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Below you'll see the most recent Apple iPods and learn how to identify them by their key features. Should you have any questions, feel free to contact us.

iPod 1st (Scroll wheel) and 2nd Generation (Touch wheel)
Wheel surounded by buttons
Firewire and headphone jack on bottom
Capacity and color
iPod 1st Generation:
Capacity: 5 and 10GB
Color: white
iPod 2nd Generation:
Capacity: 10 and 20GB
Color: white

iPod 3rd Generation (Dock connector)
Control buttons located above the wheel
Dock connector on bottom
Capacity and color
Capacity: 10, 15, 20, 30 and 40GB
Color: white

iPod 4th Generation (Click wheel)
Control buttons on wheel
Gray wheel with white text
Special Edition U2
Capacity and color
iPod 4th Gen:
Capacity: 20 and 40GB
Color: white
iPod 4th Gen U2
Capacity: 20GB
Color: black w/ red wheel

iPod Photo (Color display)
Color display
Considered 4th Generation
Special Edition U2 w/ color display
Silver back case w/ signatures engraved
Capacity and color
iPod Photo:
Capacity: 20, 30 ,40 and 60GB
Color: white
iPod Photo U2
Capacity: 30GB
Color: black w/ red wheel

iPod 5th Generation (Video)
Video playback
Plastic front case
Special Edition U2 Video
Black back case w/ signatures engraved
Capacity and color
iPod Video:
Capacity: 30 ,60 and 80GB
Color: white
iPod Video U2
Capacity: 30GB
Color: black w/ red wheel

iPod 6th Generation (Classic)
Anodized aluminum front case
Available in silver and black
Capacity and color
Capacity: 80 and 160GB
Color: silver and black


iPod mini 1st Generation
Smaller than regular iPods
Aluminum case
Available in five different colors
Click wheel text color is gray in all iPods
Capacity and color
Capacity: 4GB
Color: silver, gold, pink,
blue and green

iPod mini 2nd Generation
Size engraved on the back
Available in four different colors
Click wheel text color matches iPod color
Capacity and color
Capacity: 4 and 6GB
Color: silver, blue, green
and pink


iPod Shuffle 1st Generation
Long and thin with plstic case
Hold button located on the back
USB connector on bottom
Capacity and color
Capacity: 512MB and 1GB
Color: white

iPod Shuffle 2nd Generation
Rectangular shape with aluminum case
Hold button located on the back
Headphone jack on top
Hold and shuffle on/off buttons on bottom
Capacity and color
Capacity: 1 and 2GB
Color: Silver, pink, blue, green, orange, aqua, light green, light blue, purple and red


iPod nano 1st Generation
Plastic front case (black or white)
Metalic chromed back case
Available in black and white
Capacity and color
Capacity: 1, 2 and 4GB
Color: white and black

iPod nano 2nd Generation
Aluminum colored case (1 piece)
Available in 6 colors
Capacity and color
Capacity: 2, 4 and 8GB
Color: Silver, pink, red, black, green and blue

iPod nano 3nd Generation
Square shape w/ aluminum case
Video playback capability
Available in 6 colors
Capacity and color
Capacity: 4 and 8GB
Color: Silver, blue, red, green, black and pink