Apple iPod classic 160 GB Black (6th Generation)

great communication with small dog
no good communication between amazon and smalldog and amazon and myself

I use with high end car Stereo, comes out crystal clear, extremely large capacity space for music. No Problems!! I highly recommend this ipod!!!

I decided to upgrade to a classic 160G. I currently have a 30G. Between the four member in my family this purchase was my 10th Ipod. I purchased it on Monday and exchanged it on Wednesday because it would skip to the next track or stop or go back to the menu and I thought it was defective. I returned the second classic on Friday. It had the same problem. I could see from looking at the Ipod classic forums that this has been a common complaint for over a year! Apple support said they were working on a fix and maybe they would have one in a couple of months! As I mentioned we own many different types of Ipods including a 80 G classic that was a Christmas gift for my husband last year that are problem free so it was very disappointing to not be able to give myself this Christmas present. I also caution everyone about updating the software which may or may not cause the same problem in your ipod. Never could get a good answer from Apple support whether they thought it was a hardware or software problem.

Purchased Aug 2008

Pro:
large capacity
excellent battery life

Con:
slow, underpowered

I purchased this to allow me to keep all my music with me, as I never know when the mood will hit me to hear some of my more obscure music. The only problem is that as the hard drive fills, the responsiveness of the menus goes way down.

The battery life is wonderful. I have yet to see the battery go below 50%, and I sometimes go for a few days between recharges. That said, I don't watch many videos, and I usually just let it play music randomly without messing with it.

I have a complex hierarchy of 20 smart playlists to give me a random mix of music that cycles through all my music at various rates. It can take almost a minute for the playlists to refresh before the music starts to play. I do have over 19,000 music files, and I note that the menu responsiveness is acceptable if I limit the iPod to just 5,000 music files or so.

I realize that everyone wants better battery life, and that slower processor speeds use less power to achieve better battery life. I just feel that the 160G iPod should have a faster processor and more memory than the 80G iPod. I would sacrifice a little battery life for more speed.

The only downfall I have had with the product is the wheel sticks at times, otherwise a great purchase.