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iPod Models - Side By Side Comparison

Compare iPods Side-By-Side. Determine which iPod, storage size, and generation is best for you. Make sure to see if your computer has the correct operating system!! We also have many important tips that will help ensure your iPod is in the condition you want.

Model / Storage Generation

Notes

 Connection Battery Life Body / Colors

Min. Operating System

iPod Classic 5gb
 Limited Stock

 1st Gen - 2001   Firewire 10 hrs White Mac 9, 10.1
Windows NOT supported
iPod Classic 10gb
 Limited Stock

 

 1st Gen - 2001   Firewire 10 hrs White Mac 9, 10.1
Windows NOT supported
2nd Gen - 2002   Firewire 10 hrs White Mac 10.1
Windows 2000
3rd Gen - 2003   Firewire
USB to sync		 8 hrs White Mac 10.1
Windows 2000
iPod Classic 15gb
 Limited Stock		 3rd Gen - 2003   Firewire
USB to sync		 8 hrs White Mac 10.1
Windows 2000
iPod Classic 20gb
 Popular

 

 

 

 2nd Gen - 2002   Firewire 10 hrs White Mac 10.1
Windows 2000
3rd Gen - 2003   Firewire
USB to sync		 8 hrs White Mac 10.1
Windows 2000
4th Gen - 2004 Click Wheel Firewire or USB 12 hrs White Mac 10.2
Windows 2000
4th Gen - 2005 Click Wheel, Color Screen Firewire or USB 15 hrs White Mac 10.2
Windows 2000
iPod Classic 30gb

 

 		 3rd Gen - 2003   Firewire
USB to sync		 8 hrs White Mac 10.1
Windows 2000
4th Gen - 2004 Click Wheel, With Photo Firewire or USB 15 hrs - audio
5 hrs - slideshow		 White Mac 10.2
Windows 2000
5th Gen - 2005 Click Wheel, With Photo & Color Screen USB
Firewire to charge		 14 hrs - audio
2 hrs - video		 White or Black Mac 10.3
Windows 2000
iPod Classic 40gb
 Limited Stock

 

 3rd Gen - 2003   Firewire
USB to sync		 8 hrs White Mac 10.1
Windows 2000
4th Gen - 2004 Click Wheel Firewire or USB 12 hrs White Mac 10.2
Windows 2000
4th Gen - 2004 Click Wheel, With Photo Firewire or USB 15 hrs - audio
5 hrs - slideshow		 White Mac 10.2
Windows 2000
iPod Classic 60gb

 

 		 4th Gen - 2004 Click Wheel, With Photo Firewire or USB 15 hrs - audio
5 hrs - slideshow		 White Mac 10.2
Windows 2000
4th Gen - 2005 Click Wheel, With Photo & Color Screen Firewire or USB 15 hrs - audio
5 hrs - slideshow		 White Mac 10.2
Windows 2000
5th Gen - 2005 Click Wheel, With Photo & Color Screen USB
Firewire to charge		 20 hrs - audio
3 hrs - video		 White or Black Mac 10.3
Windows 2000
iPod Classic 80gb
 Popular

 

 5th Gen - 2005 Click Wheel, With Photo & Color Screen USB
Firewire to charge		 20 hrs - audio
6.5 hrs - video		 White or Black Mac 10.3
Windows 2000
6th Gen - 2007 Click Wheel, With Photo & Color Screen USB
Firewire to charge		 30 hrs - audio
5 hrs - video		 Silver or Black Mac 10.4
Windows XP
iPod Classic 120gb
Popular 		6th Gen - 2007 Click Wheel, With Photo & Color Screen USB
Firewire to charge		 36 hrs - audio
6 hrs - video		 Silver or Black Mac 10.4
Windows XP
iPod Classic 160gb
 Popular 		6th Gen - 2007 Click Wheel, With Photo & Color Screen USB
Firewire to charge		 40 hrs - audio
7 hrs - video		 Silver or Black Mac 10.4
Windows XP
6th Gen - 2009 Click Wheel, With Photo & Color Screen USB
Firewire to charge		 36 hrs - audio
6 hrs - video		 Silver or Black Mac 10.4
Windows XP
Model / Storage Generation

Notes

 Connection Battery Life Body / Colors

Min. Operating System
iPod Mini 4gb

 

 1st Gen - 2004   USB or Firewire 8 hrs 5 colors Mac 10.1
Windows 2000
2nd Gen - 2005   USB or Firewire 18 hrs 4 colors
Click wheel now matches body color		 Mac 10.2
Windows 2000
iPod Mini 6gb 2nd Gen - 2005   USB or Firewire 18 hrs 4 colors
Click wheel now matches body color		 Mac 10.2
Windows 2000
Model / Storage Generation

Notes

 Connection Battery Life Body / Colors

Min. Operating System
iPod Nano 1gb 1st Gen - 2005 Color Screen USB
Firewire to charge		 14hrs - Audio
4 hrs - Slideshow		 White
Black		 Mac 10.3
Windows 2000
iPod Nano 2gb

 

 1st Gen - 2005 Color Screen USB
Firewire to charge		 14hrs - Audio
4 hrs - Slideshow		 White
Black		 Mac 10.3
Windows 2000
2nd Gen - 2006 Color Screen USB
Firewire to charge		 24hrs - Audio
5 hrs - Slideshow		 Anodized Aluminum
6 colors		 Mac 10.3
Windows 2000
iPod Nano 4gb

 

 

 

