u buy this item, make sure u buy a case first
    • This thing is amazing!!
    • I love this thing
    • In general this is a great device, the only thing I don't like is the ear phones because you cannot run with them and also all of the accessories for the iPod are very expensive.
    • I have to say, this thing really impressed me
    • I tried - for the last 2.5 hours the thing is still working on one single cd
    • that and overall the ipod is a great buy.some of the bad things to this ipod can be the battery life which is quite slim when watching video
    • Spent hours scanning the internet for fun tricks to try to get the stupid thing to work, but never could fix it.
    • What the heck does this thing actually look like in your hand?It is about the size of older iPods
    • Ok so I bought this iPod from CharlieR and this thing is great I wasn't looking for anything
    • but you dont want to buy this one because a) ill never fill the damn thing!b
    • He told me the best thing to do would be to buy another unit since the cost was comparable, in fact a bit cheaper at $249.00 and I would have a new updated unit
    • If waiting for the next best thing to come out is the reason for you not to buy this product buy it please
    • The Best thing I've purchased in 20 Years
    • The only thing negative I would have to say is that Apple should come out with a FREE software that will transfer my DVD collections into the right format for the IPOD, they have Quicktime Pro, but I really don't want to pay for it.
    • I knew about the IPOD from my friends, but this thing is amazing, idiot proof, I was able to use it in a milli second, wawoo Apple, whats next ?!
    • My boyfriend had this thing for like 8 years, and it worked okay
    • it barely has any cool options and special things you can do with it.anyway if you buy
    • It's a beautiful thing
    • The best thing is watching video's on it, the screen might look small, but its not bad watching music video's, etc.
    • Getting this ipod was the best thing i ever did its sweet
    • Only thing I don't like is that I have a log of music already from Napster and you can not use an IPod with Napster, just a word of warning so beware
    • I think iPod is an amazing thing.
    • I like it well enough, bla bla bla, you're not reading this review for the good things.
    • I knew about the IPOD from my friends, but this thing is amazing, idiot proof, I was able to use it in a milli second, wawoo Apple, whats next ?!
    • It really is worth buying it and apple has not failed us yet,by staying true to their word this really does play 1000 song and over 500 vidoes (yes its true).the really good thing is its its super skinny and small
    • Now you guys are making a whole lot of money, and we can't get a freakin charger or a decent case, instead we get that white crappy cloth thing
    • What the heck does this thing actually look like in your hand?It is about the size of older iPods
    • this thing is great, the video resolution is fine, i suggest to anyone to buy this item, im completely satisfy
    • The backlight is possibly the brightest thing I have ever seen in my entire life
    • I wasn't sure I'd use them, but all of the extra little software tweaks have made this thing a much more powerful pocket jukebox
    • The other thing I do is treat it like a camera, anything so compact like the ipod needs to be treated with extra care, after all a hard drive is spining around in that little box
    • But the best thing about the 5G iPods
    • So, I bought a 30GB iPod Photo a few years ago, and can't say enough good things about it.
    • You may think this iPod coming with a case is a great thing, but it is horrible case
    • This ipod is incredible I love all the things about except the universal Dock
    • mmmm let's start with the good things, the picture quality is simply
    • I guess I'll have to go to an APPLE STORE and buy and APPLE PLUG to charge the stupid thing.
    • This thing is great for music and video
    • The thing is still rockin' along, and I love everything about it - the sound quality is top-notch, it's easy to operate, and iTunes is so simple to use, does just about everything I need it to do
    • The only other negative thing I have to say about the ipod is that they should have included the outlet charger and not just the USB charger, but I guess they were trying to keep the product costs down or something
    • At first glance, this iPod seems to be the best thing since sliced bread
    • finally the thing just came apart at the seams, like skin sliding of the carcass of a zombie.
    • Well, one good thing is the sound quality has improved from the last one (4G, color iPod, no video) but the fact that the EQ still is mind-blowingly-horrible is not very good
    • how many bad or good things I say about it
    • this is what the stupid thing told me
    • The thinness is also a good thing
    • This is like the coolest thing ever!!!!fisrt of all i'm not even a resident of united states...and i use an express company (Aramex) to deliver orders that can't be shipped Worldwide to my country
    • All the people who think its a waste of money must not have a brain its the best thing!!!!!
