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Summary: It's Awesome, must have
Review: Don't listen to all the other comments complaining, the ipod kicks! It's so simple. I've had to problems with anything. I have a Gateway laptop, it works amazing with it. You will not regret purchasing it. Also, to the person who said musicmatch was a terrible program, I've been nothing but happy with it. It works so smothly and it's very easy. Buy the iPod, you won't regret it.
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Summary: Insomnia Cure +
Review: We've had our iPod for a number of months now, and it is hands down the handiest musical device we own. You can connect it to your amplifier, plug it into your car's tape player, or if you only have a radio tuner, you can even pick up an add-on FM transmitter. Plus, its great for blocking out the snores of others while on business trips. Music playback is superb. 20 minutes of cached music (anti-skip) makes the battery life phenominal. Hard drive reads are quick. 10+ hours on a charge means it'll last all night. Firewire connectivity gives fast music download. I loaded 10 gig of data in about 20 minutes (Mac Version).
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Summary: firewire port warning
Review: THe four pin fire wire port on PC's is totally inadequete for transfer of files and don't trust the apple adapter that comes with the IPOD.It will drain the battery of your IPOD in a matter of minutes. Purchase a 6 pin fire wire adapter card and plug your IPOD into it.I installed a belkin model that installed instantly on my HP pavillion notebook.It recognized ipod and the transfer process was facilitated. Contrary to instruction book your IPOD will NOT "automatically" tranfer your files. Apple is coming out with a USB2 version because of this problem with 4pin firewire ports on PC's
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Summary: I'd have more comments, if it worked!
Review: My computer is a Dell, 333MHz, PII, with LOTS of memory and a 40 Gig HD. I've installed two FireWire cards. The machine can see the iPod -- it shows up as Drive F. I can even move files onto the device with Windows Explorer and copy them back off to another location. Of course, the iPod can't use the information that isn't loaded using the MusicMatch interface. But that is the end of communications with the little toy. At times, the little icon in the taskbar even showes that it is connected. But it sits for hours with the "do not unplug" sign flashing. Two days of struggle and it is going back...
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Summary: Its the best
Review: Bought a sony mp3 to start, but with the memory sticks I could only have 50 or 60 songs. So I upgraded to a 20gb ipod. Very easy to use, I highly recommend it to anyone. I use Windows XP and have had no problems. Loads fast, sounds great, and holds a lot of songs.
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Summary: Got my third replacement of this under warranty ...
Review: The first one's hard drive corrupted with only a week of moderate usage (on the train in the a.m. work commute). Replacement's battery kept dying after only a song or two. The third one now lasts through about one song before the battery dies - despite my following all instructions on Apple's site. Apple's site leaves a lot to be desired too in terms of finding the right technical support. You are wasting big bucks if you purchase this product.
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Summary: It meets the hype . . .
Review: I'm thoroughly impressed with the iPod. I'm using it with an ancient Dell laptop (well, 3 years old is ancient in terms of computers) running Windows 2000 Professional. My iPod works with the laptop flawlessly, and it's great being able to take my entire music collection with me on my hour-long commute each way. It's got a beautiful design, and it works very well. You'll be impressed too.
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Summary: Super little doohickey, but some minor caveats
Review: The iPod I am reviewing is the one Apple launched recently (late April 2003 I imagine). It is as good as the original pods, but now supports more Windows systems. THINGS TO NOTE: (1) Lot more storage -- 20 gigabytes for my device (30 GB also avail)
(2) Much lighter, thinner, sleeker
(3) The play/pause buttons are now on the top instead of on the side (more convenient)
(4) The user interface is better, the main menu more convenient, you can now build playlists of favorite songs right on the iPod instead of only on a computer. MINOR GRIPES: (1) Seems that in making the new units more svelte the battery life had to bear the brunt of redesign. I am told older iPods could have lasted up to 12 hours, but my new piece lasts to a max of 7 hours (hope Apple fixes this with the next release).
(2) The control buttons molded into the surface of the unit are actually touch buttons. And in being that, they are not too efficient/sensitive, takes a bit more of a press than I would like to administer on a thin device. SUMMARY: Despite the minor grouses, I'd recommend this player in a blink. Perfect bang for the buck.
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Summary: Oh come on!
Review: This is getting rediculuous. I was reading the reviews on my beloved I-Pod and was shocked to find so many negative comments. I mean, the guy who last reviewed the i-pod was rambling on and on about how awful it was that he could not play 2 CD's randomly and mixed at the same time. Just create a playlist! Or else grow up, I mean come on! who really needs to listen to 2 out of 6 CD's, and not the others, of the same artist, randomly without switching tracks manually or creating a playlist? Here's the bottom line: The I-Pod is by far the best mp3 player on the market, and everybody knows it. All these reviewers whining about stupid little faults are ignoring that the I-Pod is the best player there is, period. I seriously doubt some of the ridiculous statistics quoted below, like 1 out of 5 ipods has to be returned. Where the heck did they get that one, the national enquirer? Or else they obviously don't understand how to use the software properly, or refuse to use the software given for some stupid stubborn reason. Just buy an I-Pod, you won't regret it!
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Summary: Ipod: Nice Product but can be better.
Review: I have had my 20GB iPod for about 3 weeks and it is a wonderful product except for the price. It looks nice and stylish. Quality is excellent, the earphone set is good but the pads can be better. I replace the original earpads with a $2 set from Radio Shack. One thing that I don't like the ipod is that all parts are non-replaceable. The battery, the hard drive, the electronic part... I am concerned most about the battery. Battery will die overtime, its capability of keeping charge degrades over time. The hard drive is also tends to fail overtime. It is a matter of when not if and it can happen within a year.
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