iPod photo Harry Potter Collector edition

4th generation Harry Potter Collector edition · 2005–2006 · Special edition

Available in

  • White

Hogwarts crest engraving

Identification and specifications

Product family
iPod full-size
Generation
4th generation Harry Potter Collector edition
Year(s)
2005–2006
Model / A-number
A1099; MA215LL/A
Capacity
20 GB
Colours
White; Hogwarts crest engraving
Identifying features
iPod photo platform with distinctive Harry Potter/Hogwarts engraving.
Flash / iFlash notes
Yes, same 4th/photo platform; verify adapter/ribbon.
Rockbox support
Supported; photo-model Rockbox port; see live matrix.
Popular mods
Flash mod; battery; Rockbox; preserve/restore engraving.
Catalogue notes
Edition-specific value not sourced; no direct sold comps retrieved. Mod sources: https://ipodwiki.com/wiki/IFlash; https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/IpodPort. Dates cross-check: https://everymac.com/systems/apple/ipod/index-ipod-specs.html.

Recent listing evidence

Working

Not yet verified

No usable U.S. listing price for the MA215LL/A Harry Potter photo edition was captured; collector commentary alone was not treated as a price point. Checked Oct 2026.

For parts

Not yet verified

No qualifying U.S. parts/repair listing for the Harry Potter photo edition was captured. Checked Oct 2026.

Parts & upgrades

Battery

Part / capacity
iPod 4G/Photo replacement battery; parts #616-0206 / #616-0183. Capacity: 750 mAh.
Fitment
IPod 4G/Photo family; source does not enumerate every special-edition SKU

Medium confidence

Storage

Factory capacities
Factory HDD: 20 GB; iFlash fitment for this exact SKU is not confirmed.
Upgrade path
Not yet verified.
Maximum practical capacity
Not yet verified.
Fitment notes
Harry Potter Photo SKU MA215LL/A is not individually listed on the iFlash ATA1 compatibility table.

Low confidence

Front / back shell

Harry Potter order MA215LL/A is listed as a thin 20 GB Photo backplate fit; replacement backplate physically fits but loses original Harry Potter rear engraving.

Use the thin 20 GB A1099 case depth.

Medium confidence

Click wheel

Replacement 4th-gen iPod Photo faceplate/click-wheel/flex assembly, Apple part 632-0258-A; seller lists all Photo variants including U2 M.A127LL/A and Harry Potter MA215LL/A.

This is the Photo/color revision part, not evidence for monochrome 4G wheel interchange.

Medium confidence

Screen / LCD

A1099 mid-2005 Photo display (logic-board family 820-1764-A); specialist listing explicitly includes U2 MA127LL/A and Harry Potter MA215LL/A. Use the matching mid-2005 panel, not late-2004/early-2005 revision.

The seller lists this part as 2-inch 220×176 color TFT. Match order number/board family before ordering; the HP Photo is the earlier 820-1642-A revision and is explicitly incompatible.

Medium confidence