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New iPod Classic 120GB

I upgraded from my 2nd generation 8GB iPod Nano to the new 120GB iPod Classic the other day, ok so 8GB sounded a lot at the time, but when you have a massive collection of CDs it just doesn’t cut it!

The iPod nano is great for the small collection, but the new 120GB iPod Classic is more for me, it’s boasts that you can fit 30,000 tracks and upto a massive 150 hours of video, but you have to take into consideration that the 30,000 tracks is at a 128kbps and an average of four minutes a track, I know I’ve used 14GB so far that’s with over 250 photos and 2600+ tracks, but some of the track are recorded in 256kbps (which is now what iTunes+ uses) and taking into consideration that some tracks are well over four minutes, such as the classic Yes album Relayer and a collection of Tangerine Dream albums where the tracks are mostly over ten minutes at least.

But I must say that it’s certainly better than having decide what will fit and what is worth leaving on when syncing the iPod, knowing that everything will fit on, I’m just in the process of adding my CD collection as well as CD Single to iTunes now so that I can listen to whatever I want when I’m at work, it’ll be interesting to see how much I can fit on!

The only other thing then is, it’s all very well having 120GB to put your music on, but then you have to make sure that you have enough room on your hard drive for the tracks!

Luckily I have a 30GB hard drive and 25GB hard drive in my computer, the 25 is from my old computer and a 160GB external drive, which is what I use for storing all my files such as photos and music etc. , But I dare say that the day will come when I need to upgrade my 160GB hard drive to something more meaty like a 500GB or maybe a 1TB drive, tasty

Specifications:

• 120 GB of Storage allows 30,000 songs and up to 150 hours of video!
• Technical Specifications:
• 2.5″ Colour LCD with LED backlight
• 320 by 240 pixels at 163 ppi
• Capacity:
• Holds up to 30,000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format
• Holds up to 25,000 iPod-viewable photos
• Holds up to 150 hours of video
• Audio:
• Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
• Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV.
• Video:
• H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
• H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
• MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
• Battery:
• Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery
• Up to 36 hours music playback when fully charged
• Video playback time: Up to 6 hours when fully charged
• Input and Output:
• Dock Connector
• 3.5mm stereo headphone Jack
• What’s in the box:
• iPod Classic
• Earphones
• USB 2.0 cable
• Dock Adaptor
• Quick Start Guide

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