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Photo scrolling is wicked, wicked, fast. Load in a few thousand photos into it, go to the photo library, wait a second or two for the caches to build up, push the Center/Action button and scroll that click wheel as fast as you can. iPhoto seems like a Sinclair in comparison. It’s awesome. (And yes, I know it’s small, pre-optimized photos. Still awesome.)

I’ve changed my mind about the black front. Dirt and fingerprints are, barring dipping the thing in flour, not easier to detect, and the biggest problem on that end remains the chrome back. The small border around the screen is also less obvious this way.

You can barely make out the engraving.

The Universal Dock box is larger than the actual iPod box.

Like, apparently, every new iPod starting with the shuffle, the headphones cord has a sizer for where it splits into left and right cords. Handy.

Speaking of the iPod box, the number of pack-ins are drastically lower. I remember being pissed when my 15GB 3G didn’t come with a Dock. This one, in comparison, also lacked a remote (and a remote port as well, though) and a charger.

The carrying case bag that comes bundled is way better than the flimsy black string bag I got with mine two years ago, even if I agree that there’s a “bad summer camp project” feel to it.

I love high pixel pitch displays. The text isn’t as crisp as you’d like (everything looks ‘bold’, but Myriad’s fairly bold by default) but it’s certainly more legible.

I love insanely bright displays.

This display would hold a 10-band graphical EQ and user-saved presets just fine. What’s the holdup, Apple?