So the previous post has set the scene, I have my mind set on the classic. Well I did have my mind made up until I tried one.
I initially looked in the Birmingham Apple store, however they only seemed to have 2 units on display. One Black(dead) and one Silver. Also there was a noisy Apple TV demonstration going on. So with this in mind I decided to head to Solihull. After a brief, but messy nose bleed I proceeded to John Lewis. The iPod setup is fairly poor, so went to the Apple Store in Touchwood. The store was fairly quiet so was able to have a listen and play with a iPods.
First up was a Classic, holding the thing seemed a little odd, it’s just like my fatboy Nano on steroids. Worse was to come for the classic. The first one I tried had a disturbing annoyance, I found that it was stuttering when listening to a track whilst flicking through cover flow. The other two I tried didn’t do it. Also found the classic experience to be a little sluggish in the operation, I’m comparing the operation to my current Nano. It’s nowhere near as bad as my old Sony hdd though, but enough to put me off.
Then looked at the new Nano, whilst I found the operation of the device really slick (cover flow especially – I’m not a big fan of cover flow, but it shows how slow some ipods are) I found the design felt a little cheap compared to my fatboy nano. Lightweight is good, but this really is light.
Then I had a play with an iPod Touch, probably my first real go on an iPhone/Touch device. And yes I bought one (16gb). I may have dismissed the touch in the past, but after a play I really liked it. I could have gone the iPhone 3g route but my existing contract is for another year and I really do hate O2 as a network here in the uk.
Must test the unit tonight then box it up for Christmas
I fancied some new Apple in ear headphones, but looks like they’ve missed the UK stores.
/edit: Mom and Dad now have the touch ready to wrap up 🙁