| There are so many models available in the market and that it becomes difficult to distinguish one from the other. iPod touch has a touch screen and has a 3.5 inch diagonal widescreen with 8, 16 or 32 GB flash drive. With this Wi Fi enabled iPod you can search, preview, buy songs from iTunes, watch YouTube and browse web with Safari.
If you are planning to buy the older version iPod nano which is the 3rd generation iPod, is available with the storage capacity of 4 or 8 GB and comes in 5 different colors that are blue, dark pink, silver/white, pastel green and chrome black. There is also an older version of iPod nano. To distinguish between the two you can see that the latest model of iPod nano has a wider screen; it has a hold switch location on the bottom and can play videos. The latest model’s last 3 digits of serial number would be one of the following: YOP, YOR, YXR, YXT, YXV or YXX.
iPod classic has a hard drive instead of a flash drive and has 80 or 160 GB capacity with a large widescreen colored display and a click wheel. You can watch photos and videos and iPod classic is available in silver and black color with anodized aluminum and polished stainless steel enclosure. The easiest way to distinguish iPod classic from the previous model is by the last 3 digits of the serial no. The latest models serial number’s last 3 digits would be Y5N, YMU, YMV and YMX.
Any iPod with scroll wheel means it is the 1st generation of iPod. The 2nd model had the touch wheel which doesn’t turn like the scroll wheel. So you can easily know the difference between the two initial models of iPod.
If you do a little bit home work no one can try and fool you with an older version of model by palming it off to you saying it is the latest. If you buy an iPod from a branded store then there is no need to worry about getting cheated, it’s only when you try and go for cheaper options that you need to be more vigilant about the product that you are going to invest in. |
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