1st gen 20 gig skin fits 4g 40 gig

[glene]

I have an iskin left over from my old 20 gig 1st gen ipod - it fits the new 40 4 g damn near perfect - the wheel is just a bit smaller that the hole in the silicone jacket - I'm set until the new iskin arrive!
Glen

[swift]

Hey,
Any chance you have a picture of it? Is it nice and snug or is it loose?
Thanks

[Howtobefreaky]

Yes, I would also like to see a picture or two.

[glene]

it is snug enough that it slides in very easily and does not slide out when turned upside down unless shaken- but it is a little loose on the sides - I will use it until a skin comes out for the 4g...don't get the opin I'm saying it's perfect but the control wheel matches up on the front - people that don't know Ipods wil think it's made for the 4g...

[glene]

I'm seriously thinking about making this my permanent case for the the 4g - I have had it in an out of my briefcase, popped it off several times to sync and charge and it fits good - slides out much easier than a skin made for this size and since the hole for the click wheel is just slightly larger than the wheel itself - you can feel the edge of the wheel and spin it easier than rubbing into the case edge - I think I'm sold...

I love it when I find something in my junk drawer that comes back to usefullness...

[GMMorris]

This is probably true for most G1 cases, the only drawback is the inaccesibility to the dock connecter

[glene]

a razor blade took care of that in 30 seconds...

[GMMorris]

For that particular case- fine, but if you have a leather or marware case, not a good idea :)

[glene]

oops! my mistake - yes, only silicone jackets are easy to use the blade on...

[SuperNYK992]

does anyone know if the ones for 5GB and 10GB 1st Gen skins work better?

[Optimize]

Technically, Wasn't the first 20GB iPod a 2nd Generation (Not a big deal, it was the touch wheel with firewire port cover)

[glene]

yup - my mistake -the 20gig was 2nd gen

[Optimize]

Not a big deal, I don't think Apple was considering it a new generation at that point. They did call this new one a ???4th Generation??? on the web site, but I don't remember them using that terminology before

[swift]

If you want to buy a 1st Gen iSkin, I recommend getting one made for the 10GB 1st gen model, the thickness is very close.
1st Gen 10gb: .72
4th Gen 40gb: .69

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