Why I buy this one ?
- 30 GB model holds up to 7,500 songs; supports AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 (32 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible, AIFF, Apple Lossless and WAV
- Holds 25,000 photos and displays them on a 2-inch diagonal 65,536-color LCD screen with LED backlight
- Up to 15 hours battery life when fully charged (which typically takes 5 hours); fast-charge in as little as 3 hours
- Compatible with Mac OS X v10.2.8 or v10.3.4 or later; or Windows 2000 with SP4 and XP with SP2; FireWire and USB 2.0 interface for fastest digital transfer available
- Comes with earbud headphones, AC adapter, and USB 2.0 cable

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What our customer's say!

"WTF", This ipod sells for $249 brand new at sears why would you buy it here for $399?!?!?!?!?!?!?

"3 Years and Counting -- No Problems", I've owned my ipod Photo 30 GB for three years now, and the only problem I've really had has been with the original ear buds wearing out. I found OEM replacements on EBay for cheap: they're good enough for me right now.

I am glad I purchased a neoprene case to protect the fragile little whizzer from the get go. I have dropped it a few times, and the case saved its life.

"A Good Product Worth Considering if in the MP3 Player Market", Its true, the 4th generation 30 gig Apple Ipod is a very good product. Is it great? Well, maybe not. But its not that this 4G model does not have every thing that some body wants out of an MP3 player, including video, the ability to hold and show pictures (about 25,000 of them), music (7,500 songs) and a pretty good battery life when listening to music of at least 10-15 hours per charge. When writing a review of any Ipod I believe that you must mention Apple's Itunes software, which make is very easy to buy and download music to your Ipod, that is why it is the industry leader this in regard. Also, the body of the Ipod is very slim, the menu of the device is very easy to figure out even if you have never used one before. Within minutes of turning it on you will be able to understand how to download music, create play lists and arrange your music just the way that you want it. Whether you like the Apple Ipod or not as an electronic device you have to give Apple credit for the fact that it is very easy to use, all the way around.

So, what's wrong with the Ipod? Well, the fact that the battery life on this particular model is very limited when you are watching video on it, about two hours. Also, while the screen of the 4G Ipod is very crisp and clean, it is just hard to view. But then again, a small MP3 player like the Ipod is naturally going to have a small screen, there is really nothing you can do about that, it does though strain your eyes to view the screen for long periods of time. Also, the screen does scratch very, very, very easily. Any thing will do it and I think that it is real down side to this product, it should have made so that any body could be able to carry it in their pocket without worrying about whether the screen is going to scratch or not. That would resemble to me at least that it is a product that is made to last, instead of one that is made to last until next Ipod comes out so that maybe you have to buy another one. I would really recommend that you purchase a protective case for any Ipod that you buy because they all seem to scratch pretty easy.

Having been a fan of Apple products throughout the years I would say that this product is worth a four out of five. I wish that all Ipod came with a home docking station instead of just the USB cable to charge and download music. I think they sell those docks for 20 bucks, but they make them for only 5 in China and it would great if they included that in the package. The sound quality of the Ipod is very good, and it should be for a couple of hundred bucks but if Apple doesn't make some changes to the 6G Ipod which is probably due out right before Christmas 2006 I believe that other players could offer some resistance to Apple's market share. This includes adding wi-fi, maybe a built in satellite radio function, perhaps different colors for the Ipod, touch face design, maybe a wide screen, it has to be some thing to set the Ipod a part from every other MP3 player out there. All coupled with at least 20 hour battery life with music and 10 hour battery life with video, I think that is one thing that every body can agree on.

"HELLO", Theres some problems with it...
Software isent that good, lots problems,I hate usb port carger, runs down Laptop batteries faster

"Thinking different is cool, Apple iPod is not.", I bought a 30G iPod Photo a little over a year ago and was on my second replacement when just recently, outside the warranty (which of course goes from original purchase date, not replacement date), it's kaput again. Now if I have to pay $275 for Apple to fix or replace a three month old player! No way. THREE players on the blink, each after a few months - that isn't just bad luck.

That isn't even mentioning the difficulties with the iTunes software or if you change computers. I get a new PC and have to re-transfer 100s of CDs! How lame. That negates all the convenience of the large capacity (I wish other MP3 players had the storage space the iPods have).

