Just plug, unplug, and go. The iPod Dock makes charging and syncing easier than ever. A convenient and elegant home base for iPod on a desk or connected to a home stereo system, the dock provides charging and syncing via FireWire or USB 2.0*, and a stereo line out for simple connection to power speakers or a stereo system.
Supports new iPod with Click Wheel (20GB or 40GB) only. For an iPod Dock accessory kit for prior generation iPod with Dock Connector, use [M9130G/A] iPod Dock.
*Note for Mac users: USB 2.0 requires Mac v10.3.4 or later for compatibility.
Box Contains
iPod Dock Kit
Product details
Is discontinued by manufacturer
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Yes
Language
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English
Product Dimensions
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15.24 x 7.62 x 14.73 cm; 281.23 g
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Just bought the dock for my new 20Gig iPod (colour screen), and the iPod does not fit into the dock. Comparing this new iPod with my son's older 20Gig one (which does fit OK), the design appears to have changed slightly.
This dock is quite useful as it means that you don't have to be continually plugging the USB2/firewire cable into the ipod, I always feel as if i'm going to damage something when I do that. If you use the dock, then one end of your USB2/firewire cable goes into the correct port on your PC and the other end goes into the dock. Thus, whenever you need to synch or recharge, you just drop the ipod into the dock. The dock also provides a line-out for connection to a stereo, which is useful because it's better quality than using the headphone jack. However, £30 for a small unit that, when it comes down to it, isn't essential by any stretch of the imagination is quite simply a rip-off. My advice is, if you want one, then just buy the 40GB 4G ipod which comes with a dock included. It works out as much better value for money.
I know what most of you are thinking: £30 just for an I-pod dock! Well after spending so much money on just the I-pod spending another £30 on the dock is almost worth it, the sound quality is amazing and saves a huge amount of time charging the I-pod. It is built to the quality that apple is known for, the only downside is the price.
The reason that apple charge such a ridiculas price for something so small is basically because they have no competition that sells a similar device. That said, Apple make superb products. Look at the iPod and the iMac. Two great looking items that fulfill their purpose. The sound quality from the dock is unbelievable. I bought it so my ipod would not get scratched when I put it down, but I did not realise how different the sound from the headphone port to the dock is. Definitily worth the money if you listen to your iPod through your Hi Fi a lot like I do. I payed £19.99 for my brand new one on eBay.(Go have a look)
Its a bit over the top on price, even if i did pay ten pound cheaper at my local electronics store for it. Its very stylish, and the sound quality from the line out is good, but is missing an amplifier. If the line out volume could be controlled, it would be a neat extra feature to compensate for the price