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laserstrahl
exactly what i was hoping to see.

unfortunately i think i fail at building this together. but if i find a good ipod with decent battery life i might consider building this.

my last ipod had very bad battery. you never know when buying used

illwrks
The batteries on most iPods are easy enough to replace. I did my classic and shuffle a few years ago. It cost around £20 in batteries and tools to do.

Take a look on YouTube, most tasks like this just require a bit of pre-prep, time and a slow steady hand.

THENATHE
I would really like to see a guide, mainly for parts, where I can get this above USBC and bluetooth kit, as well as a m.2 solid state and a bigger battery all in one.

I would really like a music player that is very detached from my phone that has all of these nice features, has a crazy good battery life, and is reasonably modern in function. I feel like the only way to get that nowadays at a reasonable price is to make one, and universally the iPod deck is considered the best value for what you get, especially at used prices.

CharlesW
> I feel like the only way to get that nowadays at a reasonable price is to make one…

You be pleasantly surprised to learn that standalone music players are still a common thing in 2023.

https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/home-entertainment/bes...

Red_Leaves_Flyy
The only one worth considering in that list is the fiio and its $500. A used iPod is up to $50. How much can a m2, usb c adapter, new adapter, and Bluetooth card cost?
THENATHE
I spent a lot of time looking at these a while back (early 23) and found that they all are a far worse value than a modded iPod, especially when you consider that iPod DACs are widely considered to be fantastic.
luis_cho
I love this. I would like to see a mod that turn the ipod into a easy to open device live the nokia's from the 2000
someonehere
I bought from these guys before. I upgraded a couple of classic iPods with new batteries and flash memory. So nice to have 500 gigs of storage and the ability to listen to true stereo sound. Would recommend buying from these people.
jvandonsel
At what point does the device cease to be an iPod classic?

I’ve modded a few, but at some point it becomes a different beast altogether.