sunfast said:
I like the interface better on the 3G rather than the iPod video, seems more Apple like in design, clear cripst and functional.
In my books the 3G was the best and it really paved the way for the whole "iPod Generation".
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I like the interface better on the 3G rather than the iPod video, seems more Apple like in design, clear cripst and functional.
In my books the 3G was the best and it really paved the way for the whole "iPod Generation".
For me it's all about the 3rd generation! I never really liked the whole click wheel design, and I've always felt that once apple came up with the click wheel for the mini, they just stopped innovating.
The backlit buttons are just teh sex, and best of all, no moving parts. Plus, it's damn easy to open up and fix if something needs replacing.
My 2nd fav is the 1st generation since it's got a jogwheel. Heck yeah!
If I could design the 6th generation iPod, it would have a click wheel I suppose, with electric blue backlit buttons, have a form factor that's the same as the 1 and 2 generation ipods, but thinner, and a black and white screen.
The backlit buttons are just teh sex, and best of all, no moving parts. Plus, it's damn easy to open up and fix if something needs replacing.
My 2nd fav is the 1st generation since it's got a jogwheel. Heck yeah!
If I could design the 6th generation iPod, it would have a click wheel I suppose, with electric blue backlit buttons, have a form factor that's the same as the 1 and 2 generation ipods, but thinner, and a black and white screen.
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Between my wife and I, we own a 1st gen mini (silver), a 40GB 4th Gen, and 2 shuffles (1GB and 512MB).
They are all still in everyday use. The mini is the permanent car ipod (Connected to the Alpine Deck), the 4G is the main house iPod, and the shuffles act as both of our on-the-go ipods.
From a design point, I think the mini was the best yet. Aluminum enclosure, first use of the click wheel, compact. Good battery life. Just a solid feeling machine.
From an overall standpoint, I think the current 5G is the best, though I don't own one. Great battery life (for music), thin, brilliant screen, and sharp video. Doesn't get better than that (thus far).
My brother in-law has a nano. It's cool, very small and svelt, but it just doesn't have the tactile quality / ruggedness as the original mini. I kind of wish Apple would be back the mini "mini classic?" in a color screen form, with a 10GB-ish HD. I think it would be a huge seller.
-alywa
They are all still in everyday use. The mini is the permanent car ipod (Connected to the Alpine Deck), the 4G is the main house iPod, and the shuffles act as both of our on-the-go ipods.
From a design point, I think the mini was the best yet. Aluminum enclosure, first use of the click wheel, compact. Good battery life. Just a solid feeling machine.
From an overall standpoint, I think the current 5G is the best, though I don't own one. Great battery life (for music), thin, brilliant screen, and sharp video. Doesn't get better than that (thus far).
My brother in-law has a nano. It's cool, very small and svelt, but it just doesn't have the tactile quality / ruggedness as the original mini. I kind of wish Apple would be back the mini "mini classic?" in a color screen form, with a 10GB-ish HD. I think it would be a huge seller.
-alywa
30GB Third gen for me... it looks great, and it's just cool that there are no moving parts.
I won't be getting a new pod for quite a while since my music server is an older iMac, no USB 2.0
Also, I have no need for a video player, or a color screen.
I won't be getting a new pod for quite a while since my music server is an older iMac, no USB 2.0
Also, I have no need for a video player, or a color screen.
From First To Last
I've held onto my 1G 5GB iPod all these years, prefering it over the revised models until I actually got to sit down and play with a 5G for a while. I was amazed! It was the first iPod that suited me and felt like a suitable replacement for that first iPod that started all this.
I used a 3G (girlfriend's at the time) extensively and it just never felt right. I'm not a big fan of the buttons at the top. And I had some experience with a 4G (which I liked better than 3G) but it never really "clicked" for me (pun intended) until the 5G models.
I've held onto my 1G 5GB iPod all these years, prefering it over the revised models until I actually got to sit down and play with a 5G for a while. I was amazed! It was the first iPod that suited me and felt like a suitable replacement for that first iPod that started all this.
