A Gem of a Product
Written: Oct 21 '02
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Pros: Top-notch design, solid build, intuitive interface, super-fast synching
Cons: Easily scratches, expensive, "sound check" feature doesn't work well (minor point).
The Bottom Line: Highly recommended. It scratches easily, but that will teach you to treat it well. The pros crush all cons. It's a gem of a slab of electronics.
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| tudorp's Full Review: Apple iPod 1st Generation 10 GB (MAC) MP3 Player |
The iPod is a fantastic MP3 player. From a design standpoint, there is no competition - nowhere an MP3 player as cool. I swear, if there is one piece of electronics that will get you girls this is it (seriously).
You can transfer 10 gigs in under 15 minutes (note that 10 gigs with a USB connection will take hours upon hours). I often visit friends and download their entire iTunes music library onto the iPod in minutes. You can't, by the way, copy iPod music to a computer - only computer to an iPod, for copyright reasons of course.
The iPod has a very intuitive and easy-to-use interface - just 5 buttons and a scroll wheel control the whole thing. I happen to really like the new touch-sensitive scroll wheel. The quickest way to get a feel for the interface is to actually go to the Apple site, where they demo the interface very nicely:
http://www.apple.com/ipod
and...
http://www.apple.com/ipod/userinterface.html
My only complaints with the interface is that long song names will be cutoff (except in play mode, where the song title scrolls across the screen) - this makes it sometimes tricky to view items in the iPod by song title.
In terms of sound-quality, I now import my CDs at 128kbs (to maximize space)... and on the iPod it sounds fine (no hissing, or problems of any kind that I can notice). The iPod will play very loud, which is an improvement over the old model, I have heard.
I listen to my iPod with headphones, in the car (with a audio tape adaptor), and at home connected to our receiver. Again, no complains with volume and sound quality. You might, however, have a number of MP3s that play at different volumes - and this can either startle you or make you think nothing is playing. The "Sound Check" feature of the iPod supposedly addresses this issue - however, it doesn't seem to make to much of a difference in my opinion.
Battery life for me has been at about 5 hours (I think)... but I keep the iPod volume very high on the unit when in the car.
My only real complaint is with how easily the unit scratches, but really, if you take good care of it, scratches will be minimal.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 399
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