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Summary: Best there is.
Review: This is quite simply the best MP3 player you can buy. Unless you need more capacity, in which case buy the 20 GB version. The changes in the iPod from the last iteration are significant. It is a bit thinner, which is always nice. The carrying case and remote are great, although some might want to get a case which allows access to the control buttons and scroll wheel, if you don't want to rely on the remote. The redesigned scroll wheel works wonderfully. It works like a laptop's track pad, and I have not had any problems with it. An optional clicking sound gives some feedback when you're scrolling, which I've found helpful. The organizational abilities of iTunes allow you to deal with the thousands of songs you can upload to the player. The iPod itself organizes the songs by artist, album, song name, genre, etc., but iTunes also gives you the option of building playlists. So if you're in for a six-hour flight, for example, you can select the six hours of music you want to hear before you leave, synch the iPod and then press play. Speaking of synching, the Firewire connection makes it fast, even if you're dealing with hundreds of songs. This alone makes it worth the price. I like the headphones that came with the iPod. I found the sound to be very good. I'm not a professional musician or sound technician, so maybe I'm missing something when some folks ding the quality of the headphones, but to these ears, it sounds better than any other personal audio device I've ever owned. Good bass sounds, no distortion. I even heard new things in songs I thought I knew intimately. The case is prone to getting fingerprints on it, but just wipe it off with a soft cloth. It will also scratch, so try to take care of it. It is extremely durable, however, so although it may not look brand new for 10 years, it will likely still be working. More than you can say for many products. And contrary to what many say, you can turn the iPod off. All you do is hold down the play/pause button for a few seconds, and it shuts off. Otherwise, it goes to sleep and then powers down fully. All in all, this is the best MP3 player out there. It even does a few other things, like keeps track of phone numbers and calendar appointments. If you've got the cash, get one. If you don't have the cash, save up for it. You'll be glad you did.
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Summary: why buy from target
Review: when apple sells the ipod for the exact same price.. unless your going to walk into the store, and actually pick it up.. apple is the place to go.
as for the product, i think the 10gb is the best. the 20gb and the 5gb are too thick, and aren't as thin as the 10gb. the 10gb is a new version, which is why it's even thinner than the other two.
however, the new versions of software in the ipods all have problems.. battery life is more around 3-4 hours, rather then 10. this is because apple decided to put in a "clock" into an ipod, that wasn't designed to tell the time.. so what happens? the processor takes over and really eats up the battery, just to tell time. personally, i don't care if it tells time, that's what i have a watch for. but we're stuck with the option.
i'm not sure if this affects the 10gb (the new one) some have said that there is now a "real time clock" but who knows. if it has the same firmware as the others, and doesn't have a "real time clock" then your going to see terrible battery life.
i hope apple removes the clock.. this player is great without one.
Rating:
Summary: Those Problems with battery life have been fixed!!
Review: Whoever complained about the iPod earlier now has NOTHING to say. Just recently, an update for the iPod has been released by apple, which improves the battery life problems. The iPod is now PERFECT.
Rating: 
Summary: Serious Problems
Review: Yes, this is an incredibly great LOOKING machine. It is too bad that it is only that , though. When this machine wants to behave, to be fair, it plays very well. However, you will spend umpteen hours charging and recharging, charging and recharging, charging and recharging (etc.) what was and is touted to be this miracle battery it has within. If you dare to get about 1 hour of play time you are doing very well. This coming from someone that has sent the player back to Apple only to recieve a brand new one 3 times (yes, 3 times) and still it has the same problems. Look on Apple's website under support and then in discussions on the iPod and you will see that an incredible amount of people are having the same problems with theirs. Certainly enough for Apple to do something more than continue to advertise this product the way they do. If the ads had said " You will only get about one hour of battery time with it", then I would be fine with that. At least I would have known what I was getting for such a large sum of money, instead of the frustrations I have now.
Rating:
Summary: Looks aren't everything
Review: Yes, this little mp3 player is sleek and elegant. But it also has given me nothing but problems since I bought it. I am now on my third trade-in because the battery life isn't lasting much more than 2 hours. Apple will not do anything but send me a new one everytime this happens, which was fine the first and second time. But after the third, I requested a completely new one or my money back, and they could not help me. When I went to the Apple store in NYC to request help, they told me they felt "very bad for me." (That honestly happened.) So I'm now talking to the Apple support center about setting up a trade-in, and I gather this Sisyphusian process will be something else to add to my calendar. And, no, I'm not a PC person - I've had Macs all my life and currently love my iBook. But I would never buy an iPod again, especially with so many other mp3 players on the market. Beware.
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