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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
I heard that the new iPods have a slightly shifted connector port that makes them incompatible with a lot of accessories. Is that true? If so, does that tick you off?  |
It is true for the 2G nano, but AFAIK the new "enhanced" 30/80 GB 5G video iPods are exactly the same as the 30/60 GB original 5G video iPods from 2005. I'm not sure whether the ports shifted between the 5G and 4G (and earlier) iPods although the dimensions of the 5G iPods were much thinner than previous full-sized iPods so that alone could break many accessories.
Fortunately my most expensive accessory, a Geneva Lab Model L speaker system, uses the Universal Dock Adaptor system so it works fine with the new iPods (and all old iPods) and will continue to work with new iPods until Apple abandons their own standard (I hope they stick with it longer than Microsoft stuck with Plays4Sure).
My next most expensive accessories are 2 Klipsch iFi speaker systems. Unfortunately the iFi predates the universal dock adaptor standard. These were released before the original nano and 5G iPods and at first didn't work properly with those, but kudos to Klipsch for making new adaptors for the nano and 5G iPods and shipping them free to their customers (true, you had to request them and then wait a few months). So the new 80 GB iPod works ok, since it is same size as the previous 60 GB iPod, but the new nano does not fit due to the aforementioned shift in position of the port. It would be nice if Klipsch would make yet another new adaptor, but I doubt they will. Anyway, the new nano is light enough that it can be used in the dock without an adaptor- you just need to be careful not to snap anything off. But the iFi's are not likely to fit any new iPods unless by chance they match some old model iPod in shape. 
But my complaints don't extend to cases - I'm not going to complain about the movement of the port with respect to "form-fitting" cases on the 5G iPods - the 5G iPods are a different depth than previous 4G iPods (thinner) so I would need a new case even if the port position had remained the same. Besides, my old case stays with my old iPod (and can be sold with it, if I choose to get rid of it) and I'll probably get a new case for any new iPods I get. Cases are relatively inexpensive when compared to speaker systems.
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