Dr. Charles Highway

I LOVE MY IPOD. Probably one of the most gay and overstated blog intros ever, but few people can deny the fact that

Apple actually got it right with these.

The average med student spends a majority of his/her time either studying or partying. For both events, music is

usually needed whether it be classical, jazz, rock or hip-hop. Here are the best of the best from Apple:

Number One

Ipod Classic [120GB]

This is what I have and use EVERY day of the week. Huge harddrive and great battery life. One word: Essential.

Apple Tech Specs:

Weight:
4.9 ounces (140 grams)

Capacity:
120GB hard drive
Holds up to 25,000 iPod-viewable photos4
Holds up to 150 hours of video
Stores data via USB hard drive

Display:
2.5-inch (diagonal) color LCD with LED backlight

Audio:
Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR,

Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

Battery and Power:

Music playback time: Up to 36 hours when fully charged
Video playback time: Up to 6 hours when fully charged
Fast-charge time: about 2 hours (charges up to 80% of battery capacity)

Buy Now:

Number Two

Ipod Nano [8 or 16GB]

Everyone always thinks that this should come after the ipod Touch series in all the count downs, but I say rubbish.

Portable, sexy and great battery gives the Nano the edge over the Ipod Touch

Apple Tech Specs:

Weight:
1.3 ounces (36.8 grams)

Capacity:
8GB or 16GB flash drive
Holds up to 2,000 or 4,000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format
Holds up to 7,000 or 14,000 iPod-viewable photo
Holds up to 8 hours or 16 hours of video
Stores data via USB flash drive

Display:
2-inch (diagonal) liquid crystal display with blue-white LED backlight
320-by-240-pixel resolution at 204 pixels per inch

Audio:
Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR,

Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

Battery and Power:
Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery
Music playback time: Up to 24 hours when fully charged
Video playback time: Up to 4 hours when fully charged

Buy Now:

Number Three:

Ipod Touch [16 or 32GB]
Ipod Touch series is more of a luxury item, but if you can afford it, I suggest you definitely go for it. You are

now not only able to watch TV Shows and Movies on a bigger screen than the Nano or Classic Ipods.
This is good for visual heads who use their ipod preferably for tv, movies and games. Enjoy.

Apple Tech Specs

Weight:
4.05 ounces (115 grams)

Capacity:
8GB, 16GB, or 32GB flash drive
Holds up to 1,750, 3,500, or 7,000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format
Holds up to 10,000, 20,000, or 25,000 iPod-viewable photos
Holds up to 10 hours, 20 hours, or 40 hours of video

Display:
3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 pixels per inch

Audio:
Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR,

Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

Battery and Power:
Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery
Playback time k time: Up to 36 hours when fully charged
Video playback time: Up to 6 hours when fully charged

Buy Now:

Number Four

Ipod Shuffle [1 or 2GB]
What can be said about these small little contraptions that hasn’t already been said. They are light and aaah and

aaah…honestly that’s about all I can say about these poor dudes. Mostly used by joggers or the financially

handicapped – I would suggest buying an ipod alternative if you are strapped for cash as these are just filler

ipods. Furthermore, No Screen! Ridiculous!

Apple Tech Specs:

Weight:
0.55 ounce (15.6 grams)

Capacity:
1GB or 2GB flash drive
Holds up to 240 or 500 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format
Stores data via USB flash drive

Audio:
Skip-free playback
Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR,

Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), WAV, and AIFF

Battery and Power:
Built-in rechargeable lithium polymer battery
Playtime: Up to 12 hours when fully charged
Charging via included USB dock
Full-charge time: about 4 hours

Buy Now:

I will be making post on cheap ipod alternatives soon. Stay Tuned.

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