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Summary: Nothing even comes close
Review: I like everything Apple, but nothing they've made is as cool as the iPod. I've got the 20gb version, and right now I've got about 2400 songs at high quality on there, with about 6 gigabytes to spare. 2400 songs!! I could put it on the random mode and listen to it for almost a WEEK without hearing the same song again. Think about that!!The design of the iPod is great. Putting a laptop hard drive in a portable music player was an ingenious idea. It's so small and lightweight, yet rugged, and it looks terrific. Sound quality is good (although I recommend upgrading the earbuds that come with it), incredible battery life (10-/+ hours). Putting new tunes on the iPod is easy--simply put your songs in iTunes on your Mac, plug in your iPod, and it gets updated automatically. Sending a CD's worth of songs to your iPod literally takes a few seconds. Leave it connected to your computer and it charges up the battery! I can't say enough great things about this MP3 player. After comparing it to other MP3 players, I can definitely say that nothing even comes close. It's the best.
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Summary: Love it! Love it! Love it!
Review: I wanted an iPod from the get go. I waited, really for lack of money than anything else, and it was worth every minute. My sweetie bought me the 20 gig and I have filled it with 5 gigs of songs all the cd's that I had been loading onto my ibook for the previous year. It is easy to use. It is elegant. The cascading menus work great. Although I thought I wanted the scroll wheel, I like the touch wheel very much. I use the rest of the volume to back up my entire ibook (10 gig) and have room to spare to use as a hard drive. I am very pleased with this purchase
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Summary: Worth the money
Review: I wanted an ipod since the day that they were released. However, I felt that they were a little too pricey and that they would eventually come down in price. Several of my friends bit the bullet and forked out the money. After listening to each and every one of them rave about the thing I figured, what the heck life is short, go out and get one. Well I've had mine for about two months now and I have to say I wish that I hadn't waited. I find myself using it much more than I ever thought that I would. I especially like being able to plug it into any home stereo system and instantly have over 3000 songs at my fingertips. I also picked up a cassette adapter for auto and boom box usage. This is by far one of the best purchases that I have made in a long time. I highly recommend it to anyone. I purchased the Windows 20GB version and after a week initialized it to be a Mac ipod instead. It took about 20 seconds. I was unhappy with the Musicmatch software and since I have and use both computer platforms I decided to make the switch. If you have a choice I recommend using itunes over musicmatch. The software and music transfers are smoother and faster. If you read the few negative reviews about the ipod you will notice that they are all from Windows users and have to do with the software and not the ipod itself. The only downside is that I have already filled the 20 GB's and need more room. Once again highly recommended.
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Summary: Tons of room, love the new scroll & new features!
Review: I've owned the 5 gig and 10 gig, now I own the 20 gig and have tons and tons of music on it now. I also love the new clock, calendar and contact menus. So now not only do I have my entire MP3 collection but also my entire address book and calendar too! I also always know what time it is. Thanks Apple!!! Oh love the remote too!, no more fumbling to change channels while I drive.
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Summary: Not for running or jogging!
Review: If what you want is a portable device to run or jog with, simply forget it. It freezes after three or four songs (every time) and it is just the way it was built. I sent it for repair (they charged $29.99 for shipping), just to have it back with the same problem and the explanation that iPod's skip protection just lasts 20 minutes, even while Apple's website specifically states you can run with it.
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Summary: Makes most other MP3 players look antiques
Review: It's true - Apple's flair for design (certain models of iMac excepted) comes through again, albeit at a price (but that's always true for Apple). I previously had an old USB Nomad Jukebox, with the drive upgraded to 30GB. My purchase of an iPod was prompted by an attempt to sync the 10GB or so of MP3s I'd ripped into iTunes to it. After 30 minutes, it was about 10% done - then it crashed for no reason. I'd previously ruled out the iPod as having too little capacity. Then along came the 20GB model. Technically speaking, it's still too small - I think I'd need at least 80GB to get my entire CD collection stored at reasonable quality - but the speed of the iPod's Firewire connection makes it so easy to drag music around that, once I get to the point where I've got over 20GB ripped, I can just sync particular playlists, rather than the entire iTunes collection. Syncing is very fast indeed. The collection that caused my Nomad Jukebox to choke transferred in under ten minutes, automatically, the very first time I hooked the iPod to my PC. The only human intervention required in the entire process was to select English as my language when I first switched it on, plug it into a free Firewire socket and accept the default name it gave my iPod (the rather unimaginative "Alan Crawford's iPod"). The menus are easy to navigate (the circular dial for scrolling up and down is great once you grasp the idea of going round and round instead of linearly), the earbuds are comfy (as earbuds go - at home I still use my big honking Sony headphones), you can either charge it via the computer while it's connected or use the separate AC charger, there's a keylock to prevent sudden unexpected bursts of music, and there's a nice little belt holster to keep it in. Oh, and a little inline remote control gizmo that I haven't really had cause to use yet. It's all packaged in that typical Apple style that makes just opening the box an event, the design is attractive (although I believe it's prone to scratches - maybe the holster will reduce that problem). I really can't find anything wrong with it. I think that's a first. For those wondering about the fate of the Nomad Jukebox - the drive went into a miniature Firewire enclosure for my wife's laptop, and the discarded husk is now a rather aerodynamically-poor frisbee.
