Now hold on folks!
As we all know the 5 gb and 10 gb scroll wheel ipods were the first to come out back in 2001. Watch this
http://live.watchmactv.com/ Anyway, the original design was truly something to see. The buttons were intuitively positioned, something that was reintroduced in the click wheel model, and the thin clear plastic sheet of aparent glass was tottally like looking at some really cool art piece. I am so happy to say, that Apple has comeback full circle to the original design and now I feel completely ready to replace nearly dead original ipod.
The headphone jack is broken and the firewire port is very loose. I have to be careful when charging or attempting to sync as to not disconnect it. Also battery life is a hit or miss, anywhere from 3 hours, to 5 min depending on whether or not I attempt to skip to the next song or let it shuffle on its own no matter the song. Also, I have to really know what I'm about to to since the Menu button no longer works. And I mentioned syncing? Getting files and music on to the iPod is a hassle since it rarely works. I have Restored and used Disk Warrior on this thing at least 10 times to get it to accept data at different points. And finally, the thing is TOTALY SCRATCHED!!!!!!
But, ya know what? I have been using this device daily for nearly 4 YEARS!!!!!!! Yes it scratches!!! The return of the clear plastic, that jewels the front of the newest iPods, is a return to the original design! I remember forums similar to these that discussed this way back then. Ya know what we didn't care, the clear plastic made the product look beautiful. And again, it does it now. Have you seen one yet? Compare that subtle touch on the sides to a 3rd or 4th gen iPod and you'll clearly see that they were wrong with those models. They brought back the button layout in the fourth and now the entire original design here in the 5th. Its the differences in materials that are driving people crazy. They are not familiar with that feeling. Watch this above video and look at Seal's reaction "everyones gonna want one of these" Its the new plastic on the front. It begs the iPod to be thought of as a true jewel again. The new ones do scratch. The Nanos scratch. But not in a way disimilar to the originals, and not what you would consider as not worthy of buying one. These aBut thats what people are complaining about
We decided back then to fall into one of two camps. Those who decided to put theirs in cases and keep them pristine. Or others like me who enjoyed the open beauty of the product and wanted it to shine through. WE KNEW IT WAS GOING TO GET SCRATCHED TO HELL. It was $400 for only 5gb. Hundreds if not thousands of these little scratches live and breath on my iPod. And we accepted it. We chose it. For those who are complaining about scratches, or reading about those that are complaining and getting scared, don't worry about it folks really. Just decide what camp you want to live in.
