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Summary: Works great on XP
Review: Works great with iTunes under Windows XP. I initially
used it with MusicMatch, but grew frustrated at unrelated
MusicMatch bugs and crashes. iTunes is rock-solid. Changing
from MusicMatch to iTunes took just a few minutes.
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Summary: Great small MP3 Player With an Artistic Design
Review: I bought this product one month back for $470 from amazon with FREE shipping and NO tax. Don't buy from stores they will charge you SALES TAX which sucks. Ofcourse they can't beat amazon.com price. I played with it for considerable time and it looks like it is worth of price (not exactly--these guys may come down once they get competition). No MP3 player can beat its design. It is so sleek, you can't imagine. You won't see a button outside. Everything is smooth. I love it.
Dell has released its DJ (Dell Juke box). I think they have only 15 and 20GB (I think $299 after $50 mail in rebate) ones so far. Ofcourse you can expect many more features like RECORDING, FM RADIO (not sure check out) and few more feautres which you don't find in ipod. But you know that is bulky. I have dell POCKET PC which is bulky. DJ is also looks like their pocket PC.
I suggest you to use ITUNES instead of MUSIC MATCH (this sucks--not really---but it is). Music match takes lot of time to load and it is big. ITUNES REALLY cute and does our job fine and infact it has other feautres like adding contacts etc. which I don't fine with music match. You can find many discussion boards on apple website for ipod.I took out 1 star for the following problem (but i can adjust to it) When you syncronize the songs from your hard disk or cd the power from ipod drains out very quickly. so you can't SYNC. more than 3 or 4 cd's (650 MB) at a time. you have to charge again. That is the only complaint.
By the by why did I chose IPOD over DELL DJ?--Dell released its DJ the night I was purchasing IPOD but I still preferred this b'coz ---- I want only songs no other stuff like recording, mp3, etc.--- I have pocket pc for that. It is upto you to decide which one you want. I want to own one apple product and ipod fits the bill. If you ever buy ipod first check amazon.com---why b'coz NO SHIPPPING (IF U BUY BEFORE DEC 30) AND NO TAX.
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Summary: iPod VS Nomad Zen Xtra
Review: I originally purchase a 30 gb Nomad Zen Xtra as a portable mp3 player. After fiddling around with it for a while, I notice a few dissapointments:
Transfering - I could not get my songs to completely transfer via USB 1.1 or 2.0. It would only transfer 30 or so songs, and then come up with an error. Having 4000 or so mp3s, I never got more than 500 transfered.
Scroll Button - The scroll wheel was a nice idea to keep less clutter, but the button would sometimes get stuck or keep scrolling. Size - Bigger than the iPod
Software - Music Match Jukebox isn't the greatest, the search funtion isn't fast even when accessing it with the hotkey shortcut. After I went through the transer issue, I returned the Zen Xtra and purchased the 40 gig iPod. Song transfers were not an issue. I transfered all 16 gigs in 15 minutes without any errors via firewire. The navigion on it can be a little quirky, but still operates better than the Zen's did. The iPod is also an attractable piece, being lightweight and small. The casing scratches a little easy, but the glove cases work great to protect against this. Sound quality was the same between the two, but the Zen did have more sound adjustments with the normal EAX features. I chose to keep the iPod and am very happy with the purchase. Granted it is a little more than the Zen, it is well worth it. iTunes is a versatile program and I haven't had any issues with the iPod itself.
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Summary: IPOD is the best
Review: I bought my IPOD just yesterday and i am just going crazy seeing it again and again.Musicmatch Jukebox is very easy to use.I read many other reviews where people had problems in using Musicmatch jukebox.I didnt have any problem in understanding that.I am able to transfer all my Mp3 songs from my hard disk to my IPOD without any problem.It sounds gr8 and the space is huge-40 GB.Wowww.Really would recommend this to everybody when compared to NOMAD or RIO or Samsung.
