Just used your suggestion on Tarkam's website. I've put together a 256GB SD iPod. Pics available on my site: http://mapplesyrup.webs.com/256-gb-ipod   Crazy stuff.

Ditto on the ears. I think it's especially important that the headphone firstly doesn't squeeze the head - so, if you listen for awhile, it starts hurting - and that it fits snugly over the ears. Some folks like a tighter fit. I personally like a more loose touch where the headrest is the thing...

Cheap headphones that I got from the supermarket. $8.99, can't beat the price, for earbuds that you can basically take anywhere. Of course, when I'm at home I use the Denon ADH-1001 (which will probably be the not-the-best for many of you!) but that is a little difficult to carry around. Always...

I think overall notebooks' headphone jacks are all right to drive almost anything... anything reasonable. Recently hooked up a pair of old-time boombox speakers to a newer laptop, no amp or anything. The sound card can drive those speakers to distortion.

Anybody remember C&C Generals? Recently started that up again... too bad my comp couldn't handle the AMAZING graphics...yeah right lol. It keeps crashing. All the time. If it didn't crash I'd say it had pretty decent gameplay.   And or course, graphics were cutting edge for 2003.

Are you sure things are cheaper in Japan? Those island countries - Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, you name it - all seem to have higher prices than here in the US. I've seen something akin to 2/3 higher than US prices at times.  

Plus I never had a successful case opened against me - and all of a sudden my monthly selling limits are 0ed out so I can't get paid. What the heck. I guess eBay has thousands of other sellers, they don't need my business anyway.

If anyone was looking to get a 240GB iPod off eBay, they are starting to crack down on these "non-genuine" products. I just got my account suspended for selling these hi-capacity pods. Totally ridiculous - had years of feedback, 100% positive, and plenty of folks want them.

The catch is, the headphone jack sits a little higher off the back plate on the thicker version, so you may need to shim it to make it stable. But functionally it will work. :)

Looks like the "thin" backplate. You'll need the "thick" backplate to accommodate the 240GB HDD. Also, I'm absolutely sure the 240GB HDD will work with the 7th Gen Logic Board, although I have heard that anything above 5.5th Gen can be upgraded to 240GB - not sure if you have to change logic...

Quote:   Reason being that the 240GB MK2431GAH is thicker than the original 160GB (thin) drive that you probably have in your 7th Gen. You don't have to buy a backplate labelled 240GB necessarily, just get a backplate for the iPod Classic (thick), usually 6th Gen.   Good luck with...

Quote: Good luck with your mod!   Just a word of warning: be very careful where the battery attaches to the logic board. It's easy to damage that connector by pulling the battery too hard, and that can mean you'll have to get a new logic board. Even with my considerable experience, I am...

Quote: Also wanted to put my name out there as well. I recently started a small business specifically making 240GB 7th Gen iPod Classics from all new components. I wanted to echo what D2000 said about using real parts, running the real OS, etc. I use all new parts, and I'm able to sell...