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Apple iPod classic 120 GB Black (6th Generation) [Previous Model]

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Retail Price: $229.99

Amazon Price: $279.00

by Cauldwell Pipps

The i-Pod as we all know is one of, if not the biggest portable media displayer available on the market today. First released in 2001 with 5 gigabytes of memory which was an unheard of amount, it took the world by storm and launched the already well known Apple to new corporate heights.

This classic version has now undergone five updates and re-releases and is therefore in its sixth generation. The release of the latest version puts into perspective just how far the ipod has come from the 5 gigabyte model which only supported mp3 files.

The latest version is compatible with pretty much any file format as well as being able to play videos, images and games. You can put pretty much anything on it and use it as a portable hard drive and with 80 to 160 gig models available, you literally put anything on it.

Of course, there were other models that took different shapes to the classic shape. There was the ipod mini which was only in production for a few years as the release of the ipod nano rendered it somewhat superfluous. The ipod mini was however the first ipod to have a coloured exterior (other than black or white), and was also cheaper than the classic.

The ipod shuffle is basically a much cheaper version of the ipod because the classic or the mini would have set you back over 100, the shuffle was the ipod for everyone solution. It doesnt have a screen and so is much cheaper to manufacture and only plays songs, but for only a fraction of the price of the other ipod models.

The most recent version to hit the shelves is the ipod touch. This looks quite similar to the iphone and uses a similar interface. In fact, some have said that the only difference between the ipod touch and the iphone is that you cant make phone calls on the ipod touch. There are some more subtle differences than that, but I would say that is a fair analogy.

So with its many models and updates that we have seen over the last eight years, the ipod is surely the best portable media device that the world has ever seen, or at least the most popular.

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