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themaiday:
Yes, I looked at http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/IpodRuntime , the problem is, that there is only one measure for the 5.5G without the CF card mod. Funny is, the measured time of the 80GB 5.5G is lower than some measures of the 5G iPod.

I always thought, the 5.5G has improved battery of the 5G?

Right now I own a 5G 30GB. My intention was to buy the 80GB 5.5G to get more battery life and more space. Is that reasonable at all?

Are there any other measures for battery lifetime of a rockboxed 5.5G?

soap:
If you look carefully at the numbers Apple claims for the 5th Gen vs those they claim for the 5.5th Gen you will notice that music playback runtime has not improved at all, only video playback runtime.
This strongly implies there is no difference outside the screen / backlight.

The 60 and 80 GB models shipped not only with a dual-platter hard drive inside that extra thick case, but also 32MB additional RAM and a larger battery (when compared to either generation's 30GB edition.)

So, yes, you will get longer battery life out of a 80GB 5.5th Gen model, but most likely not a noticeable improvement over a 60GB 5th Gen one.

themaiday:
If you compare the prices for a 60 or 80 GB 5G or 5.5G, you will get the new, really improved 6G for the same, but without rockbox.  :-[

soap:

--- Quote from: themaiday on July 26, 2008, 01:26:30 PM ---If you compare the prices for a 60 or 80 GB 5G or 5.5G, you will get the new, really improved 6G for the same, but without rockbox.  :-[

--- End quote ---
Doesn't sound really improved to me.

themaiday:
So, can you recommend something bigger, longer playing? Rockboxable, of course.

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