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Apple iPod
By Jerry Tang
Category : Sound
Published by Jimmy Tang on Tuesday, 27th November, 2001
Rating : 4.5 out of 5 stars  


Apple iPod Technical Specifications

Capacity

  • 5GB hard disk drive
  • Holds up to 1,000 songs in 160-Kbps MP3 format
  • Stores data in FireWire disk mode

Size and Weight

  • Height : 4.02 inches (102 mm)
  • Width : 2.43 inches (61.8 mm)
  • Depth : 0.78 inch (19.9 mm)
  • Weight : 6.5 ounces (185 g)

Input and Output

  • FireWire (IEEE 1394a) port
  • 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack
Power and Battery
  • Built-in rechargeable lithium polymer battery (1200 mAh)
  • Playtime: 10 hours when fully charged
  • Charges via FireWire connector to Mac system or power adapter
    • Fast-charge time : up to 1 hour (charges to 80% of battery capacity)
    • Full-charge time : up to 3 hours
Audio
  • Up to 20 minutes of skip protection
  • Maximum output power: 60 mW rms (30 mW per channel)
  • Frequency response: 20 to 20,000 Hz
  • Audio formats supported: MP3 (up to 320 Kbps), MP3 Variable Bit Rate (VBR), WAV, AIFF
  • Upgradable firmware enables support for future audio formats

Customizable Settings

  • Shuffle
  • Repeat one or all
  • Startup volume
  • Sleep timer
  • Backlight timer
  • Display contrast
  • Clicker
  • Languages: Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean

Included Accessoris

  • iPod earbud-style headphones
  • Apple FireWire Cable (2 m)
  • Apple iPod Power Adapter
  • CD-ROM with iTunes 2 software and electronic documentation, a getting started
    guide and a 90-day limited warranty.

Headphones

  • Earbud-style headphones with 18-mm drivers using Neodymium transducer magnets
  • Frequency response: 20 to 20,000 Hz
  • Impedance: 32 ohms
  • Sensitivity: 104-dB sound pressure level at 1 mW
Display
  • 2-inch (diagonal) liquid crystal display with white LED backlight
  • 160-by-128-pixel resolution, 0.24-mm dot pitch
  • Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
Power Adapter
  • 6-pin FireWire connector
  • AC input: 100V to 240V at 0.4 amp maximum
  • Frequency: 50 to 60 Hz
  • DC output: 12V at 1 amp maximum

Environmental Requirements

  • Operating temperature: 32° to 113° F (0° to 45° C)
  • Non-operating temperature: -4° to 158° F (-20° to 70° C)
  • Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
  • Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)

The Apple iPod - it's no larger than a cassette tape box.


The back of the iPod is furnished in shiny chrome.

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