3G or 5G. I like them both a lot. I like how the 3G has the buttons right under the screen, while the 5G's just look so slick, and you can't deny that just having video power makes it more attractive.
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iPod Favourite all time ipod?
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I love my iPod Photo,
but still think the first gen iPod looks the nicest.
The buttons positioned around the wheel made it look like a speaker.
The 1st gen is def the best looking.
They should have kept the design, but changed to a click wheel.
but still think the first gen iPod looks the nicest.
The buttons positioned around the wheel made it look like a speaker.
The 1st gen is def the best looking.
They should have kept the design, but changed to a click wheel.
tobefirst said:
Use one for 30 seconds or so and it will feel completely natual & intuitive. And as a couple others have mentioned, I love the 'no moving parts' design of the 3G. Feels very futuristic, even today.
Nice to see all the love for the 3G design - It's my favorite as well!
Proud 3G 30GB owner!
I have to go with my First Generation 5gb with the physical Scroll whell.
Although I do like the 4G with the click wheel. Pretty sweet.
Although I do like the 4G with the click wheel. Pretty sweet.
3g looks with 5g specs
if they could take the 3g looks and unroun the edges to put the bigger screen in there make a tap-sensitive?? scroll wheel backlit with red or somethign that would be super cool. i can see it now though, when and if this full video ipod comes out, you will have "customizable faceplates" allowing you to pick any button scheme from 1-5g.
if they could take the 3g looks and unroun the edges to put the bigger screen in there make a tap-sensitive?? scroll wheel backlit with red or somethign that would be super cool. i can see it now though, when and if this full video ipod comes out, you will have "customizable faceplates" allowing you to pick any button scheme from 1-5g.
3G iPod - the one I ought in the SoHo Store in NYC and still have to this day. Awesome iPod, I prefer its setup to that of the click wheel.
i am one of the few (it seems anyway) that like the 4th gen / Photo design. The 4th gen monochrome was and is the only iPod i've owned, but i just love the iPod Photo / iPod after eliminating the Monochromes. I really loved the color screen and size proportions, and still prefer the 4th Gen iPods with color screens to the 5th gen. The 4th Gen iPods with color screens are just beautiful and elegant, whereas The 5s just look out-of-proportion with the larger screen...
I think it really comes down to what was your first iPod, or the one that first mesmerized you. I know that after using the 4th before the 3rd gen in depthly, I prefer the 4ths. That being said however, had my first iPod been a 3rd, i would love them more most likely.
I think it really comes down to what was your first iPod, or the one that first mesmerized you. I know that after using the 4th before the 3rd gen in depthly, I prefer the 4ths. That being said however, had my first iPod been a 3rd, i would love them more most likely.
I still love my 1G 5 GB. Something about that tactile wheel. I always hoped Apple would come out with an DJiPod with that kind of wheel. Other than that my 5G 60 GB is my fave. The 3G - not so much - too hard to operate when buried in a pocket. I do like the light up buttons but the 5G is great. If i have it in a thin enough coast I can operate it from outside my jacket intuitively.
My 1st gen 10GB iPod. I have had it since they released the iPod and it has been wonderful. Plus it is what started the Apple rage.
i like teh 1st gen, that moving wheel is like no other!
3rd is also nice,
my least favortite is 4G,
3rd is also nice,my least favortite is 4G,
I really liked the 3G one and the 1gen ones...back when you could pull out an iPod and everyone would be like "wow" because back then no one had it...
The very first one.
It was like a piece of jewelery. This beautiful, gleaming, novel $400 dollar MP3 player. Look at it! It's the size of a deck of cards! Look at it! It's got a 5 GB hard drive. Look at it! Music and files?
It was revolutionary.
I had to study physics the night it came out. I failed the test the next day miserably.
This new "iPod" was my focus that night.
It was like a piece of jewelery. This beautiful, gleaming, novel $400 dollar MP3 player. Look at it! It's the size of a deck of cards! Look at it! It's got a 5 GB hard drive. Look at it! Music and files?
It was revolutionary.
I had to study physics the night it came out. I failed the test the next day miserably.
This new "iPod" was my focus that night.
Without a doubt, the 1st Generation is the best one ever followed closely by the Nano in white.
The scroll wheel, the side buttons, the big box, the lime green iSkin...a thing of beauty
The sheer concept of "1,000 Songs in your palm" was amazing....Ahh...Its almost four years since I bought my first iPod.