    • Apple is the coolest thing now but who knows in ten years whats going to happen to that
    • I was not slamming the thing around like King Kong and neither was my boyfriend
    • everything is great about it, the menu, the colors, the album art, the extras, the customizable settings, the photo viewer (not to mention the trasition effects are amazing), the equalizer, the support for MANY MANY other languages, the huge screen, the click-wheel, EVERYTHING about this iPod is great... however the one thing that REALLY disappointed me (
    • Their website product service request form would not accept my Canadian postal code (maybe this whole thing is a Canadian problem)
    • Then the best thing was 1.3 megapixels
    • The only thing that I don't like about it, is how it scratches a little bit easy
    • that's the only thing bad about it
    • some how (hard thing to do), and getting a new one
    • What's the worst thing that could happen?
    • Great form factor, beautiful screen, amazing click wheel that does exactly what you want it to, huge disc space, etc, etc, etc - all the good things you've read about
    • These things are the pinnacle of technology and fashion
    • I cannot believe how easy this thing is to use
    • Never actually listened to a song on the damn thing so who knows what it sounds like.
    • The clicky swirly thing is a hassle to deal with when trying to select individual options, and the center button is so close to the swirly round part that when pressing it during a song (to skip ahead, or to see the album cover up close, or to give it a star rating) I often end up accidentally making the swirly thing move---so when I'm trying to rate the song, it skips ahead, and then goes right back to the Now
    • : I think I speak for most 20GB monochrome to 30GB video upgraders that the colors on the iPod are some of the coolest things I've ever seen
    • the thing will scratch up like crazy
    • I have to say, this thing really impressed me.
    • The only negative thing I can think of is that the screen and back scratch easily
    • The standard earbuds that ship with the ipod are bulky tortuous things with the rough diameter of a dime.
    • What the heck does this thing actually look like in your hand?It is about the size of older iPods
    • but i'll tell you the bad things of it: scratches even with a cleansing cloth, video format support very poor, everything else its very good so far....
    • What the heck does this thing actually look like in your hand?It is about the size of older iPods
    • The hardest thing so far has been how to turn it on and off
    • I have no good things to say about Apple products.
    • the thing will scratch up like crazy
    • The menus are attractive and the whole thing over all is nice to look at.
    • Good thing that I stocked up on blank 1GB MDs because it doesn't look like I can find them anywhere anymore
    • I mean you have 1 thine that can do the things 10 things can normally do and when it breaks your down 10 things.
    • The good thing is that Apple is good with their warranty and you can send them in for a new battery
    • I swear, the thing must end up scratching itself
    • I like keeping things apart.
    • It really is worth buying it and apple has not failed us yet,by staying true to their word this really does play 1000 song and over 500 vidoes (yes its true).the really good thing is its its super skinny and small
    • One thing I would do if I were Apple is to add an option to turn the backlight off during Videos -- when the sun is shining right on the screen, the backlight only interferes, and without it you could save battery life
    • The new video i-pod makes long journeys shorter, lonely meals enjoyable, and enables one to store all favorite songs and pictures hassle free in to a small gadget!The only negative thing I can say is the lack of earphone quality!
    • My old, soft cotton t-shirt streaked the front right after I opened it and took it out of the box
    • Keep in mind that this is my opinion and you know as well as I if you were thinking about getting one of these (or not
    • First the positives--I have the 30GB version and have found the transfer time from windows to be insignficant, sound quality is terrific and the slim design a nice plus
    • you know as well as I thats a stupid reason not to get one of these
    • I first received an i-pod that didn't work properly, but the vendor quickly replaced it for
    • Trust me on this one i hav a black i pod and its awesome
    • A STRIPED BUTTON IS USELESS AND THE FRONT N
    • The iPod 30g that I purchased didn't look bad but both the headphone jack and charge port do not work
    • The iPod 5G is an excellent music player, though still missing some important features
    • First off, I will say, the iPod itself is a wonderful 30G MP3 player, it holds close to 14 hours of music (I believe that's what the 30 Gig holds) and Video