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Summary: The best MP3 player on the market
Review: iTunes and the iPod are a powerful combination. I used to have an Archos Jukebox hooked up to my PC. The software for managing the MP3s left a lot to be desired and I had to find a shareware program to sync up the MP3 player and the PC. Transferring files over USB took forever and the PC occasionally crashed. Then comes the iPod. It's small, well designed, and the performance is amazing. I transferred 5 GB of data in well under 10 minutes. It can also be used as an external hard disk for backing up your files. The iPod is tightly integrated with iTunes, so managing your MP3s is a breeze. The iPod charges when it's plugged in and is the first consumer electronic I've ever owned that actually had battery life as advertised (10 hours). 20 GB is probably overkill, but 5 GB isn't enough. If you've got the dough, I highly recommend the 20 GB iPod.
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Summary: The Best MP3 Device
Review: Ok at first glance you say apple and think SUXOR. Then you see the price and you thing why the heck would I pay [product price] for this thing? Well ill tell you one thing, this little mp3 player is worth every cent. It transfers a whole cd in 10 seconds, works flawlessly with macs, and is easy to use. With iTunes the ipod syncs itself automatically each time you plug it in. It took me about 4 minutes to transfer 1500 of my songs to it. though the iPod is pricey ive used other mp3 players and they come no where near the quality of the iPod. I also reccomend the 10 gig ipod because most people will most likely wont need 20 gigs. The iPod is also great for doubling as my hard drive. I am able to drag and drop files easily and then bring them up at a later date, or take them on the road. Also rumored are new games that will be made for the ipod. So if you are looking for the best the iPod is definately the right choice.
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Summary: Not for running or jogging!
Review: Steve Jobs wants you to be cool, and this is the hardware he wants you to do it with. You can store enough music on this baby for a continuous week of hi-fi stereo tunes, and you can keep her charged up with the included adapter or by plugging her into the FireWire port. No FireWire port? That's a problem, because you need to connect the iPod to a FireWire-equipped Mac in order to get tunes onto it. It takes about 5 seconds to transfer an average track - blazing fast! You can put your whole library on here in less than an hour, using the easy drag-and-drop iTunes software. And now, you can even use your iPod to play back tunes purchased from Apple's online music store, in the high-quality AAC format! I get about 2 hours per charge (I play high volume to drown out subway noise), and my iPod is sturdy enough to go biking with no skips. I don't bother using the wired remote or the belt clip; but I do use a car adapter to get my tunes playing over my car's stereo system! And I occasionally use the iPod as a portable hard disk as well! Fits right in my pocket! So, if you want maximum cool and maximum tunes, look no further!
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Summary: What could be better than.. iPod?
Review: Steve Jobs wants you to be cool, and this is the hardware he wants you to do it with. You can store enough music on this baby for a continuous week of hi-fi stereo tunes, and you can keep her charged up with the included adapter or by plugging her into the FireWire port. No FireWire port? That's a problem, because you need to connect the iPod to a FireWire-equipped Mac in order to get tunes onto it. It takes about 5 seconds to transfer an average track - blazing fast! You can put your whole library on here in less than an hour, using the easy drag-and-drop iTunes software. And now, you can even use your iPod to play back tunes purchased from Apple's online music store, in the high-quality AAC format! I get about 2 hours per charge (I play high volume to drown out subway noise), and my iPod is sturdy enough to go biking with no skips. I don't bother using the wired remote or the belt clip; but I do use a car adapter to get my tunes playing over my car's stereo system! And I occasionally use the iPod as a portable hard disk as well! Fits right in my pocket! So, if you want maximum cool and maximum tunes, look no further!
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