Apple iPod classic 160 GB Black - 7th Generation (Renewed)

Still the best mp3 player

This 7th Gen 160 Gb iPod classic is perfectly functional and is just like the original iPod I had 17 years ago. The hard drive is clearly brand new - you can check this using the onboard diagnostics of the ipod. Battery life seems as advertised. Really very happy with the product and the service. Seller was happy to answer my questions before buying. I am able to sync using itunes (but not media monkey for some reason). I have been able to subscribe to podcasts and buy songs from the store (like it's 20 years ago!). This ipod has the "genius playlist" function which I have not experienced before and works really well.

Having used a 160Gb iPod classic for many years, I found myself really struggling to adapt to a different brand of MP3 player. Based on reviews for refurbished iPods, I had a 90% chance of getting one which worked properly. Sadly I was one of the 10%, the iPod a recieved looked as good as new but would not charge. Fortunately, I was able to get a refund via Amazon when I returned it. So the product was completely useless but I was able to get a refund. So I have an MP3 Walkman now and some head-scratching to do in order to make it do the things my iPod used to do.

fantastic condition and initially battery was lasting really well. Sadly, after 10 months the battery has lost a lot of its life and takes much longer to recharge.

Initially I was a little sceptical about buying a reconditioned iPod however the one which arrived was nearly new. No scratches on the outer case and it works perfectly. My husband has one which he has owned for years and you wouldn’t be able to tell that mine was bought recently. The sound is great although I bought a separate set of earphones as the ones supplied didn’t sit in my ears properly. I am therefore giving this five stars for service, sound quality, appearance and value for money.

I am delighted with my new iPod Classic. After many fine years, my old iPod finally started playing up. It started only playing through one ear of my headphones, and in the end it wouldn’t synchronise with iTunes. I took it to some nice Indian chappies who repair phones etc, but they kept saying “iPod?” as if I was asking them to fix my gramophone or something. With some difficulty I explained what it was, and what was wrong with it, and in the end they said “No Sir, cannot help”. And that was that. And unfortunately, Apple in their wisdom don’t sell the wonderful iPod Classic anymore. Maybe I have been lucky, but you would swear the one I bought was brand new. It took a bit of messing around to change the time-zone from Honolulu to Blighty etc, but it works perfectly and I am now a very happy customer indeed.

I cannot down load the ITunes music to the iPod. I think iTunes have made changes to the format preventing the IPod from downloading loading the purchased albums. Can anyone send a trouble shooting message as I really want this?

After posing the obvious questions following reading the discussions and previous question/reviews I purchased the Classic , but my Windows 10 desktop Itunes failed to recognise the device, though the device says it is connected, I was passed to Apple support , who tried a few things via a screen share but failed to resolve, the advice was to try it on another computer and if that failed get back to them , they gave me a case number. It looks like a return and refund to me at the moment . The device looks good and does everything but connect and sync to itunes ...???? So how can it still be sold as fit for purpose , if there are so many questions regarding lack of Apple support , whats the alternative ???