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5 of 63 customers found the following review helpful:
 iPod vs iTunes, 2007-09-08
I like almost everything about iPods, but I can not STAND having to use iTunes...it is a total pain in the behind...If Apple would allow the iPod to just look like a hard drive to my computer I would be all over this thing. I
started with a 30 gig iRiver which I loved but out grew. Now I have an 80 gig Archos 504 which is good but a bit large.
When I first got my iRiver I used iTunes software and it drove me batty...Come on Apple!! Free up...let folks use iPods as little HD and you will lose your competitors but until then....
 Best MP4 Player on the Planet, 2007-09-08
Video, Audio, Photo, Storage, Battery Life, Extra Features, all amazing and every penny you spent for this little player absolutely worth it. Highly Recommended for that 160GB Ipod classic. Cheers.
11 of 62 customers found the following review helpful:
 IPOD 30G + Video Problem, 2007-09-08
I received an iPod for Christmas 2006, and lately it has been cutting out about 1/2 second, I estimate, randomly. I emailed Apple on their incredibly confusing website, saying let me know how to get this fixed under the one-year warranty. I actually did get a response, but: get this: they'll cover it under warranty, but the shipping and handling would be $31.65!!! I emailed them back complaining, saying it's too much, and that I'll just live with it and buy a Zune next time. I never got a response other than the usual offers to buy more Apple stuff, now that they have my email address!!! BE CAREFUL with this company!!
10 of 38 customers found the following review helpful:
Prefer Touchscreen, 2007-09-08
I prefer the touchscreen, at least over the scrollwheel, simply because the scrollwheel is too imprecise, and it's hard to get to deeply nested items. I've been happily using a 1 gig (yes, that's one gig) device for almost 2 years now, and have been anticipating moving up to an 8 gig device, so moving to a 16 gig device seems downight exciting. 16 gigs holds 192 CD's at 196 kbps, mp3. Does anyone realize this? I don't have that many CD's, and a lot I don't listen to anymore anyway, and even when you include some converted mixed-tapes and long podcasts, which I need to "recycle" anyway, 16 gigs is, quite frankly, great. I can't imagine having to manage 160 gigs of music, what with al the tagging and converting of files - sounds like a nightmare, and intrudes on the listening experience. The touch is definitely a breakthrough.
31 of 54 customers found the following review helpful:
Decisions, decisions.., 2007-09-08
I had my 3rd gen ipod for 4 years, holding out on a video ipod until for a larger screen. I was torn when Apple released the full-screen flash memory based 'touch' with 16gig max (less than my old 20gig full with music files), and the small-screen hard-drive 'classic' with up to 160gig. Maybe the full-screen and hard-drive together would wear too much on a battery?
I decided I would be annoyed with 16gig, managing which files to load. I have a Blackberry, and get enough internet, without being limited to wi-fi, plus all my work mail and calendar are tied to that. The bigger touch screen was not worth it for me, and I could not wait for another upgrade.
Because of an Amazon delivery est. 4-7 weeks out, I canceled my order for an 80gig, went to Apple instead(free shipping), and ordered the 160gig. 160gig does not seem extreme. There is always something new to fill space. Higher quality music and videos, backups, games etc.. Plus the apple-site shows the 160gig battery has about an extra 30% play-time than the 80gig (apple site Classic tech specs).
Had to pay sales tax, but got free engraving. Used that to add 'return to' with my name and email on the device. That gives the honest majority of our population the chance to get it back to me, and the less classy folks will need to scratch up or hide the back side.
**update**
I now have it in hand and stick with my 4-star pre-review.
I got it loaded fine, including new videos I had in anticipation, and many photos from my pc -all of which barely made a dent in the space. The options are very easy to manage in iTunes. I like you can choose full-photo vs. ipod-veiwing-photo file sizes. Old news to many of you though. Of course I went full-sized, I have 160gig now, and this is a great way to back up those pics.
Actually I have 148.79 available space. Everything looks good and runs smoothly, so I'm not griping about the space the os/software used up.
I like the album art display on the menu and songs. Things like that don't matter in the big picture to most people, but those types of touches make Apple products seem a little more friendly.
I am jumping from a monochrome music-only ipod, so for me this is a major upgrade.
It does have the search option, but typing in a word by scrolling around a click wheel is not much faster than working through the menu.
It also has a few games loaded, clock/alarm, a lock code setting, notes and calendar you can load from your pc/mac. I like the stopwatch, which dispays an old analog version. Using a stopwatch makes even boring activities seem more like an event.
The only real rub with this is the 'TV-out' (video output)option is locked to 'off'. I had seen a 50buck cable for sale from Apple so I knew I could do it(cnet claimed video-out had been removed), but I read on a rumor-site that you will now be forced to use the Apple licensed component-cable in order to enable the video out. Fine, it comes with some other adapter stuff, so I'll do it, but their availability is 3-4 weeks.
I do love this device, and appreciate how far we've come since reel-to-reel and projectors, but not getting a hard-drive in the the 'touch', and not having the video cable (and many games) ready for launch takes a star off.
*** Update 2 ***
Well, I had it stolen already. Hope the engraving somehow causes the perps some pain. Smashed my car window at church and grabbed my bag. I was dumbfounded. I did an on-line police report and tried to get my serial number from the Apple registration. Could find no way to veiw previous registrations, and the email confirming the registration didn't have it. Without the ipod connected to iTunes there appears to be no way to see it there either. I easily signed on to Garmin and got my gps s/n (they got that too), so I don't know why apple would make it so difficult. My wife found it printed on the box. Good old printed ink. Writing it down may be a good idea. Maybe this is gods way of telling me to get the touch?
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