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Summary: The Best mp3 Jukebox Out There
Review: Apple has really done it this time, with their iPods that are getting more and more popular every day, especially with the iPod minis, available in 5 different colors. This 15 GB iPod is so user-friendly, any non-computer genius can use it. The fact that iTunes automatically updates your iPod when you plug it in is even cooler. The only reason I give the iPod four stars, is because the iPod itself, especially the metal back, scratches very easily. This can be easily solved with the use of a case that can be purchased at any Best Buy or other electronics store in your area. I have purchased a few mp3 players and jukeboxes before, but none of them come close to the user friendliness and quality that the iPod brings. I purchased a RCA Lyra Jukebox and a Rio 20GB Jukebox, and returned both within 2 weeks. Why? The two were jsut not quality products. The fact that this iPod is such a good quality buy is making me consider purchasing a Mac computer! Another note: if your computer does not have a firewire port, then you need to purchase an iPod USB Dock Connector, which can be purchased at Target, Circuit City, or any other electronics store.
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Summary: It's a thin line...
Review: ...between love and hate. THEORETICALLY I love my iPod. When it works, it's great. But I'm already on my second. I bought the first one, had it about 3 weeks, dropped it a distance of less than 2 feet one day as I got out of my car (sound familiar?), and it completely, totally stopped working 2 days later. Not to be screwed quite so easily, I just took it back to the store I bought it at and told them it was defective. (And if you ask me, it was. I didn't tell them I had dropped it though!) Thankfully they exchanged it with no questions asked, telling me that I was hardly the first iPod buyer to bring one back for defects. Interesting... I've had the replacement now for about 3 months. I HAVE dropped this one as well a few times, but so far so good. The main problems I've had with it actually may be iTunes (Mac's mp3 software) issues, but I've found that in some cases I'll plug in the pod to charge or update and it will say "Do not disconnect," but the computer will fail to recognize it, and then basically I HAVE to disconnect it and just wait for the battery to run out before I can do anything with it, since it won't respond and Mac can't be bothered to put a boot switch on things. I bought an iPod because I have a Mac, and you basically have no other damn options. And like I said, when it works it's great. But Mac products in general seem to be a little temperamental. You hear the "I dropped it 2 feet and it stopped working" or "I jogged with it and it stopped working" or "It just stopped working" stories all the time with reference to the pod, and when you're laying down a few hundred bucks, that's just not acceptable. It's not like I was unreasonably rambunctious with the first one - a device like this just shouldn't be this delicate. Of course you're going to work out with your iPod - that's normal use. Build it to stand up to normal use! Then again, I have been relatively lucky so far with this one. My second one. ;)
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Summary: Great for Motorcycles
Review: I bought the iPod for use on my motorcycle. My touring bike has a small "glove" box in the fairing and a power (cigarette lighter) source can be installed. There's also a jack for headphones that plugs into the iPod. I downloaded about 1,000 songs so far, and the downloads have been very simple. The sound quality is outstanding, and the ability to create playlists and organize music is also quite easy. I looked at Minidiscs, and I'm glad that I spent the extra $100 and bought the iPod. So, if there are any fellow bikers out there, I would recommend this product.
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Summary: It's a good buy.
Review: The iPod is fantastic! It is smaller than what you expect, which is great. It is very stylish with its spin wheel, touch buttons and it's white surface. It is very easy to use, you don't really need to read the manual. It seems as if you have an infanant amount of space, I have 250 songs on it and it hasn't even used up a GB. 3,700 songs is plenty so get the 15GB one unless you have an extra $200 and 10,000 songs you'd like to buy/get from CDs. Here are some pros and cons for you to look at: Pros: Great size and weight Easy to use It looks nice :) Transports from comp. to iPod easily and fast Great features It holds many songs - either 15,20 or 40GB It comes with iTunes which is great, you can have as many songs as you want on iTunes, also, you can buy pretty much any song Great sound quality Nice backlight Cons: Scratches easily (no big deal) Easily dropped Battery life is low Comes in one color (also no big deal) Overall this is a great purchase and it's worth the money if you have it. It's the best MP3 player available other than the bigger hardrive iPod's (20 and 40GB). You should buy it.
