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Model iPod shuffle
iPod shuffle
iPod mini
iPod mini
iPod
iPod Photo
iPod U2
iPod U2 Special Edition
Storage (1) 512MB 1GB 4GB 6GB 20GB 60GB 20GB
Song Capacity(2) 120 240 1,000 1,500 5,000 15,000 5,000
Price $99 $129 $199 $249 $299 $399 $329
Color White Blue, silver, pink, green White Black/red
Battery life (3) Up to 12 hours Up to 18 hours Up to 15 hours of music playback; up to 5 hours of slideshows with music
Included accessories Earbud headphones, lanyard, USB cap Earbud headphones, belt clip, USB 2.0 cable Earbud headphones, AC adapter, USB 2.0 cable
Skip protection Skip-free playback Up to 25 minutes Up to 17 minutes
Display   1.67-inch (diagonal) grayscale LCD with LED backlight 2-inch (diagonal) 65,536-color LCD with LED backlight
iPod Ports USB connector, stereo minijack Dock connector, remote connector, stereo minijack Dock connector, remote connector, stereo headphone jack, composite video and audio through headphone jack
Connectivity USB 1.1 and 2.0 through integrated USB connector USB 2.0 and FireWire 400 (with optional cable) through dock connector USB 2.0 and FireWire 400 (with optional cable) through dock connector; composite video and audio through headphone jack or line out on the iPod Dock
Charge time About 4 hours (2-hour fast charge to 80% capacity) About 5 hours (3-hour fast charge to 80% capacity)
Audio support MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Music Store, M4A, M4B, M4P), Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4) and WAV AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Music Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, WAV, AIFF
Photo support   Syncs iPod-viewable photos in JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF and PNG formats
Size
(in inches)
3.3 x 0.98 x 0.33 3.6 x 2.0 x 0.5 4.1 x 2.4 x 0.63 4.1 x 2.4 x 0.75 2.4 x 4.1 x .57
Weight .78 ounce 3.6 ounces 5.9 ounces 6.4 ounces 5.6 ounces
Included software (4) iTunes for Mac and Windows
Documentation Electronic documentation and getting started guide
Limited warranty and service Your iPod comes with single incident telephone support for the first 90 days and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan for iPod to extend your service and support to two full years. Only the AppleCare Protection Plan provides you with direct telephone support from Apple technical experts and the assurance that repairs will be handled by Apple-certified technicians using genuine Apple parts. For more information, visit Apple support or call 800-823-2775.

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  1. 1GB = 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.
  2. Capacity based on 4 minutes per song and 128-Kbps AAC encoding.
  3. Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced. Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. See www.apple.com/batteries for more information.
  4. iPod and iTunes are for legal or rightholder-authorized copying only. Don’t steal music.