Apple iPod 3rd Generation White (15 GB) MP3 Player

Pros: Significantly sleeker; PC connectivity improved; Better display; fine usability improvements; streamlined sync process; AAC; iTMS
Cons: induces uncontrollable SCRATCH and FINGERPRINT obsession; MusicMatch stinks; battery life lacking; cost somewhat prohibitive

Make no mistake about it : The iPod is for people who love music; LOTS of music. Its an expensive ga ...

Pros: Small, Light Weight, and Huge Storage Space
Cons: Expensive

I bought my own iPod about 2 years ago and I am still in love with it. I am thinking about paying the $100 for battery replacement program from Apple, but not now since I have a car charger. I bought this piece for $300 from CompUSA. Later I also ...

Pros: Design, intuitive interface, well engineered
Cons: Not too great battery life, incapable of usb transfer without accessories.

This review will be the first of a series of two reviews, covering both the 3rd Gen Apple Ipod (15gb) and the Creative Zen Xtra (30gb). Not only do you get a full review of each product, but also special 'shootout' sections where I compare and contrast ...

Pros: VERY small form factor, Slightly improved sound quality, Much improved screen
Cons: Somewhat shorter battery life, Proprietary cable for charging

Note: This epinion is for the WINDOWS version of the 15GB ipod. I will move this epinion into the appropriate section when they make it available.

I am an owner of the original Ipod 20GB. I have been through quite a few MP3 players in...

Pros: Great sound, status symbol, fast FireWire transmission speeds.
Cons: iTunes is hopeless, USB2.0 is faster, can't match up to the competition, etc.

As I'm sure you would know if you have read my other epinions, I'm quite the techno-geek. I’ll buy anything that flashes, connects to the internet, plays music and washes the dishes. I've bought MD recorders, many mobile phones, PDAs, even computers, ...

Pros: Design, size, navigation, sound, integration with Macs, functions as hard drive.
Cons: Pause/click between tracks (FIXED), occasional lockups (FIXED)

I've had my new iPod for a few weeks now, so I can finally give it an honest review. I'll be giving this review from the perspective of a Mac user. A lot of the functions I'll be speaking of just aren't available to Windows users yet (you poor babies)....

Pros: SO LIGHT! Very clean design and sound. Love the touch-sensitive navigation pad!
Cons: Music Match Software (PC users) is rotten. Battery life could be better.

I was intrigued by the first generation iPods, but never made the leap. Recently, I met up with a f ...

Pros: Industry standard, easy to use, great sound, Itunes
Cons: Poor battery life, hard to read screen

I’m sitting on an airplane, listening to my 15GB Ipod, basically in a world of my own (the New York Times calls it an “Ipod Cocoon”). I have created my own personal radio station, complete with my 3,5000 favorite songs. I play them randomly, and the Ipod ...

Pros: It's the REAL thing.
Cons: 4 hour battery life. Beats up very quickly.

I don't mean to sound pretentious with the title of this review, but honestly, there doesn't seem to be another worthwhile option. This is coming from someone who helped design one of the iPod's competitors and was saddened to see it fail. In the end ...

Pros: Great MP3 player, external hard drive and pseudo "PDA capabilities" for the novice.
Cons: Pricey, non-color screen.

Packaging When you open up the little cube, you'll see that everything has its place. Included in the package you'll get the dock, remote, carrying case, earbud headphones (and an extra pair of foamy things), AC adapter, dock connector to ...

Pros: Size, Capacity, Ease of Use, iTunes
Cons: Locks up, Fingerprints

I can still remember when the first iPods were introduced. Everyone wondered what Apple was up too. ...

Pros: Light, Interface, Capacity and Navigation.
Cons: Battery, features, price, "PDA capabilities."

Reading reviews from Mac Addicts can be pure torture. They can be really hypocritical, biased and highly misleading. Reading reviews from solid PC Users loyal to Windows can be annoying, full of insults and also misleading. Well, do not fear! I, a lon ...

Pros: Great looks, sounds good, nice capacity.
Cons: No gapless playback, equalizer relatively useless.

I don't think it's any earth shattering news that the Apple iPod is a fantastic product. However, I finally reached threshold to get one, and now I want to share my happiness. Firstly - I'm glad that I waited (unintentionally,) for the third ...

Pros: Ample Drive Space, Size, Weight
Cons: Proprietary Adapter, AAC in Mac iTunes only

As you can see, I'm the proud owner of a Creative Jukebox 3 MP3 player. That does not mean that I stop pining for newer, better, and more wonderful gadgets out there.

Well, the iPod has been in my sights since I first started hunting for a MP3...

Pros: Very small and light yet huge in capacity, design, easy to use.
Cons: Easily gets scratches and fingerprints, battery life is somewhat short.

The last time I was on a plane, something which I thought was bad happened to me. I left my CD player in the seat's pocket. I had no way to listen to music now, so I decided to buy something new, something bigger and better. I now know that losing the CD ...

