Apple iPod

THE BAD:
The distinctive white earbuds and size makes it an easily stolen item. It's now so light that you probably wouldn't notice it's gone. Unless you're on the other end of the buds, that it.

It has a low battery life as well, which can be quite annoying.

SUMMARY:
The easy to use iPod has become a byword for evolution. In the time before the millenium, (it seems like a different era) we used to listen to CD and Tape Walkmans. If we wanted a change, we would have to lug around a backpack full of them. Now, however, for something that is smaller, we can hold 400 CD's/Tapes worth (about 6000) of songs.

It's relatively cheap, and its versatility is amazing. you can play video's and movies (all be it on a 6"x4" screen), look at pictures, and listen to songs. You can also keep brief memo's in the Notes, the calendar has all your important dates on (after all, I used it to remember my dad's present last year), list your contacts, and keep full documents safe.

I use it as an external Hard Drive, an MP3, a portable Movie Player, and a mini PSP - after all, Parachute and Music Quiz is addictive!

A couple of things to look out for, though. The Earbuds are distinctive, and it is likely that a theif may look for these. They are very pinchable, as stated in the cons.

Also, the low-battery life is annoyuing. After all, watching 3 films back-to-back was quite annoying when it got to the final part of Lord of the Rings on a Long-haul flight, when the battery went. Be careful if you intend to be so stupid!

THE BAD:
Fragile, battery life somewhat short. No video compatibility (iPod Nano, but what can you expect?).

SUMMARY:
The Nano

The iPod Nano is truly a work of art, in my opinion. I only have a 1 GB iPod, and yet it is enough to fulfill my daily music needs. The Nano comes with headphones, a USB connector, a Dock Adapter, and a case (but if you want your iPod to last, or you just want to personalize it, I suggest you buy another). It also comes with a Quick Start Guide and a CD with iTunes in it.

What you have to do is just install the files on the CD to your computer, and just connect the iPod to your computer using the USB Connector. You can synchronize the iPod with iTunes, making it easy to upload and download files. You can add music, plus text files and photos. You can make playlists, with up to 1,000 songs at your disposal (that is, if you're using 4GB).

I love my black 1 GB iPod Nano. It's affordable, to me, and a smart solution if you don't have that much music, and are willing to delete a few files.

The iPod

The iPod itself is actually quite good, especially the fifth generation iPod video. You can view videos there, obviously, plus download a vast amount of songs into it, all of them at your disposal. Yes, photos can also be added. With up to 60GB of memory in a portable mp3 device, the possibilities are endless.

The Shuffle

I find the Shuffle quite intriguing. It's compact and simplistic design isn't all that great, but it's a great alternative to those who are low on money. You can shuffle songs, having a different playlist with just sliding a switch. Its lack of features makes me sad, though.

Verdict: Overall, the iPod family is still one of the top contenders in the mp3 player industry. Apple has outdone itself with them.

(hope I helped)

THE BAD:
Headphone quality
Battery life

SUMMARY:
I got an iPod mini a few months ago now and in my opinion it is the best mp3 player on the market. The capacity is perfect for someone that is not overly fanatical about music. At 1000 songs (4GB), there is over 40 hours of music and it equates to around 70 CD's. The player comes with the iTunes package so all you need to do is download and copy the songs to the player. Alternatively, just load a CD on and copy that to the player. There are also four simple but fun games to play. The games are Parachutes, Solitaire, Brick and Music Quiz. Music Quiz is great fun as you try and match the song title to the song. The extras are endless, you can add addresses using Microsoft Outlook, there is a calender and a vast range of equalizer settings to name just a fraction of the extras. The mini is very handy size-wise also and comes with a handy belt clip for mobile listening. Some people may say, the price is a little steep compared to other mp3's of the same size but after trying one or two of these such players, they are not half as reliable, easy to use or stylish as the iPod mini. You pay for quality and that is certainly what you get. Of course, with any gadget still in it's innocence, there are one or two small problems. The main one is battery life. At only 8 hours, it is not long and using the backlight reduces the time. One other problem is the headphone quality. They are not comfortable and a lot of sound can escape out. Apart from these two issues though, the iPod is a fantastic mp3 and i'm sure with feedback, Apple will make the 2nd range of iPods the complete package.

THE BAD:
uh...
ugh...
got no clue

SUMMARY:
you can put thousands
of songs,
you could get all of you\r favourite and all the most hated songs on it and it still would be free space (depends on how much music you listen too tough)
thats all.
it is a great mp3 player.
should have had more games tough

THE BAD:
it's white.it has earphones.

SUMMARY:
Hey! This is my first hardware review and boy could it be a better piece of hardware?No.This is the apple iPOD and i love this thing!First off the sound quality for this machine is amazing!!Also this thing is very portable you can even put it in youre pocket and some times forget where it is.The earphones are also great.But it's white.It has earphones.This is expensive though so it won't fit everybodys budget because it's to bad they will miss out on a great machine.But the best thing about the iPOD is that it can hold thousands of songs on this so you can put all youre favourite songs and listen to them anytime!!Overall i highly recomend it but be warned it is expensive.

Grade:A

Freak 2345 is out.

THE BAD:
Price ($250)
Battery life (8 hours)

SUMMARY:
I have had this thing for a few months and I love it. The sound quality is really great. It is nice having a hard drive instead of a minidisk that way it loads faster. The famous click-wheel is really easy to use to cycle through menus to find the one song you are looking for.

There are very fw things that are bad about this however. The price is insane for a 4gig mp3 player. Also the battery life is only 8 hours. That seems like a lot, but it's really not. But all the postives of this far outweighs the bad. I do believe that it is worth the 250 dollars needed to buy this very popular music gadget.