Waiting: iPod 5G?

[Mechcozmo]

Does anyone here has an old iPod, and if so, how fragile is its casing compared with the new iPods? If it's not all that fragile, I think Apple should revert to the older look, and make the clickwheel of white plastic, just like in the original iPod.

Mine has survived a 3 foot fall onto concrete while playing... it is the most durable iPod because Apple didn't know how padded to make them. But the new ones are nicer to hold, much less "sharp."

 

[rendezvouscp]

Eh, about the design, I really like my 3G. While I think the 4G's look slicker, especially the iPod photo, I really don't like the ClickWheel. The 3G's are pretty cool to me, especially with the red backlight for the buttons. Ah, they're just wonderful. I know that if I used a 4G more than I do right now, I'd get to like the ClickWheel, but it's just such a departure from the 3G! And now I'm just talking...
-Chase

 

[rendezvouscp]

I really hope that the next design is somewhat waterproof. The 3G's are practically waterproof, and now the 4G's have a small opening in front. It'd be very cool if the buttons were somewhat embedded into the front of the iPod. I'd also like to see the return of the backlight on the buttons.
-Chase

 

[StarbucksSam]

I think a white click wheel would look nicer than the gray one does, but I'm sure Apple thought of that and had some reason for deciding on gray. I mean they had to say "let's make this gray" and think about it, right?

 

[tech4all]

I'd also like to see the return of the backlight on the buttons.

True, the backlights on the buttons is a nice feature, but that takes a toll on battary life. As well as the touch sensetative buttons.

I actually had a 3G iPod but exchanged it for the 4G since it came out a week later and I was still in the return policies 30 day thing. The backlight buttons aren't really needed on the click wheel since the layout is pretty obvious in contrast to the 3G iPod where they weren't as easy to differ by touch alone. Course it is possible to get used to them, as I started to. But either way, iPod is cool no matter what G it is, IMO 😛