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Summary: major dissapointed
Review: whoa! whoa! whoa! Before you guys decide to buy that sleek ipod for christmas, please read what i have to say...i have bought two ipods in my time. the first generation (10G) was just out of this world. the problem was that it couldn't hold my 400+ cd collection. So, when my brother told me about the next generation ipod (win or mac), i was more than thrilled. i was so excited about the great news that i gave him the old 10G. the 20G (windows) was so impressive that i told EVERYONE to buy an ipod. believe it or not, i now need more memory because of my growing cd collection. i was eyeing the THIRD generation 40G (win/mac) until something happened to my second generation 20G unit. i have sent the unit for repairs several times already this past month. the problem is the batteries! i read from one of the letters that the lifespan is about 1.5 years. i bought my unit september of 2002. so, it seems to be true. i am located in the philippines which has no authorized repair shop to replace the batteries. the unit will have to be sent to singapore. to say the least, that REALLY SUCKS! i just bought my son a NOMAD 10G unit. the batteries can be retrieved. so, when those go bad, they can be EASILY replaced. SO, PLEASE DO MORE RESEARCH on the ipod's batteries before you do purchase the unit. i AGREE that it looks sleek, easy to use, wonderful sounds, etc. etc. but spending $500 on a unit that has a lifespan of only 1.5 years is NOT my idea of a great investment!!!!
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Summary: Wonderful. Perfect. I'm in love.
Review: Having access to my entire (and sizable) music collection wherever I go is a dream come true, and the iPod is the perfect vehicle to accomplish this. The user interface on the iPod is perfect, and the integration with iTunes is brilliant. And as for the reviewer who claimed the battery only last one and a half years and is unreplaceable, the former claim is questionable and the latter is false. Replacement batteries can be ordered from Apple directly for $100 or from ipodbattery.com for $50. Enjoy the iPod, a wonderful musical beast.
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Summary: Good for Mac. Bad for Windows.
Review: I tried the iPod on my friend's computer, a Mac G-something. It worked great and the touch-feature really sold me. Now, after trying to set the whole thing up on my PC for the last five hours, I am finally uploading my songs. It's definitely not worth the extra $200 for the look, since it is so inconvenient. Better go with Dell's DJ or Creative's NOMAD.
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Summary: Returning Apple IPOD
Review: I am returning my Apple IPOD. It is difficult to work with Windows. I wanted it to work with BOTH my desktop and my laptop but forget that. Then I found out the battery only lasts a year and a half and it is not replaceable. The charge only lasts 6 hours. I was so excited because it is so small and so neat looking. I was totally disappointed and have to return it. Now I am looking at the Rio Karma. Much more user friendly and the battery last longer.
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Summary: A HUGE WOW!!!
Review: All my life I have been a huge fan of everything Microsoft like. I never understood what people found in Apple products until I got my iPod. I also own Creative Zen and Creative Jukebox III. There is no comparison here. IPod simply rocks. If you can spend some extra money, you will NOT regret it. I used Windows XP + iSync, and I love it. Sometimes spending more money can get you so much more. Life is very short, enjoy it !
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Summary: Quality control disaster
Review: I had excellent luck with two second generation 10 GB iPods. They worked flawlessly and efficiently. Not so with the 4 third generation units I've now owned. Each of the first three units had unique and fatal problems and was replaced at an Apple Store. They were all defective from the moment of first usage. The fourth is also a quirky performer; just today I found that it had not fully charged when plugged in overnight, and the buttons clicked and popped madly when touched, and the unit would not reboot until I tried for several minutes. Most irritatingly, the battery only gives me about 5 hours of continuous operation, which isn't doesn't even cover a day of airline travel. Apple claims 8 hours, but I didn't find that any of the four units lasted that long. The second generation units easily gave me 10 hours of music. It is my impression that Apple not only downsized the iPod, but also reduced the quality of the unit. It appears to be a slicker product, but the elimination of real buttons in favor of virtual ones is probably a cost saver. The substitution of a smaller batter for a larger one so that the unit is made smaller seems like a foolish tradeoff to me. In any case, it doesn't appear that I will ever have a third generation iPod that works properly, so I can't recommend buying one.
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