Apple iPod classic review

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November 22, 2007

Posted by: rlankine

"Fundamentally flawed"

What I like:

Memory size, physical robustness

What I don't like:

Slow and unreliable firmware (v1.0.2)

Review:

I bought my iPod classic in mid-October and started converting my collection of ~40000 MP3's to AAC@128 . While doing it for a couple of weeks the iPod worked just fine - if perhaps a bit slow when load playing lists and other UI features. Alas, when nearly all of my collection was converted, my iPod froze during sync so badly that even Apple service could not revive it and replaced it with a new one. So I synced that one, it froze, too, and was exchanged. And so on... I'm now at my fourth unit, and after reducing the number of my iTunes play lists (from ca. 75 to ca. 60) it sort-of works. It still reboots spontaneously in random places related to playlists, searching, shuffling, and loading lengthy lists of e.g. artists, but it can be used when it works and exchanged when it locks up next time.

Anyway, I'll continue experimenting (and also awaiting a better firmware update) as long as Apple is willing to replace frozen units at no cost to me. I really wish they'de get the FW right, since it is the only player on the market having the size (160B) large enough to contain all of my music collection.

FWIW, I run Windows Vista in a genuine Intel laptop no older than three months.