Original Release Date: July 17, 2002
Capacity: 10 - 20 GB
Connection: Firewire
Compatibility: Mac / Windows
Battery Life: 10 hours
The iPod second generation used the same body style as the first generation, the hold switch was redesigned, a cover was added to the FireWire port, and the mechanical wheel was replaced with a touch-sensitive wheel. The front plate also had rounded corners and edges.
Scott Paterson on April 20th, 2008 at 6:29 pm says:
This was my first iPod and I still have it with original box etc. Have toyed with idea of seling on Ebay a couple of times but have never got around to it. Still works well but to be honest I dont use it as I have an iPod Touch, a 3rd gen Nano and 2 Shuffles !
Apple owning is a way of life for some of us !
Alex on May 29th, 2008 at 5:44 pm says:
I am currently bidding on one on ebay.. I need a 3rd generation and 1st generation to finish my ipod collection.
Leif Ree-Pedersen on October 7th, 2008 at 10:38 am says:
I don’t think you are completely right about the rounded corners (unless you are talking about the rooundness of the corners as seen from the front, but they were rounded on the first generation iPods as well, weren’t they?). I have a second generation one myself (20 GB), and the edges of the transparent front plate are razor sharp. It still works fine apart from a bad battery, and I use it as an occasional harddisk for moving files around.