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Summary: Apple 15 GB 3rd Generation iPod
Review: This iPod isn't as good as the fourth generation. The first and second generations were really bad because they were really thick and couldn't hold too many songs. But without those generation iPods we wouldn't have the new ones we see today. The 3rd Generation in my opinion is the worst normal iPod in the 4 generation package. The battery life is only 8 hours long which is even less than the 1st and 2nd generation's 10 hour battery life. This 15 GB can't even hold that much songs either. The top four buttons on the iPod are really stupid and now the four are integrated onto the click-wheel on the new iPod. Here are the specs of this generation iPod verses the 4th Generation iPod
APPLE iPOD 3RD GENERATION:
General
Product type Hard drive
PC interface(s) supported FireWire, Hi-Speed USB
Total output power 60 mW
Flash memory installed 15 GB
Digital storage Built-in 15 GB Hard disk drive
Weight 5.6 oz
Dimensions (W x D x H) 2.4 in x 0.6 in x 4.1 in
Body material Metal, Plastic
Color White
Included accessories Docking station
Software type Apple iTunes, MusicMatch Jukebox Plus
Carrying Case
Case type Case
Material Nylon
Strap Belt clip
Digital Player / Recorder
Digital formats supported AAC, MP3, WAV, AIFF, Audible
Digital player (recorder) playback modes Random play, Program play, One track repeat, All tracks repeat
Digital player (recorder) response bandwidth 20 - 20000 Hz
Supported bit rates 16 - 320Kbps
Shockproof memory 1500 seconds
ID3 tags support Yes
External hard drive function Yes
Additional features Variable bit-rate compatible
Built-in Display
Built-in display LCD
Diagonal size 2"
Resolution 160 x 128
Display illumination color White
Display menu language Dutch, Danish, French, German, Korean, English, Finnish, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional)
Features Adjustable contrast
Audio Features
Sound output mode Stereo
Timer Wake, Sleep
Built-in clock Timer, Digital clock
Additional features Hold button, Upgradeable firmware, Rechargeable capability, Battery level indication
CD System
CD system type None
Digital audio standards supported MP3, WAV, AAC
Equalizer
Factory preset qty 20
Radio
Tuner type None
Remote Control
Remote control Player remote control - Cable
Headphones
Headphones type Binaural Ear-bud
Sound output mode Stereo
Response bandwidth 20 - 20000 Hz
Sensitivity 104 dB
Impedance 32 Ohm
Connectivity technology Wired
Connectivity
Cable(s) included 1 x IEEE 1394 cable - External, 1 x IEEE 1394 adapter - External
Connector type 1 x Headphones Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Docking station, 1 x Remote control
Battery / Power
Battery Lithium ion Rechargeable Player batteryIntegrated
Mfr estimated battery life 8 hour(s)
Battery capacity 630 mAh
Recharge time 3 hour(s)
Power device type Power adapter
System Requirements
Interface devices IEEE 1394 FireWire port
OS required Microsoft Windows 2000, Apple MacOS X 10.1.5 or later, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Warranty
Service & support type 1 year warranty
APPLE iPOD 4TH GENERATION:
General
Product type Digital player
PC interface(s) supported FireWire, Hi-Speed USB
Flash memory installed No built-in memory
Digital storage Built-in 20 GB Hard disk drive
Weight 5.6 oz
Dimensions (W x D x H) 2.4 in x .57 in x 4.1 in
Color White
Available body colors Silver
Included accessories Earbud headphones, AC adapter, FireWire cable, USB 2.0 cable
Carrying Case
Case type Optional
Digital Player / Recorder
Digital formats supported AAC, AIFF, MP3, WAV
Digital player (recorder) playback modes Random play, One track repeat, All tracks repeat
Edit functions Erase
Digital player (recorder) response bandwidth 20 - 20000 Hz
Supported bit rates 32 - 320Kbps
Shockproof memory 1500 seconds
ID3 tags support Yes
External hard drive function Yes
Additional features Variable bit-rate compatible
Built-in Display
Built-in display LCD
Diagonal size 2"
Resolution 160 x 128
Backlight display Yes
Display illumination color White
Display menu language Dutch, Danish, French, German, Korean, English, Finnish, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Japanese, Norwegian, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional)
Features Adjustable contrast
Audio Features
Sound output mode Stereo
Timer Wake, Sleep
Built-in clock Timer, Digital clock
Additional features Calendar, Phone book, Hold button, Upgradeable firmware, Playback speed control, Rechargeable capability, Battery level indication
CD System
CD system type None
Playback modes Skip playback, Random play, Repeat one/all
Digital audio standards supported MP3, AAC, MP3 VBR, Audible, AIFF, WAV
Equalizer
Factory preset qty 20
Radio
Tuner type None
Remote Control
Remote control None
Microphone
Microphone type None
Headphones
Headphones type Binaural Ear-bud
Sound output mode Stereo
Response bandwidth 20 - 20000 Hz
Impedance 32 Ohm
Connectivity technology Wired
Connectivity
Cable(s) included 1 x, IEEE 1394 cable - External, USB cable - External
Connector type 1 x Headphones / remote control Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Docking station
Battery / Power
Battery Lithium ion Rechargeable Player batteryBuilt-in
Mfr estimated battery life 12 hour(s)
Recharge time 4 hour(s)
Power device type Power adapter
System Requirements
Interface devices USB port, IEEE 1394 FireWire port
OS required Apple MacOS X 10.1.5 or later, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Warranty
Service & support type 1 year warranty
Information: CNET.com
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Summary: Works with old PC's just fine
Review: I own three iPods, including this 3rd generation model. I specifically use it on a trashy PC... that is I got the machine out of someone's trash. It's an old machine (circa 1999) running 600 mhz with Win XP Professional. My iPod was recognized right away, without the need to load any drivers. Best of all is that if you set up your iPod on a PC, then you can plug it into either a Mac or Windows machine and access all of your files. Awesome!
