Apple iPod classic (2nd gen) review

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What is it: Portable hard disk-based music, video and photo player

What we think: It won't be the world's favourite iPod, but it's CNET's favourite music player on record

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9.1

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	Apple iPod classic (2nd gen)	Apple iPod classic	Apple iPod Photo (30GB)	Apple iPod Mini (4GB, 2nd generation)
Review date	13 Nov 08	18 Sep 07	25 Mar 05	17 Mar 05
Editor's rating	9.1	9.0	9.0	8.7
Price range	£191.16 - £191.16
Review summary	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	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	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 redux, Apple offers two capacity options and a more competitive pricing scheme; welcome improvements in an already fantastic player. Read full review
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