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iPod with scroll wheel (5 and 10 GB)
The iPod with scroll wheel, model M8541, holds up to 1,000 songs on a 5GB hard disk, runs 10 hours on a charge and steers with a wheel that physically turns.
As support.apple.com prints itCapacity: Capacity5GB or 10GB hard disk drive
Holds up to 1,000 or 2,000 songs in 160-Kbps MP3 format
Stores data in FireWire disk mode
Stores up to 1,000 contactsPress to see it in the sheet ↓
As support.apple.com prints itPlaytime10 hours when fully chargedPress to see it in the sheet ↓
As support.apple.com prints itWeight6.5 ounces (185 g)Press to see it in the sheet ↓
As support.apple.com prints itDisplay2-inch (diagonal) liquid crystal display with white LED backlight
160-by-128-pixel resolution; 0.24-mm dot pitch
Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneouslyPress to see it in the sheet ↓
- Part number
- M8541
- Catalog number
- Not assigned yet
Specifications
34 fields, as Apple states them
Capacity
- Capacity: Capacity
- 5GB or 10GB hard disk drive Holds up to 1,000 or 2,000 songs in 160-Kbps MP3 format Stores data in FireWire disk mode Stores up to 1,000 contacts
Size and weight
- Height
- 4.02 inches (102 mm)
- Width
- 2.43 inches (61.8 mm)
- Depth
- 0.78 inch (19.9 mm)
- Weight
- 6.5 ounces (185 g)
Input and output
- Input and output
- FireWire (IEEE 1394a) port 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack
Power and battery
- Power and battery
- Built-in rechargeable lithium polymer battery (1200 mAh) Charging via FireWire connector to Mac system or power adapter
- Playtime
- 10 hours when fully charged
- Fast-charge time
- up to 1 hour (charges to 80% of battery capacity)
- Full-charge time
- up to 3 hours
Audio
- Audio
- Up to 20 minutes of skip protection Upgradable firmware enables support for future audio formats
- Maximum output power
- 60 mW rms (30 mW per channel)
- Audio: Frequency response
- 20 to 20,000 Hz
- Audio formats supported
- MP3 (up to 320 Kbps), MP3 Variable Bit Rate (VBR), WAV, AIFF
Customizable settings
- Customizable settings
- Equalizer Shuffle songs or albums Repeat one or all Startup volume Sleep timer Backlight timer Display contrast Clicker
- Languages
- English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Headphones
- Headphones
- Earbud-style headphones with 18-mm drivers using Neodymium transducer magnets
- Headphones: Frequency response
- 20 to 20,000 Hz
- Impedance
- 32 ohms
- Sensitivity
- 104-dB sound pressure level at 1 mW
Display
- Display
- 2-inch (diagonal) liquid crystal display with white LED backlight 160-by-128-pixel resolution; 0.24-mm dot pitch Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
Environmental requirements
- Operating temperature
- 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
- Nonoperating temperature
- –4° to 113° F (–20° to 45° C)
- Relative humidity
- 5% to 95% noncondensing
- Maximum operating altitude
- 10,000 feet (3000 m)
Power adapter
- Power adapter
- 6-pin FireWire connector
- AC input
- 100V to 240V at 0.4 amp maximum
- Frequency
- 50 to 60 Hz
- DC output
- 12V at 1 amp maximum
Requirements
- Requirements
- Apple computer with built-in FireWire port Mac OS 9.2 (or later) or Mac OS X v10.1 (or later) iTunes 2 software (included)
Identification
- Identification: Capacity
- 5 and 10 GB
- Model numbers and dates introduced
- M8541: March 2002 M8541: October 2001
- iPod (Scroll Wheel)
- iPod (Scroll Wheel) models have a scroll wheel that physically turns. The controls (Play, Menu, Next, Previous) are in a circle around the wheel. iPod (Scroll Wheel) models are referred to as first-generation iPod models.
Sources: support.apple.com, iPod with scroll wheel (5 and 10 GB) - Technical Specifications: every section and its footnotes, read Oct 28, 2026 UTC; support.apple.com, identify your iPod model: the section headed 'iPod (Scroll Wheel)' (its photo, Navigation, Capacity, model numbers and dates introduced, description), read Oct 28, 2026 UTC.
References
2 sources, all on the maker’s own site
- support.apple.com, iPod with scroll wheel (5 and 10 GB) - Technical Specifications: every section and its footnotes, read Oct 28, 2026 UTC. Supports 30 specifications
- support.apple.com, identify your iPod model: the section headed 'iPod (Scroll Wheel)' (its photo, Navigation, Capacity, model numbers and dates introduced, description), read Oct 28, 2026 UTC. Supports 4 specifications
History
Every read and every change, newest first
- Page created from the maker’s own specification page, one of the iconic products proposed to receive the first catalog numbers (DEV-422). Product type proposed. Descriptions written at three lengths from the specifications.Claude Opus (AI agent) · Not reviewed yet
- Read on support.apple.com: Identify your iPod model: the section headed 'iPod (Scroll Wheel)' (its photo, Navigation, Capacity, model numbers and dates introduced, description).Claude Opus (AI agent) · Not reviewed yet
- Read on support.apple.com: iPod with scroll wheel (5 and 10 GB) - Technical Specifications: every section and its footnotes.Claude Opus (AI agent) · Not reviewed yet
The descriptions are written by the wiki from the specifications above, never copied from the maker.
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