Pros: Small, Holds ALOT of songs for it size, Very Cool looking
Cons: Battery life, Scratching up to easily, File downloads, trendyness

Well I'd like to start my epinions career out with something that I'm quite knowledgeable about, that being electronics. Ever since the Apple iPod came out I've ALWAYS wanted one. Seeing people at school walking around listening to music on this tiny ...

Pros: Excellent sound, iTunes, ease of use
Cons: Expensive, battery life, ear buds

I purchased the 15 GB iPod in March 2004. I did not know it didn't work with Windows 98 so I scrambled to figure out how it could be possible. I ended up installing a FireWire card and using a program called EphPod since iTunes was for Windows 2000 and ...

Pros: Sleek, Powerful, Small Size
Cons: Some bugs, expensive, not able to retrieve music after

The night I brought my new iPod home, I was full of buyer's guilt. I couldn't believe I spent $400 o ...

Pros: looks, space, extra features, playlists, browse, buttons, ease of use, light
Cons: price, durability, sometimes music match is hard to operate, firewire

I think the title explains it. Before i got the ipod, i had a Rio Sonicblue. It was pretty good, but ...

Pros: Great sound, excellent portability, simple to use, well built.
Cons: Uncomfortable "ear buds", screen scratches easily.

As a major Mac fan going back many years I can't explain why I avoided the iPod for so long. I've tried several brands but finally I saw the light and went out and purchased the iPod. After over 20 years of nothing but positive experience with Apple ...

Pros: After a year, going great. Big storage and great design make this a KEEPER.
Cons: After a year, NONE. Very happy with iPod.

(Initial review - 06/03) First, let me say, I am a former Mac user forced to Windows by Corporate America. I know how wonderful the Mac experience can be and I continue to be a closet supporter. So, when my dear husband bought me this IPod, I was in ...

Pros: Beautiful design Doubles as a hard drive Variety of features Good sound quality Supports AAC
Cons: Fairly expensive Touch-buttons hard to use

I bought my 15GB iPod in June, as soon as I could order it in Canada. I waited anxiously for the package, and it arrived in 4 or 5 days. It came faster than I expected =) The box that it came in was well thought out. If you've ever owned a piece of ...

Pros: Styling, size, capacity
Cons: Battery life, easily scratched, disposable

I've only had my 15Gb iPod for 2 weeks now and am getting over the initial lust. Granted, it is a b ...

Pros: Ample storage, ease of use, increasingly great design
Cons: quirky system software, can only use specific type of firewire cable, ultra scratchable

OK. It is an amazing thing, and increasingly so as time goes on. The 15 G is more than enough for everyone but those who need to carry around several full-length motion pictures with them. It's all great, until it isn't. The system software caused...

Pros: Design, Slim Profile, Capacity, Ease of use, accesories, packaging
Cons: PC compatability, gets dirty easily, price

Apple has done a great job updating the ipod, the design is sleeker, yet has a very solid feel. ...

Pros: Sleek, thin, good looking, chiquč, touch pad controls.
Cons: No audio input, mic, folder browsing, video recording, or charge/PC interface simultaniously. Firewire only. Expensive.

Before I begin, let me just say that I've had 2 ARCHOS mass storage MP3 Players: the "Jukebox Recorder 20", and the "Jukebox AV120". 2 years altogether. You don't have to look too much into the iPod to realize it's the best looking ever mass storage ...

Pros: Nice size, nice look and feel, large display, intuitive menu system
Cons: Compatibility with windows PCs, battery charging, touchy controls, hard to move music files.

Since most reviews concentrate on the pros, I'll highlight some cons. Not things that would have stopped me buying the iPod, but things that would have been nice to know. 1) You will need a special adapter for using iPOD with a Windows PC that doesn't ...

Pros: Small, lot of memory, nice appearance
Cons: Everything broke. Was easily fixed but I would have rather it not broke. Earbud headphones

I love my ipod. It's an amazing piece of machinery for a music obsessed person such as myself, but I'm going to start off with the things I read in other reviews before I bought it, that I never had problems with, and then I'm going tell you which one's ...

Pros: Capacity, Looks, Easy-to-use interface
Cons: Expensive, battery not easily replaced, battery life between charges not the best

I bought the IPOD for one reason: it can store almost ALL of my CDs. Whatever I feel like listening to, it's right there. And Apple did a great job on the design. From the box it comes in to the unit itself, it's beautiful. Controls and software are ...

Pros: elegant design, easy to use
Cons: a tad expensive

After some research I decided to spend my hard earned bucks on an iPod. Although there are cheaper ...

Pros: holds a lot of music
Cons: overpriced, useless software, no battery life

recently my freinds little brother found a 3rd gen 15GB ipod. and offered to trade it to me for my 100$ cd player, on account of his computer could not support it, and he does not have internet. so i naturally traded. and got an early birthday present of ...

Pros: A tool with many overlooked capabilities.
Cons: Some aftermarket features/accessories border on the ridiculous.

Why did I decide to write a review the iPod? Imagine my surprise at seeing it missing from Epinions' list of "Top 10 MP3 and Digital Media Players." Apple seems to drive the intense blitzkrieg focus on digital music distribution and playback with the ...