I just can't justify spending more money to replace this limited, inferior POS again. So essentially over the last year I have spent about $1 a day to have a player and now I'm left with nothing. I will be buying a different player. I will spend far less than $275 and get something that will last more than three months, is compatible with the rest of the players in the world and is easy and convenient to load and use - obviously not an iPod! Unfortunately I can't transfer the music I spend hours and hours loading up (over and over). What a waste of money and time.

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"iPod - Great toy - Horrible customer service/support", The iPod is cool but ours ... as we've found has happened to many other owners ... went on the fritz and our nightmare began. Apple's customer service is the worst CS that we've ever experienced regardless of the product or service supported. I could write for days about the awful experience but I've wasted so much time with them already ... I can't bear to waste more. The most notable point is that the iPod CS folks repeatedly stated that iPods are more or less disposable, commodity items and "breakdowns" were common. Wow!! .. $400 Bucks of throw away!?!?!? We still haven't recieved the return box for replacement/repair after several days even though it was promised in 24-48 hours. We also own an MP3 player that we refer to as a "Dell-Pod" from Dell Computer and have had to use their customer service as well. Dell's CS support was awesome. Based on our experience with Apple/iPod CS support ... this is the first and LAST Apple product that will be owned in our household.

"Works ok(sometimes) but itunes is terrible", Ive got the Ipod for about 7 months now. Havent had any major problems, but a lot of minor ones.

The menu button stops working whenever it pleases and works again spontaneously(after a while though).

There have been a couple of times that i just cant turn it off.(of course the hold switch was disabled) no matter what I do.

And for the worse part......... Itunes. I cant beleive Apple hasnt come up with a windows explorer type of interphase or anything easier than Itunes. Adding or removing songs is a hassle, not to mention that if you make a mistake in adding files or folders to your library youll end up with thousands of repeated songs.

The Ipod does what its supposed to do but it is definetely not the easiest most intuitive piece of hardware out there.

"shoddy materials used to get that look - buyers should read", My teenaged son took his hard earned $$ and bought an iPod video. He ordered it from MacMall on Jan 1, 2006. In about 20 days, with the iPod being used in a case, the iPod frontface was sratched severely -- dirt got under the case. In addition, the LCD has a blurred sweep scratch across it from being in my son's pocket.

We were not expecting this kind of wear in 20 days for something that cost him (with accessories) $400.00. I think that the front plastic material is shoddy and is not suited to normal use by a teen.

Calls to Apple were long and frustrating. No one wanted to talk to me (I was being firm, but reasonable). I was sent from Tech Support to Sales to Tech Support and finally landed with a support person from "The iPod Team." The same answer -- "There's nothing we can do." Calls to MacMall made us vow not to ever order there again. There is a "no return" policy.

I now know that we should have wrapped this precious baby up in all the 3rd party stuff that they make to protect it, but I had no idea that normal use in 20 days would render it looking like my son had owned it for a year and had rolled down a huge pile of dirt & rocks with it clipped to his belt.

AT A MINIMUM, Apple should package the iPods with all the screen and protectors that will make it last. They could put a note in their packaging saying that if you don't use these materials to protect the shoddy casing, it WILL look like a piece of crap in a matter of days and it can't be returned.

Live and learn. There are a lot of other good players out there for a fraction of the cost of the iPod. But, alas, we couldn't convince my son to choose a less sleek and fragile player. Perhaps he has learned a $400.00 lesson so it's not the end of the world.

Any potential buyers out there -- get a good case with a hard plastic square to fit over the LCD screen. And, DO get the film as well because dirt can get under the aforementioned items and wreak havoc. This double protection approach should keep your iPod *relatively* scratch-free.

"Screen cracked in less than a month", My daughter got this for Christmas and the screen cracked after one month. It wasn't dropped, or damaged in any way. I called Apple & they basically told me it was our fault and too bad. I won't buy any Apple product again. That's the quickest $300 I've ever wasted. Buyer beware!

"Buyer beware: Don't buy this product without extended warranty", The 40GB click wheel iPod I bought for my husband for Christmas last year died (hard drive fried) 360 days after he opened the box but one year and 3 weeks past when I bought it. Appeals to an Apple Store and the "Apple Cares" (how's that for an oxymoron?) phone line fell on deaf ears. They were unwilling to make any exception or provide discounts on a replacement, "...our warranty clearly states...from the date of purchase...". So, in all caps, if you must buy an iPod, BUYER BEWARE! Think of this as a disposable purchase that will only last as long as the warranty.