The scroll wheel, the side buttons, the big box, the lime green iSkin...a thing of beauty
The sheer concept of "1,000 Songs in your palm" was amazing....Ahh...Its almost four years since I bought my first iPod.
All you 3rd Gen lovers are wacked out of your skulls! Its by far the worst design, with all its poorly placed & unnecessary buttons! The only thing I'll give it, is the red backlighting looked cool. How can you beat the latest gen iPod or the Nano's with their highly intuitive click wheels?! Especially the black ones!
MacRumorSkeptic said:
I don't really like the click wheel. With the 3rd Gen there was very little that could possibly go wrong, the front face was a single sheet of plastic, nowhere for liquid to get into, no moving parts to bust, the buttons lit up when you touched them and it was all one colour. I really don't like the grey clickwheel - it just looks a bit naff. The 3G had that gorgeous clear coat over the white that evokes the "iceBook" G3 iBooks. The 4G and upwards were glossy white but it wasn't the same.
I do think the current white models look classier then the black ones. The black ones are dramatic but the white ones are the classic look.
1st gen 5 gb. Bought it when I was in 5th grade. The only other person who had one was some rich 9th grader. I payed 150 and my dad payed 150. I love it still cause it still works!
I've had a 3rd gen and a 4th gen photo (both out of commission -- one dead, one stolen). I preferred the clickwheel of the 4th gen because the "buttons" were much easier to find without looking. Very important when you're driving and want to skip a song.
The problem with the 3rd gen wasn't so much that my hand couldn't learn the button placement, but that if I was just a little bit off, I'd accidentally brush by the wrong one and activate it. You couldn't run your thumb along the buttons to find the right one because of the touch sensitivity. Poor interface design by the hardware folks.
With the clickwheel, the 4 controls are not only farther apart, but running your thumb along the control doesn't actually activate it (though it does scroll, which may or may not be desirable), which allows you to find the right one by touch if you like. Much, much better.
This actually reminds me very much of the OS X vs. Windows debate on menu placement. With the menu at the top in OS X, it's very easy to hit the menubar with the mouse -- just ram it up as far as you like and you're there. In Windows, it takes far more attention and control to hit the correct menubar, which could be anywhere on the screen. Very similar issue.
The one thing I didn't like about the 4th gen was the center button. I'd have preferred it remain touch sensitive like the 3rd gen. Mainly a personal preference, because I always felt like clicking it too much might wear out the physical mechanism. Especially when playing solitaire. I suppose it probably wouldn't, as it's no different from a mouse button, and I've had those last for years and years. Regardless, I'll never know how long it would have lasted since it was stolen.
I do have to give the 3rd gen big style points for the red backlights on the buttons. They really should figure out how to work that into the little labels on the clickwheel.
The problem with the 3rd gen wasn't so much that my hand couldn't learn the button placement, but that if I was just a little bit off, I'd accidentally brush by the wrong one and activate it. You couldn't run your thumb along the buttons to find the right one because of the touch sensitivity. Poor interface design by the hardware folks.
With the clickwheel, the 4 controls are not only farther apart, but running your thumb along the control doesn't actually activate it (though it does scroll, which may or may not be desirable), which allows you to find the right one by touch if you like. Much, much better.
This actually reminds me very much of the OS X vs. Windows debate on menu placement. With the menu at the top in OS X, it's very easy to hit the menubar with the mouse -- just ram it up as far as you like and you're there. In Windows, it takes far more attention and control to hit the correct menubar, which could be anywhere on the screen. Very similar issue.
The one thing I didn't like about the 4th gen was the center button. I'd have preferred it remain touch sensitive like the 3rd gen. Mainly a personal preference, because I always felt like clicking it too much might wear out the physical mechanism. Especially when playing solitaire.
I suppose it probably wouldn't, as it's no different from a mouse button, and I've had those last for years and years. Regardless, I'll never know how long it would have lasted since it was stolen. I do have to give the 3rd gen big style points for the red backlights on the buttons. They really should figure out how to work that into the little labels on the clickwheel.
Kernow said:
Me too... my 2G iPod still in mint condition running full steam although the battery life is only a couple hours
(never found time to upgrade it) I'm now waiting for April 1st for some new goodies at which time my old iPod will get a new life & permanent residence in my car - Dal