Apple Dock for iPod 4G (White)

by Apple

Product Details

• Item Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007KX4UQ
• Item model number: M9868G/A
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The iPod photo Dock is an elegant home base for charging and synching with your computer or for connecting to your home audio system. Just plug, unplug, and go. The iPod photo Dock makes charging, syncing, and watching photo slideshows on your TV easier than ever. A convenient and elegant home base for iPod, the dock provides charging and syncing via FireWire or USB 2.0. iPod photo Dock also includes an optional S-video connector for enhanced clarity when viewing photo slideshows on a TV that is S-video equipped. An audio cable is also needed to hear sound during a slideshow when using S-video out such as the all-inclusive Monster iTV Link cable that provides both S-video and audio.

iPod Compatibility
iPod Color

Product Description

Sync and Charge your iPod Photo with this elegant dock / Dock connector allows use of Firewire or USB 2.0 dock cable / S-Video out for slideshows Two 80-mm wide-range speakers and One 130-mm bass driver Unit Dimensions - Height - 6.6 inches (167.6 mm) x Width - 17.0 inches (431.8 mm) x Depth (including grille) - 6.9 inches (175.3 mm) / Unit Weight (without batteries) - 14.5 pounds (6.6 kg) / Weight (with batteries) - 16.7 pounds (7.6 kg)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

70 of 71 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What is this for? High quality Audio and Video, June 30, 2005

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Ricardo Carreon Quinones "http://ricardosblog... (Sao Paulo, Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple Dock for iPod 4G (White) (Electronics)

BREAKING NEWS: If you are buying a new video playback capable iPod, please look for the new iPod Universal dock, which has s-Video output for both photos and video. It is also ready to accept a control remote so you can control your iPod from your sofa.

Is this expensive? The answer is probably yes. This dock was included on the original iPod Photo of late 2004 (priced $500-$600), the dock was removed as Apple lowered the prices this year to their current levels for color iPods. However, for a couple of uses: high quality home audio and Slide Shows on hi-res TVs, it is a great alternative.

This dock basically serves three purposes:
- The traditional synch & charge function available since the early days.
- It helps you get "Line" output out of an iPod. Line output is a cleaner, higher quality sound output than the usual headphone output out of the miniplug jack. It is the best way to connect your iPod to a home stereo or home theater.
- The super Video out for color iPods. This function is something you cannot get without the dock. So, if you like to show your pictures to your friends & family using a hi-res TV (Plasma, LCD or a Flat Screen) this is a great tool to use. As an alternative, if you do not want to use s-Video and are OK with regular digital video out, a cheaper alternative is the "Apple iPod AV Cable" at $19 from the Apple Store or similar alternatives.

In summary, buy this if you hook your iPod to high quality audio equipment or if you regularly do hi-res slide shows on your TV. If you don't do it, it's just too expensive as a synch/charger, since anything you need is in the iPod box.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Your iPod Deserves A Dock, August 11, 2005

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Bruce Aguilar (Hollywood, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple Dock for iPod 4G (White) (Electronics)

I guess the big question is "What does the Dock do?" Well it makes both synching and charging your iPod, as well as connecting it to a receiver a bit easier. In addition you can display high quality images of the pictures stored on you iPod onto a TV screen.

Getting those images on your TV is as easy as connecting one end of an S-video cable (sold separately) to the Dock and the other end to the TV. Presto! Instant slideshows on your TV that you can control from you iPod.

The iPod comes with all the cables you need to connect it to your computer (Mac or PC) for charging and synching. Connecting the Dock to this cable instead of the iPod gives you a permanent place to charge and synch your iPod mini. All you have to do is slip the iPod in the Dock.

The Dock also makes it more convenient to connect your iPod to a stereo receiver for the times when headphones are not practical and/or appropriate. You'll need to buy a separate cable to connect the Dock to your receiver, but once you have it set up you can play music from your iPod through the more powerful speakers attached to your receiver. The Dock angels the iPod for perfect viewing and access to the controls, making this a great set up and further evidence to the obsolescence of CDs.

To make this set-up even better, connect the Dock to an electrical outlet and you'll never have to worry about your iPod running out of power. A perfect solution for playing your music at long parties and other gatherings.

The power iPod user will buy two Docks. One to keep forever connected to the computer and another to keep connected to the stereo receiver. This way, you won't have to swap the Dock from one machine to the other.

The Dock works flawlessly and the iPod slips easily in and out of it while keeping it secure when it's attached. I only wish that it the price weren't so high. But it's hard to complain about that with all the options the Dock opens up for iPod users.

43 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Big ripoff, May 19, 2005

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Miguel A. Tejeda Jr. (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple Dock for iPod 4G (White) (Electronics)

Unless your USB port is located in the back of your computer I recommend not buying this. This $40 dock looks like it cost about $2 to make and it doesn't even come with any wires. Just the dock for $40. They could send it in an envelope.