Electronics : New Apple iPod classic 80GB black

Rating: - Better than my last ipod except in one vital way.....
.....its far, far too quiet. Apparently an EU directive was brought in which ensured we all look after our ears by reducing the volumes on our personal hi-fi's. I cant hear my music on the Victoria line or when using garden power tools at work, even when all settings are max'd. Hopefully a hack will become available soon as this is really hindering my listening pleasure. On the plus side the battery life is now fantastic and the machine is as slick as before. Earphones are still pretty dire and they no longer include the nice little wallet to keep it in that they used to supply which is a shame.

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Rating: - Don't even bother
Ive had two 80Gb Ipod Classics in the last 18 months and both have broken and each time Apple have refused to fix them even though they were still in warrenty and it was clear that the problem was not my own doing.

If I could find an alternative with the same memory I wouldn't hesitate to buy it over this. But until then I have no choice but to get another one because nothing else will fit all of my music collection on it.

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Rating: - second iPod and have not been dissappointed
I had a 4G Click Wheel for about 3 years, that died beyond repair so I bought this and it has not failed me once. It's not slow it's not anything really. It's just reliable and slightly brilliant.

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Rating: - Over the moon...
Ordered ipod on Thursday, arrived Saturday morning (and that was with the no payment delivery service) - well done Amazon! Actual piece of kit is class, have had no problems transferring my old itunes program to the new one and onto the pod. Earphones are shocking (but that's to be expected) and I'm sure that in a couple of years it'll pack up but for the moment it's simply awesome.

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Rating: - Great product but crap earphones
Purchased one of these ipods from elsewhere as it was cheaper,(I won't embarress amazon by naming the company) and all I can say is what a product. Neatly packaged and has loads of memory. So far have got 5 films on it to watch on the go and my music collection..there is still 70gb of memory left. Very user friendly controls and managed to scroll through the menu without any trouble.
Was going to purchase the creative zen 32gb and glad I didn't as I don't think it could have matched this.
Only downside is that the earphones don't come with any of that sponge covering to hold it into your ear and tends to slip out..sort it out Apple!! stop being so stingy, and the unit tends to smudge very easily so on the lookout for a case to hold it in.