Having owned 3 generations of iPods, I'd say this one is the best designed model. It's lighter than the classic iPod, and its "touch wheel" navigates through the menu with much more control than the "click wheel" currently used in the current, 4th generation iPods and iPod Minis. I often use the wheel to assign ratings to my MP3's, so it can tell iTunes which are my favorites. The click wheel is far too sensitive, and it can take many tries to assign a song a rating of one star. Conversely, these touch wheel iPods are very precise, making for a very pleasurable experience.
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Summary: wow wat a load of crap
Review: attention if u own a even remotely semi old pc never get the i-pod, ive bin through 2 weeks of non-stop computer work to get this i-pod running and my comp is only a year old! i got it running for a day, it was the day after x-mas, then the next day i plug it into my computer and it just doesnt read. so i bought a USB 2.0 card wich in no way helped then i tried all the following instructions that MAC instructed me to and i got nothing. worst 2 weeks of my life, got so frustrated i serously wanted to have someone pitch it to me and me hit it with a bat then take a axe and chop up the rest. never ever ever ever ever buy this product with a pc at home. you have bin warned, dont waste ur money
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Summary: Just Great! Can't be without it!
Review: Just got it as a gift and already cant be without it!
I take it too the gym, the office or out running.
I am a fanatic for hi-tech stuff but this is really great for anyone.
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Summary: Very happy with my ipod
Review: I use my ipod very regularly. It's usually my companion in any car ride thats longer than 10 minutes, at work, at home with my speakers and during workouts. I have a bunch of songs on it, but am not even close to filling up the 15GB hard disk that mine has. Using the iPod with iTunes is simple, smooth and problem free. Very happy with my user experience. I have had the iPod crash a couple of times on me, but it's very easy to reboot. And it usually happens on the same song, so it might just be something corrupt in the mp3 file.
If I was to suggest improvements it would be as follows :
- make it a little smaller. Its not quite a pant pocket sized item yet. Alternatively you can go for the iPod Mini which is pant pocket sized, but you are giving up a bunch of storage space.
- make the battery last longer. The battery is rated at 8 hours or so. I usually get 6 or a little more. This is fine most of the time, but it would nicer to be around 12 atleast. I think the newer G4 models do get 12 hours. Also one can get replacement batteries for the iPod that have a longer life.
I would highly recommend the iPod.
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Summary: iPod is the One to Own!
Review: I purchased this item about 2 months ago to use w/ Windows XP. I have to say, I am extremely happy w/ the iPod. Along w/ its Sleek Appearance, and its ease of use, the iPod is THE one to own! I did a lot of shopping before deciding on the iPod, and even though there are some minuses, I am more than glad I went w/ the iPod. Yes, sometimes you will have to reset your iPod, but no damage is done, and you don't lose music. It consists of holding two buttons down simultaneously for 5 seconds. No Big Deal. When purchasing the iPod, I suggest you get the additional accessories such as the carrying case, dock connector etc. Yes, more money on top of an already expensive item, but If you are going top of the line (as you are w/ the iPod) you might as well have all the bells and whistles!
The only downfall that I have encountered is that if you do not have the iPod plugged in while loading music, the power drains pretty quickly. However, w/ the AC adaptor, that problem is solved easily enough. The iPod is very simple to use. Whether w/ MMJB or iTunes. I have been using MMJB - yes, I am sure it would be a little smoother w/ iTunes now that Apple no longer supports MMJB - However, I like the tagging / super tagging available on MMJB. It seems to be a little better. (imo) As for those people who talk about how fragile it is - I would not only expect, but also assume anything to break if it is dropped. As for sound - UNBELIEVEABLE! All in All, The Bottom Line - It Looks Great, It Sounds Great ... It doesn't get any better....Unless you go w/ a higher 20GB or 40GB. You will be impressed!
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