Having only had my iPod since last Xmas (8 months ago), I can't comment on the reviews stating the iPod will die after a year. However, so far I find that the battery life is excellent for audio (more than 8 hours as I've left it on overnight, and during a transatlantic flight and it was still going when I woke up both times), and audio is pretty much all I use it for - videos and photos on such a small device are little more than gimmicky, and 30GB is more than enough for all of my music in 128-bit format.
Although I'm sure there are better MP3 players out there I'm yet to see one so stylish - and with the equally stylish iPod dock devices out there, we're slowly replacing our old stereos about the house with iPod docks. Downsides are that if you use Windows Media Player and have all your music in WMA, then you have to convert it all to MP3 or AAC. And if you disconnect from the PC when its still synching, it's easily corrupted and you have to do some funky on-off-menu+play-wheel around stuff to reset it, which may or may not save your music. OK, it's heavily flawed, but like most Apple stuff, it looks cool, and I've just bought another for the missus, which she loved. Watch out for this one's replacement, the 80 or 160GB 'Classic' iPod.
| Manufacturer | Apple Computer |
|---|---|
| Item model number | MA446FB/A |
| Product Dimensions | 1.1 x 6.1 x 10.4 cm; 136 Grams |
| ASIN | B000HZBQ42 |





