Double iPod dissection: 3G nano, 6G classic go under the knife

You've seen the announcement, you've peeped the hands-on, and you've read the reviews -- but how well do you really know the new iPod nano and classic? Well, thanks to the folks at iFixit, you can get familiar with the little guys inside and out. That's right, the first official tear-downs (or take-aparts, depending on who you ask) have happened to Apple's latest and greatest, and the results are somewhat... um, nerdy. Upon unfastening the eight locking tabs on the nano, iFixit made note of an increase in the use of adhesive, particularly on the click-wheel, making replacement "difficult," as they put it. Additionally, it appears battery replacement will be harder because of its attachment to the logic board with three "though-hole" solder points. Switching over to the classic, the tinkerers find that there is a metal plate on the backside of the screen (for protection against breakage, they suspect), and they discover that the battery is exactly the same as the one used in the 30GB iPod video. Don't take our word for it, however, hit the link and check out all the gory details.

[Charles @ Sep 11th 2007 12:07PM]

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[a boy @ Sep 11th 2007 12:10PM]

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[paloooz @ Sep 11th 2007 12:13PM]

Fail.

[a boy @ Sep 11th 2007 12:09PM]

A request a seperate tear-down on that battery. Because it's possible.

[Craig @ Sep 11th 2007 12:29PM]

one thing i've been wanting to know is if the hardware is still there to output video via the headphone jack and the crippling is simply a software issue... or if the hardware is missing and it wouldn't be possible to fix with a software update

[mike @ Sep 11th 2007 12:41PM]

I'm waiting for tom to blend them all together...

[Xavier Gill @ Sep 11th 2007 12:51PM]

Apple are complete bastages for making battery replacement a nightmare

[Matt @ Sep 11th 2007 12:56PM]

But will it blend?

[Dennis @ Sep 11th 2007 1:10PM]

idiot... haven't u seen that episode? of course it blends... dUH! :P

[HineyWipe @ Sep 11th 2007 1:14PM]

Ew! Atleast get a manicure, use a hand-model or clean under your fingernails before taking any pictures of holding anything!!!

So much for, "Me first to net, last to wash!".

[Killian @ Sep 11th 2007 1:46PM]

did your zune break?

[Steve @ Sep 11th 2007 1:50PM]

I use a creative zen vision M which is above and beyond the zune or your precious iTurd. Its just frustrating seeing how much BS crap about Apple products in posted on this blog.

[Magallanes @ Sep 11th 2007 2:49PM]

We don't forget about iRiver.

[SoBossy @ Sep 11th 2007 3:01PM]

My question is about the screen. They didn't switch to a more scratch resistant material, like the glass on the iphone, did they?

[BlakeMan @ Sep 11th 2007 3:20PM]

I didnt know that there was a 6g classic?!?!

[BlakeMan @ Sep 11th 2007 3:23PM]

i'm a idiot i thought they meant 6gb not 6 gen

[Chris Macdonald @ Sep 11th 2007 3:55PM]

Well don't iPods cover 70 percent of the mp3 player market or something like that? If it's the most popular MP3 player, shouldn't they try to have the most coverage on it?

[Diego @ Sep 11th 2007 4:20PM]

The dimensions on the battery look the same as on the 5g, which would mean that it also works on the Zune. Supposedly it allows for 40 hrs of music playback, so it must have higher mah capicity. Where do they sell the batteries for the 6g classic, I'd love to have 40 hrs of playback on a hdd-based mp3 player.

[John @ Sep 11th 2007 7:35PM]

I don't like Apple or any of its products but I enjoy reading about the components that are used in a new iteration of its players. I like reading about the changes to any popular product, and it's not as though the article is taking time to say how blessed we are for this new Apple product. Your choice of MP3 player may well be better, but this is pretty relevant for a lot of people.

[Marlon @ Sep 12th 2007 8:49PM]

I doubt the same battery would power an HDD based player for the same duration it powers a flash memory based player. One of the advantages of using flash memory is lower power consumption.

[Sebastian @ Sep 12th 2007 4:37AM]

But the iPod Classic with 160 GB....... how does that work??? Do they have 2,5 inch instead of 1,8 inch hard disc ?????