40 GB model holds up to 10,000 songs; supports AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 (32 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible, AIFF, Apple Lossless and WAV
Up to 12 hours battery life when fully charged (typically 4 hours); fast-charge in as little as 2 hours
Mac OS X or Windows 2000 and XP compatible; FireWire and USB 2.0 interface for fastest digital transfer available
Feature upgrades from previous version include new Click Wheel, slimmer case, and easier navigation
Editorial Review:
40GB hard drive holds approximately 1,333 hours of music at 64 Kbps (or 666 hours at 128 Kbps) * plays MP3, WAV, AAC, AIFF (uncompressed), Apple Lossless, and Audible files * backlit LCD displays track info * 25-minute skip protection * warranty: 1 year *
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0
Apple products can be disappointing This is the second one of these I have bought.. and both have shut down on me. I have wasted over $600 on these Ipods as well as another $100+ to repair one of them. They are great for storing mass amounts of music... but they are very tempermental, and seem to breakdown unexpectedly and for no reason at all (i never dropped them/ no water damage/ hardly any scratches). It's as if these were put on some sort of timer to shut down on you after a while, so that you HAVE to go out and buy another. I really... more info
ughhh... Mine broke after just over a year. No warrantee. I brought it to an Apple store, they checked it and told me to through it away. They wanted to charge me $350 to fix it or offered to sell me a brand new one for $300. Guess which option I selected? Just make sure you have backed up all your music!!!
loved it till it broke I have had this ipod since a few months after launch. It worked very well, but recently it has become completely unusable. I have had problems with it in the past although luckily I had the hardware fix-it 2 year program with Best Buy. I usually don't buy into those gimmicks but I'm glad I did n this case. The hard drive failed and they were able to fix it. Now I have been having severe click wheel problems. For months I have had problems with the scrolling function and have to do special maneuvers with the... more info
Breaks like Clockwork means that it is Rubbish I got mine for a Xmas present 2 years ago. Within 6 months it acted up, making me do the ridiculous R method of resetting it over and again. Itunes refuses to recognize it and now it tells me that I have a corrupted iPod--no kidding! At the moment, it is sitting on my desk like a dead bug on its back, frozen. Save yourself years of aggravation, listen to those of us who have had this for over a year...caveat emptor.
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