Typical price: £299
What is it: MP3 and video player with 60GB hard drive
What we think: Buy the affordable, sleek fifth-gen iPod for its audio virtues -- poor battery life and a relatively small screen hamper its appeal to video enthusiasts
Average user rating
6.3
good
Average user rating from 3 users
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Apple iPod (60GB, video) user reviews
April 25, 2006
Posted by: Robin Lewis
"Good storage size, good video quality, very poor battery life for video"
What I like:
Storage capacity, video/photo picture quality, battery life for audio only
What I don't like:
Not enough bass response, battery life too short for video, scratches ARE a problem with the 5th gen
Review:
Overall I would give this a 3 had it not been for video and photo quality, which brought it up to a 4. However, there is no real point in the video feature because of the drastic decrease in battery life. Unfortunately this does not have enough bass response and in my experience (keeping it in the supplied wallet) within the first few weeks of use hairline noticeable scratches appeared over the front of the iPod and screen, which is a problem (it wouldn't have been as bad if it wasn't for the fact that it makes video viewing more annoying). Overall, don't buy this for the iPod buzz or video capabilities, buy it for the great storage capacity and good photo quality and battery life for audio ONLY, which is sufficient.
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