iPod shuffle (3rd generation)

3rd generation · 2009–2010

Available in

  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Stainless Steel

revision-dependent

Identification and specifications

Product family
iPod shuffle
Generation
3rd generation
Year(s)
2009–2010
Model / A-number
A1271; MB867/MC306/MC323-series
Capacity
2, 4 GB
Colours
Silver, black, blue, green, pink, stainless steel; revision-dependent
Identifying features
Buttonless body controlled by VoiceOver-compatible headphone remote.
Flash / iFlash notes
No iFlash; soldered flash storage.
Rockbox support
No supported Rockbox shuffle port confirmed.
Popular mods
Battery/USB/case repair; no practical storage upgrade.
Catalogue notes
Family-level ReclaimStuff shuffle benchmark only; not generation/condition-specific. Mod sources: https://ipodwiki.com/wiki/IFlash; https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/IpodPort. Dates cross-check: https://everymac.com/systems/apple/ipod/index-ipod-shuffle-specs.html.

Typical recorded value

$25–$40 USD

Rough range shared across the whole iPod shuffle line, not specific to this generation. Per-model sold prices are coming.

Parts & upgrades

Storage

Factory capacities
Factory-installed flash: 2, 4 GB. No iFlash HDD-adapter listing was found for this model family.
Upgrade path
Not yet verified.
Maximum practical capacity
Not yet verified.
Fitment notes
Apple model capacity is documented; no primary-source storage-upgrade method or higher practical maximum was verified.

Low confidence

Click wheel

Not applicable: iPod shuffle uses physical controls, not a Click Wheel.

Apple states disk mode is unsupported on shuffle; model identification describes the control pad/physical controls and first-gen shuffle has no display.

Medium confidence

Screen / LCD

Not applicable: iPod shuffle has no LCD/display.

Apple model identification states the first-generation shuffle has no display; no LCD replacement part applies.

Medium confidence