The Ultimate iPod - iPod Classic 5.5 Enhanced Mod!

Today we build the ULTIMATE iPod Classic 5th generation, specifically the iPod 5.5 enhanced model. And hey, if we're going to do this, let's do this right- blue is a pretty nice color.
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0:00 - Introduction
2:28 - iPod Restoration
8:20 - Ultimate iPod

Music:

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[EliteObsolete]

Giveaway is live now! Enter before May 7th if you’re feeling lucky!

[TheRealWanderingMan]

I found a 2007 30GB in a couch 7 years ago and been sitting in my drawer ever since, I had NO IDEA I could make it new again! Thank you for this video!

[SketchyEggs]

There is a notable difference between the 30gb, 60gb, and 80gb logic boards. The 30gb models have 32mb of ram while the 60gb and 80gb have 64mb of ram. Basically this means that these old 5th gen iPods have a theoretical limit of how many songs you can put on them regardless of the hard drive size. For example, the limit for the 32mb logic board is about 7, 500 songs. It won't matter if you have a 2 TB ssd installed. I have heard of ways to get more music on them but it can be tricky and time consuming (one way of doing it is to remove the album artwork and other song data). The 64mb models have a theoretical limit of about 15, 000 songs. This makes the 80gb "Enhanced" logic board the most desirable. When you upgrade an old iPod you should keep this in mind. If you are planning to put lossless music files on it than it makes sense to install a very large ssd but if you are putting on compressed music files you can save some money by determining how many songs your logic board can handle and multiply that by the average file size of each song. If you exceed the theoretical song limit the iPod will start to become unstable. Again, this is a theoretical limit and it depends on a number of factors. I modding a couple iPods last year and had a blast. My favorite is a 5.5 gen enhanced with a 200 gb ssd and a 2000mh battery all while keeping the thin back. The battery lasts a couple of days with continuous playback. It didn't make any sense to go with a larger ssd because I was starting with a 32mb logic board.

[gregswallow]

Thanks for the video. I found a 5.5th 80gb a GoodWill for $5.49. Spending this weekend modding w/ replacement headphone/lock circuit (headphone jack is bad). Uping to a 3A/3000mA battery and an iFish SATA with msata 1TB SSD. Even developed a little something to protect the battery & ssd which will go in last. All enclosed in a stainless "thick" back marked 1TB SSD. Looks factory stainless back & black front. All because my Ford Edge can't handle the amount of music I have on a 2TB portable HDD (constent re-indexing). Going to setup w/ RookBox to manage the collection. All to be recorded and uploaded soon.

[TIMETECH]

Whoever who won this iPod better treat it great. I rebuilt my S7 recently and it creates sentimental value along the way.

[twh]

The iPod classic was hands down the most exciting product I bought! Went long with the first time I was able to play music in my car other than a CD! It was a game-changer! Wish I still had it.

[mmarjisr]

I always loved the iPods cause of it's ease of use and carrying 1000s of songs with you without cassettes or CDS to the gym and or car to listen to

[CallMePink]

It's kind of ironic that apple still supports the most repairable mobile deice they have ever made.

[justaadhdgamerwesley]

Somebody has been in here Im ARMING THE NUGGGET

[silverandblack]

Lol I just finished modding an iPod Photo with an insanely long lasting battery that I soldered a new connector for and 64gb of flash storage… I hope whoever wins these iPods has a blast using them, these things are SO much fun!

[vladislavzbb]

Always glad to see iPod related stuff. Great video!

[theclownprinceofcrime]

I wish we could upgrade smartphones with larger batteries & bigger storage at least as easy as this.

[SpaceSentinel]

Josh doing a giveaway? A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

[Joel-ewzm]

5.5c was always my favorite gen ipod. Idk.. just something about it. It looked right, it felt right in hand, it had plenty of capacity, no unnecessary features, and yeah... the sound quality was great!

[blankname]

You forgot a lot of upgrades to make it "ultimate". Add the USB C port to replace the 30 pin. They make one that charges, syncs, and even has analog output if you use a passive USB C to AUX adapter. You can also add wireless charging, faster charging, bluetooth 5.0 with aptX as well.

[SwedePotato]

I just bought a 5.5 build from Elite Obsolete. Transparent face with black wheel and button, and a black thiccboi backplate. Its got a 3000mah bat tree, 128g. I LOVE it. It's beautiful and it's my perfect ipod. I hope he starts making pre-builts with Bluetooth, or he can add them to one's he's ready built because that's the only thing I would add, and I do not trust myself to do it. I understand the steps and what needs to be done and why.... but I'm just way too accident prone to be doing all that myself lol
Edit: and now you have me regretting my color choices and makes me want an all blueboi

[razorbladesky]

Not only sound quality but its the most user friendly and simple iPod made. Works great on Windows 10/11 and Mac and supports huge amounts of storage and huge mAh batteries

[grapesofwrath]

I remember actually watching TV shows on the iPod Classic. Converted the files to lower res to save space. They were mostly South Park anyway. LOL.

[leem]

i got a DankPods video recomended to me after watching this

[Kylefassbinderful]

IMO the most comfortable "classic" iPod to use was the iPod Classic with it's all metal body and smoothed out edges. But I will go to my grave holding the 3rd gen iPod above all the rest. The monochrome screen was easier to see in the daylight and used less power. The whole unit was smaller as long as you didn't get the 30-40GB model. I liked the headphone jack being centered at the top because of how it sits in most pockets. The touch sensitive buttons were relocated above the wheel and lit up red with the backlight on. This also made it somewhat easier to navigate tracks while it was in the pocket. It used the 4-pin in-line remote that worked with all headphones. After the 3rd gen I'd say the 4th gen was my next favorite followed by the 1st gen with the physical spinning wheel. I wasn't a huge fan of any other model after the 4th gen.