Build Quality – iPod1,1: 1st Generation iPod

We begin with the iPod1,1 and for its day it stood out as exceptionally well-crafted, in both materials and assembly. With its white plastic body, it was robust and felt as if it would take a daily battering without breaking or coming across as too inexpensive. It was a solid and tactile mechanical scroll wheel that offered an excellently great feedback feel to it which made the navigational input easy and reliable.

The addition of a 5 gigabyte hard drive was also a stress to the inside, and in order to protect all the delicate components from shocks and vibrations local engineering talent began. Apple had managed to build a device that preserved data integrity and was small enough to be carried.

The front screen was a monochrome LCD protected by a clear plastic cover, which did not scratch quite as easily a modern glass display slab. The five buttons around the scroll wheel click loudly, and their separation makes them easy to avoid mis-hits (a common problem on modern gaming mice).

If there was a truth in marketing award back then, Apple would have likely been a finalist as the first-generation iPod certainly had an excellent build quality. Not the sleekest unit in comparison to later models, but shown this way as it gives us the feeling they have never succeeded before.meta.description the walkman was solid for everyone showing that good build combined with engineering lead them into a successful line of Do you still use your Sony Walkman?

Introduction & of 1st Gen iPod Release date

Specs At A Glance of 1st Gen iPod Price

Unboxing of 1st Gen iPod case

Design of 1st Gen iPod Phone Preorder

Build quality of 1st Gen iPod Phone pre order

Controls and connectivity of 1st Gen iPod Phone

Lab tests display of 1st Gen iPod Phone

Battery life of 1st Gen iPod Phone

charging speed of 1st Gen iPod Phone

Loudspeakers of 1st Gen iPod Phone

Software of 1st Gen iPod Phone

performance of 1st Gen iPod Phone