A superior update to Apple's 2005 and 2006 hard-disk based iPods, featuring cleaner audio, crisper video, better storage capacity and greater than promised battery performance at last year's prices. Available in silver or black versions, each featuring an enhanced user interface that's visually more interesting than its predecessor, and with better built-in games. Offers industry-leading 80GB and 160GB hard disk technologies in enclosures that are slimmer than ever before.

The iPod Classic marks the most widespread update Apple has ever made to the 'standard' hard drive-based iPod range. The name's been tweaked, the user interface given a radical overhaul, and while the new model may look like the previous version, it's actually quite different.

It was a beautiful Saturday morning, nothing out of the ordinary. A bit dull, with rain clouds hovering over the area and dampening the spirits. It was about at this time that the MW head honcho Paul (aka Maverick) sent me an email approving an iPod classic for review. As Saturday was pretty gloomy, I decided to head up to the big apple on Sunday to purchase Apple's latest toy for the masses.