I purchased the 160gb iPod in September 2008 when the model was discontinued in favor of the new 120gb. This was an upgrade from my fifth generation 80gb model. First of all, I experienced none of the problems described in the older reviews. I guess Apple has addressed most of those issues with updates. I highly recommend this iPod for those with large music libraries. I was able to get my entire cd collection (over 1000 cds) with no issues. I strongly suggest buying this iPod now while it's still available. Combine this iPod with the Zepplin dock for excellent sound.

We'll, you can't beat the 40 additional GB on this one, so if your a storage hog, then it will suite you nicely, so get it while you can. Yet another flawless Apple product. Here are two things you should know when buying 1-your previously bought games will NOT work on this iPod - yes, hard to believe, but now I've got all these games that can not even be repurchased for this "gen" iPod. The only other minor draw back is that the "Genius" feature has not been updated by Mac in it's firmware for any older iPods. Not too much of a loss, but still it seems like all it would take would be Mac making it available via a software patch. Otherwise I quite happy with the purchase. Oh, the access time to boot up a video is super quick compared to older pods... very nice. Happy Mac'ing - Mark.

likes to stick, guess 160 gb does that to a machine, plus went on sale the day i recieved it in the mail due to the new 120 gb:(

Really nice, although it seems about 10 times heavier than the next smaller size down even though its not really that much better (just holds more songs)

I've read all the bad reviews on Amazon.com, and read it all while I was waiting for my 160gb to come in the mail. As I was reading, I was thinking I've made a huge mistake and a nightmare is on the way. All I can say is, it must be that only the small percentage that have had troubles have posted reviews, the ones that have had nothing but good like me have not written or given feedback. This is the sweetest iPod I've ever had. I replaced my 5th Generation 60gb video with it, and I love it!