Apple iPod classic review

Typical price: £229

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What is it: MP3 and video player with 80GB or 160GB hard drive

What we think: Outstanding player with intuitive navigation, but some minor bug issues

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9.0

User Rating

7.0

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	Apple iPod classic	Apple iPod classic (2nd gen)	Apple iPod Photo (30GB)	Apple iPod Mini (6GB)
Review date	17 Sep 08	16 Sep 08	25 Mar 05	17 Mar 05
Editor's rating	9.0	9.1	9.0	8.7
Price range	£229	£191.16 - £191.16
Review summary	Apple has not only exceeded our expectations, it's exceeded ones we didn't even have. The iPod classic is a superb audio player with a huge wealth of well-integrated features and intuitive navigation. Our only real concern is that menus can be laggy. Apart from that, outstanding Read full review	120GB of storage and the addition of the Genius feature, makes up for the slightly reduced battery life over the previous model, reaffirming the iPod classic as our favourite portable audio player on record Read full review	The iPod Photo is a beautiful and versatile device with a new, affordable price. The 30GB version is a particularly good value at only £45 more than the audio-only 20GB version Read full review	In the iPod Mini, Apple offers two capacity options and a more competitive pricing scheme -- welcome improvements to an already fantastic player Read full review
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