Working
Not yet verified
No U.S. source explicitly established a tested-working condition for this edition. Checked Oct 2026.
iPod U2 Special Edition (5th-gen video)
5th generation U2 Special Edition · 2006–2007 · Special edition
Available in
- Black Front
- Red Click Wheel
engraved signatures
Identification and specifications
- Product family
- iPod full-size
- Generation
- 5th generation U2 Special Edition
- Year(s)
- 2006–2007
- Model / A-number
- A1136; MA452LL/A
- Capacity
- 30 GB
- Colours
- Black front, red click wheel, engraved signatures
- Identifying features
- U2 video edition using original 5th-gen video hardware.
- Flash / iFlash notes
- Yes; same video/iFlash platform.
- Rockbox support
- Supported; mature Rockbox port.
- Popular mods
- iFlash/SD; battery; Rockbox; Bluetooth mod (soldering).
- Catalogue notes
- Mod sources: https://ipodwiki.com/wiki/IFlash; https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/IpodPort. U2 premium not quantified; no cited edition-specific sold-price sample. Dates cross-check: https://everymac.com/systems/apple/ipod/index-ipod-specs.html.
Recent listing evidence
For parts
Single observed price: $116.66
Based on 1 recent listing, approximate, checked Oct 2026.
Low confidence
Parts & upgrades
Battery
- Part / capacity
- 30GB iPod video battery #616-0229; 580 mAh.
- Fitment
- 30GB video family; special-edition SKU not separately named by iFixit
Medium confidence
Storage
- Factory capacities
- Factory HDD: 30 GB; iFlash fitment for this exact SKU is not confirmed.
- Upgrade path
- Not yet verified.
- Maximum practical capacity
- Not yet verified.
- Fitment notes
- U2 video SKU MA452LL/A is not listed among the maker-supported 5th-gen 30GB model numbers.
Low confidence
Front / back shell
A1136 U2 front panel is explicitly listed for U2 order MA452LL/A; 30 GB thin front panel. Rear-panel variant must also match thin 30 GB chassis.
The special U2 look is black front with red wheel and engraved rear; generic A1136 parts fit physically but may not preserve cosmetics.
Medium confidence
Click wheel
A1136 U2 click wheel uses the Video 5th/5.5 family flex 821-0372-A; seller lists U2-capable Video wheels. Order MA452LL/A is a 30 GB U2 model.
U2 stock wheel is red; the wheel listing may offer other colors. Not interchangeable with Classic 6G/7G A1238 wheel.
Medium confidence
Screen / LCD
U2 A1136 is the Video 5th/5.5 family; iFixit says its Video color LCD installs in any 5th-gen Video, but another specialist separates original 5G and brighter 5.5 LCD revisions. Match exact revision; U2 cross-fitment unresolved.
This preserves the documented 5G/5.5 screen discrepancy; do not treat generic seller compatibility as proof of interchange.
Low confidence — based on third-party seller/marketplace listings; fitment is unconfirmed.