 1st Gen - 2005 Color Screen USB
Firewire to charge		 14hrs - Audio
4 hrs - Slideshow		 White
Black		 Mac 10.3
Windows 2000
2nd Gen - 2006 Color Screen USB
Firewire to charge		 24hrs - Audio
5 hrs - Slideshow		 Anodized Aluminum
6 colors		 Mac 10.3
Windows 2000
3rd Gen - 2007 QVGA Color Screen, smaller body, smaller click wheel USB
Firewire to charge		 24hrs - Audio
5 hrs - Slideshow		   Mac 10.4
Windows XP
4th Gen - 2008 Taller form again, and horizontal viewing USB 24hrs - Audio
4 hrs - Slideshow		 All aluminum body
9 colors		 Mac 10.4
Windows XP
iPod Nano 8gb

 

 

 

 2nd Gen - 2006 Color Screen USB
Firewire to charge		 24hrs - Audio
5 hrs - Slideshow		 Anodized Aluminum
6 colors		 Mac 10.3
Windows 2000
3rd Gen - 2007 QVGA Color Screen, smaller body, smaller click wheel USB
Firewire to charge		 24hrs - Audio
5 hrs - Slideshow		   Mac 10.4
Windows XP
4th Gen - 2008 Taller form again, and horizontal viewing USB 24hrs - Audio
4 hrs - Slideshow		 All aluminum body
9 colors		 Mac 10.4
Windows XP
5th Gen - 2009 Horizontal viewing, Video camera, larger screen, FM radio, and speaker USB 24hrs - Audio
5 hrs - Slideshow		 Polished Exterior
9 colors		 Mac 10.4
Windows XP
iPod Nano 16gb

 

 4th Gen - 2008 Taller form again, and horizontal viewing USB 24hrs - Audio
4 hrs - Slideshow		 All aluminum body
9 colors		 Mac 10.4
Windows XP
5th Gen - 2009 Horizontal viewing, Video camera, larger screen, FM radio, and speaker USB 24hrs - Audio
5 hrs - Slideshow		 Polished Exterior
9 colors		 Mac 10.4
Windows XP
Model / Storage Generation

Notes

 Connection Battery Life Body / Colors

Min. Operating System
iPod Shuffle 512mb 1st Gen - 2005   USB 12 hrs   Mac 10.2
Windows 2000
iPod Shuffle 1gb

 

 1st Gen - 2005   USB 12 hrs   Mac 10.2
Windows 2000
2nd Gen - 2006 changed body to "clip design" USB 12 hrs Anodized Aluminum
4 colors		 Mac 10.3
Windows 2000
iPod Shuffle 2gb

 

 2nd Gen - 2006 changed body to "clip design" USB 12 hrs Anodized Aluminum
4 colors		 Mac 10.3
Windows 2000
3rd Gen - 2009 Changed body to smaller design, controls are now on right earbud cable, voice over USB 10 hrs Anodized Aluminum
6 + colors		 Mac 10.4
Windows XP
iPod Shuffle 4gb 3rd Gen - 2009 Changed body to smaller design, controls are now on right earbud cable, voice over USB 10 hrs Anodized Aluminum
6 + colors		 Mac 10.4
Windows XP
Model / Storage Generation

Notes

 Connection Battery Life Body / Colors

Min. Operating System
iPod Touch 8gb

 

 1st Gen - 2007 Wi-Fi, Multi-Touch, Safari Browser, wireless access to iTunes Store and YouTube USB
Firewire to charge		 22 hrs - Audio
5 hrs - Video		   Mac 10.4
Windows XP
2nd Gen - 2008 Wi-Fi, Multi-Touch, Safari Browser, wireless access to iTunes Store, YouTube, Nike+ functionality, volume buttons, built-in speaker, iPhone OS and app store access standard USB 36 hrs - Audio
6 hrs - Video		 Tapered Chrome Back Mac 10.4
Windows XP
iPod Touch 16gb

 

 1st Gen - 2007 Wi-Fi, Multi-Touch, Safari Browser, wireless access to iTunes Store and YouTube USB
Firewire to charge		 22 hrs - Audio
5 hrs - Video		   Mac 10.4
Windows XP
2nd Gen - 2008 Wi-Fi, Multi-Touch, Safari Browser, wireless access to iTunes Store, YouTube, Nike+ functionality, volume buttons, built-in speaker, iPhone OS and app store access standard USB 36 hrs - Audio
6 hrs - Video		 Tapered Chrome Back Mac 10.4
Windows XP
iPod Touch 32gb

 

 		 1st Gen - 2007 Wi-Fi, Multi-Touch, Safari Browser, wireless access to iTunes Store and YouTube USB
Firewire to charge		 22 hrs - Audio
5 hrs - Video		   Mac 10.4
Windows XP
2nd Gen - 2008 Wi-Fi, Multi-Touch, Safari Browser, wireless access to iTunes Store, YouTube, Nike+ functionality, volume buttons, built-in speaker, iPhone OS and app store access standard USB 36 hrs - Audio
6 hrs - Video		 Tapered Chrome Back Mac 10.4
Windows XP
3rd Gen - 2009 3G access, Multi-Touch, Safari Browser, wireless access to iTunes Store, YouTube, Nike+ functionality, volume buttons, built-in speaker USB 30 hrs - Audio
6 hrs - Video		 Tapered Chrome Back Mac 10.4
Windows XP
iPod Touch 64gb 3rd Gen - 2009 3G access, Multi-Touch, Safari Browser, wireless access to iTunes Store, YouTube, Nike+ functionality, volume buttons, built-in speaker USB 30 hrs - Audio
6 hrs - Video		 Tapered Chrome Back Mac 10.4
Windows XP
 

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