Talk:IPod Classic

The article says the connectors are USB/Firewire but the iPod Classic connectors were all Apple's 32 pin proprietary connector which was discontinued with the discontinuation of the classic 6th generation. Or did i miss something? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jmhowitt (talk • contribs) 08:39, 1 January 2018 (UTC)

At the host end, the wire is USB-A or Firewire. At the iPod end, it's 30-pin. The reason we bother to state that it was USB/Firewire on the host end is because the iPod hails to a bygone era when it wasn't unheard of for devices to connect to PC via an ancient "D-Sub" 9-pin serial or 25-pin parallel connector (designed in the 1970s!). For example, the Rio PMP300 connected via the parallel printer port. Heck, when the first-gen iPod came out, Sony was still insisting that it was totally cool for users to record their MP3s to MiniDisc via an analog connection! — TheHerbalGerbil^(TALK|STALK), 05:53, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

On all 30 pin iPods it is important to state the host-side connection type, because the different iPod models have varying levels of support for USB and Firewire over their 30 pin ports. For example, the 3rd gen classic can use USB and Firewire for data, but can only charge over Firewire. The 4th gen classic can do data over both USB and Firewire, and can also charge over both. The 5th gen classic goes the other way - it can do data over USB, cannot sync over Firewire, but can charge over both. By the time we get to the 4th gen nano, Firewire support was dropped entirely in favor of USB for both data and charge. Crozone (talk) 06:02, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

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It would be real welcome if 7th gen could be listed. Neiyenz (talk) 10:45, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

Not really required, the 7th gen is basically just a slimmer 6th gen with 2 new features. Pwnz0rServer2009 (talk) 06:32, 16 August 2025 (UTC)

Thanks. I did read that. I was confused by eBay listings and articles. Should we add "Unofficially dubbed as iPod gen 7" to the last two rows about first and second revision of iPod classic 6th gen? Neiyenz (talk) 06:30, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

Probably, it would definitely clear up confusion for those looking for information on the "7th gen" iPod. Pwnz0rServer2009 (talk) 03:06, 31 August 2025 (UTC)

The clickwheel is offcenter to the left. This really bugs me. Pwnz0rServer2009 (talk) 06:33, 16 August 2025 (UTC)