iPod If you could only have one iPod?

[rjalda100]

I've had a 3rd gen iPod nano since 2008 and it's still my favourite ipod to this day. I recently charged it up and the battery life is still excellent, but it's lacking in storage space so I don't use it that much. I'd still pick it if I could only have one though.

 

[matthew2926]

here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/2000mA-Batt...nt-for-iPod-Classic-160GB-thin-/191194956202?

Pretty cool, huh? 😀

I bought it as well as a new, thick back for my 30GB slim video and it didn't fit... 🙁

 

[jjhoekstra]

Very difficult question!

Of all the iPods I had, the only one I still use is the 2008 nano. It feels just right in the hand, 16 Gb is enough for me and you can make short movies, which I prefer over photos. I used the 2010 nano a while as a watch, which worked fairly well but I found out the hard way that wearing it in a rain-shower can kill it. And it showed a lot of signs of wear after 6 months. The 2005 shuffle was the iPod I used the most by far. At that time I travelled a lot for my work and I always slept in the plane with my trusty shuffle. But not having a screen was frustrating.

So 2008 nano: the perfect mix!

 

[ribpeal]

Probably my loyal 16GB iPod Nano 5. It has a great battery life, hasn't broken after dropping it lots of times, has a camera, a speaker, and you gotta love the click wheel!

 

[talmy]

Only iPod Touches have been worth having for me. Latest is great (and has kept me from buying an iPhone).

 

[Liberty.]

iPod Nano 1G with better audio chips

 

[XC-3730C]

ipod 5th gen with Tarkan's CF adapter + Rockbox is pure bliss

 

[HereBeMonsters]

I'd like an original 1G iPod (with moving scrollwheel), but SSD hard drive - bigger the better, but at least 250gb, touch colour screen as well as working scrollwheel and buttons, lighter battery, USB 3.0 interface and lightning port...

 

[Dc2006ster]

Another vote for the 5th gen. I love it's capacity and that I can use it with the photo connector to backup photos taken while on Vacation.

I am seriously looking to replace the hd and battery but I have irregular black lines across the screen so wonder if it is worth upgrading.

 

[jruschme]

Personally, I've been leaning toward what I call my "Hipster iPod": an iPod Mini (mine is 1st gen blue) with a generous flash upgrade and a high-capacity battery. Classic design, modern storage.

 

[XC-3730C]

How large can an ipod mini be upgraded to?

 

[NICKXXXXXX]

iPod Nano with the ability to take notes!

 

[jruschme]

How large can an ipod mini be upgraded to?

64GB has definitely been done. I'd suspect a hard max of 128GB, though I can't seem to find a documented case of somebody trying it.

 

[jruschme]

64GB has definitely been done. I'd suspect a hard max of 128GB, though I can't seem to find a documented case of somebody trying it.

I stand corrected. RetroSonic Fidelity sold iPod Mini's modded to 128gb (https://retrosonicfidelity.com/shop/retromod-mini-audiophile/retromod-mini-128gb-green-audiophile/), so 128gb must be possible.

 

[jruschme]

I stand corrected. RetroSonic Fidelity sold iPod Mini's modded to 128gb (https://retrosonicfidelity.com/shop/retromod-mini-audiophile/retromod-mini-128gb-green-audiophile/), so 128gb must be possible.

After a bit more reading on the RetroSonic site (https://retrosonicfidelity.com/verge-256gb-retromod-minis/), I see that a 256GB iPod Mini is theoretically possible. Practicality of such a mod, though, is going to depend on encoding scheme since, as one commenter points out, the Mini seems to max at around 12,000 songs.

 

[o2breathe]

ipod nano 4G