I'd like to share some observations about my experience with the 5, 10, and 40 GB iPod models in case anyone is looking. This is a long email, so save it for when you have some time! I'm not affiliated with any of h
My wife owns the 5 GB iPod. Prior to that she owned an Archos Jukebox 6000. The Jukebox was a huge piece of junk! It's a 6 GB USB 1.1 device. It takes four (4) AA batteries (rechargeables are best). She works for the post office and works 10 hrs a day, six days a week for the most part. The batteries didn't last long and they are a real bear to change out. She got an AC adapter for it. In a short time it broke. She got another AC adapter and it soon broke as well. I was constantly have to run disk utilities to keep the jukebox working. I found a refurb 5 GB iPod on the Apple Store and offered to buy it for her. She was responsible for purchasing a G3 500 upgrade card for her Rev A iMac that has a built in FireWire port. The 5 GB works like a champ! It runs her entire shift on one charge. It's good, and loud (more on this later). She's dropped it a few times, and it's all beat up, but it keeps on ticking. We have had zero (0) problems with it. She's now using it on her G4 1.25 with no problems.
I bought a 10 GB iPod and liked it alot. My only complaint is that, when turned all the way up, it wasn't very loud. Otherwise, no problems encountered.
I recently upgraded to a 40 GB iPod and am extremely happy with it. It is extremely loud. Much, much louder than my old 10 GB iPod. But my wife informs me that it's still not as loud as her 5 gig. I was thinking that the 3rd Gen 40 GB iPod was thicker than my 10 GB iPod, but it's not. It's only slightly heavier. It "feels" smaller because the laminate front plate has rounded edges. Frankly, I prefer the button layout. The new buttons look cool with the back lighting is on. The are very sensitive too. That is something that takes some getting used to after using the 10 gigs "solid state" buttons for so long.
I bought the Belkin voice recorder for it. I have to return it because it "rattles" when shaken, but it does work. It records in mono WAV format. About a megabit per minute. It's not designed for hi-fi recordings, but it works great for voice recordings which is why I got it. The recording function is built into the iPod; just plug the Belkin device in. It is extremely easy to use and highly recommend it! When your iPod syncs with iTunes it makes a "Voice Memos" play list. Just we aware that once the iPod syncs, the voice memos are *moved* off the iPod, not copied. If you want to keep them on the iPod, you have to setup the iTunes sync to manual. The Belkin voice recorder includes a small speaker so you can listen to recordings (or music) as well.
Coming in January, for my birthday, getting the Belkin digital camera media reader. Will let you know how that goes...
Short story long, you get what you pay for with the iPod!
Thanks,
Glenn
B&W G3 450/OS 10.2/Sonnet ATA133/2x Maxtor 120GB HD/Toshiba Combo Drive/Zip 100/1 GB RAM
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