I used a 3G (girlfriend's at the time) extensively and it just never felt right. I'm not a big fan of the buttons at the top. And I had some experience with a 4G (which I liked better than 3G) but it never really "clicked" for me (pun intended) until the 5G models.
well the control interface on the G5 is just like the G4. The font of them is a little differnt
In terms of design interface and looks I am a fan of the G3 design. I have a g4 click wheel but so many times I go down to hit play after scrolling down to a song and brush the wheel some where and go down or up 1 or 2 songs and miss the one I want to play. That or I mess up the volume when I want to change songs.
I really like have the 4 buttoms be taps that where not on the wheel. I dont like them all being on the same thing
In terms of design interface and looks I am a fan of the G3 design. I have a g4 click wheel but so many times I go down to hit play after scrolling down to a song and brush the wheel some where and go down or up 1 or 2 songs and miss the one I want to play. That or I mess up the volume when I want to change songs.
I really like have the 4 buttoms be taps that where not on the wheel. I dont like them all being on the same thing
I'd have to say the shuffle or the 4G. the 4G seemed to be the perfection of the iPod design, to me. (also my first) I now own a shuffle, after dropping the 4G (insert high number here) times, most of them high. the hard drive went PBBBTTTHHH.... so i bought a shuffle..... although i probley should havw waited a month until the price went down... I would really like a 2nd gen or first (depending on weather they run on win or mac) but imj afraid that if i get one, ill leave my shuffle.... All in all, I suppose the shuffle is my favorite. battery life is great, it's small, and efficent. Who needs a screen anyway? I always listen to it in "play in order" mode ( NEVER in shuffle mode) So I've memorized whats coming up next. 512 megs is all i need.
My favorite is the blue mini to be honest... only neg is that it's not as small as the nano but it's not too thin either. Wish they kept the colors and form factor!
iPod Mini 6GB. I like this one the best because it fits who I am. I'm not really a music person, I am only taking up about 1.5 GB on mine right now. I wouldn't need 60 GB or anything, and i never have time to watch videos.
I hate nanos. They are too small. If they took the mini and added a color screen to it, i'd be one happy camper.
I hate nanos. They are too small. If they took the mini and added a color screen to it, i'd be one happy camper.
My favorite iPod was the first 10gig (2nd gen) that came out. there was also a 20 gig version but i never bought it.. i love the way the touchweel worked and the button placement. also.. i love the fact that every time somebody saw it they said something like "what the hell is that thing are you stupid? who spends $300 on a music player?"
the 3G was the first iPod i had. I thought I didnt need that much space so I sold it the moment the mini came out. I had to upgrade to the iPhoto because the 4GB of the mini wasnt enough. I upgraded last year a month before the 5G came out; which made me really miserable. Fortunately, somebody gave me the iPod w/ video as a x'mas gift and my opinion is that it's the best iPod ever; aesthetics, functionality and quality-wise. I still use the iPhoto on occasion, I gave the mini to my sister after i got the 5G.
huck500 said:30GB Third gen for me... it looks great, and it's just cool that there are no moving parts.
I won't be getting a new pod for quite a while since my music server is an older iMac, no USB 2.0
Also, I have no need for a video player, or a color screen.
isn't the 3g 30gb a hard drive based player? then it would have moving parts (the hard drive), right?
My 2nd Gen 10GB iPod. The crazy thing still goes like I just bought even after being dropped a billion times, thrown out of a car, and recharged mercilessly. *knock on wood*
3G for styling, i much prefer the top 4 backlit buttons to anything that has come since...just wished they made em with colour screens. They were also sturdy enough to cope with much travelling, i would've broken a nano by now . I've had the same 3G since the day the 30Gig's came out i couldn't recommend them more highly....especially now i have replaced the battery
. I've had the same 3G since the day the 30Gig's came out i couldn't recommend them more highly....especially now i have replaced the battery 
First iPod was a silver mini, nog I have 30gig video ipod, prefer the latter, much bigger hdd, so no more memory stick + ipod for me.
i choose the 5g video.
I don't really understand the nano; if I had it I would probably lose it in less than a week...its too tiny.
I don't really understand the nano; if I had it I would probably lose it in less than a week...its too tiny.
4G has great battery life, and for those who don't need a video player ( laptop owners ) it just makes more sense to have a smaller screen that doesn't drain battery