Pros: Pretty, Easy to use, Fast, Lots of space, Still pretty.
Cons: Scratches Easily, Freezes Occaisionally, Low Battery Life (for a mp3 or cd player)

Apple has been the leader in innovation for the last few years and they have done it again with the release of the iPod. Sporting a nice shiny finish, it makes the heart of a geek fluuter as he reaches his white noise-making goal hidden beneath the ...

Pros: EVERYTHING ABOUT IT
Cons: Somewhat limited battery life, though it recharges while syncing.

There is no debating this. No one who has ever used an iPod would ever think that the Dell DJ, Napster MP3 player from Samsung, any Rio or anything else even comes close. You really don't understand just how amazing this thing is if you make comments ...

Pros: Sleek design, functionality, ease of use, extras, ease of use(again), good default headphones.
Cons: Battery life, expensive, not enough included for the money (as in accessories).

iPods control 50% of the MP3 player market, and I can see why. This baby is sleek and stylish, and has great functionality. Everything is just designed by Apple to be easy and elegant. When you buy the iPod it comes in a cube-shaped box that folds ...

Pros: Everything
Cons: Depends oh how you use it

I definitely agree with reviews posted here about the new gen ipod. It's great. I got mine on May ...

Pros: Ease of use, sleek, non-mechanized face, Apple class and style!
Cons: Compatibility with PC could be easier to set up!

The Third Gen iPod is my favorite MP3 player by far. It even beats out the Fourth Gen player with the click wheel and it's longer battery life! I prefer it because of it's totally electronic face with no mechanized elements such as the click wheel. I ...

Pros: Good looking, nice software, packed with extras
Cons: battery life, audio quality, no docking station

I bought the 15gb iPod a week ago, caught up in all the hype about how great it was. A friend of mine got one, and I was in love. The this looked and worked excellent from what I had seen. I promptly ran out an forked over $299 for one at the local ...

Pros: It is white
Cons: Defective product Rude Support Horrible support website

My third ipod in less than a year just broke. I have never had so much problems with a consumer electronic item. First it was a battery that lasted less than an hour. It would show ľ charged and then turn off. The ipod they sent me had a screen ...

Pros: perfect size, perfect ammount of recording space
Cons: the ear buds

This is my second iPod. I gave away my 1st generation iPod and waited a few months until getting this model. I am one of those rare birds using both a PC and a Mac and it works fine. I have a fast PC connection at work and iTunes is very easy to use. ...

Pros: Great Design, Fits snugly in hand, Good quality music playback, User-friendly, good accessories
Cons: Scratches easily

my iPod played out of the box (I'm a mac user) after plugging it in and transferring songs. Installe ...

Pros: great volume capability, sleek design, fits in shirt pocket, preset EQs, great battery
Cons: scratches easily, software for PC version difficult to learn, touch buttons are quirky sometimes

body is as beautiful as your first crush. you couldn't design a more crisp, simple, elegant piece o ...

Pros: size, large memory, ease of use
Cons: poor battery life, no off button

When I decided to buy an MP3 player, I wanted something I could take on long road trips that could hold a lot of songs without taking up car space. I researched all the MP3 players out there, and decided on the Apple iPod. I’m disappointed by the ...

Pros: amount of memory for the price, application
Cons: need to buy extra wires for PC user, battery duration

I have gone through 3 MP 3 players in the last year and by far, iPod has been the first that I thought was worth the money I spent. With being able to put 3700 songs on this, you are sure not to hear the same song for quite a while. I love the fact it ...

Pros: user interface, "cool" look
Cons: battery life, no fm-tuner, expensive, no lcd screen on remote

I purchased an IPOD about four months ago, after seeing all the hype from the commercials and advertisements on the web, when I found the price to be reasonable I picked one up. I have found an IPOD to be a double edged sword. It's great in many areas, ...

Pros: sexy, small, great interface, easy to use, scroll wheel, itunes
Cons: battery life of course, scratches easily

Well if you have read my other reviews you can tell i go through portable music players pretty fast. I purchased my NEW 15 GB IPOD at bestbuy for 309.95 plus a 2 year warranty. Everything is great about this, the ease of use, looks, and the size. ...

Pros: -very easy to use -incredible sound quality -3700 song maximum
Cons: -need to charge up often

The iPod is by far, the greatest mp3 player ever created. Every aspect of the iPod is incredible, even the box. The sound quality of the iPod is excellent and when you can store up to 3700 songs, it seems like your own on-demand concert, first row at that. The design of the small, 2.4 by 4.1 inch mp3 player is extremely detailed. The rotating wheel is mind-boggling, a person of any age can control this device with great ease.With many small programs including three games, a calender, and contacts list, I can not seem to put my iPod down. The only flaw I can possibly think of is the battery. It seems that my iPod likes to eat up its battery faster than most other, leaving me to sometimes listen to my music through the easy to install and use, iTunes. Although I am nowhere near the 3700 song max, I know through the iTunes music store, and my own personal collection I will get there in no time.

Pros: Ease of Use, It's an iPod, Apple minimalism and Quality.
Cons: Price, Not very scratch-resistant.

What else can be said that others haven't metioned? This is the better version of the iPod. The all-touch interface is much better than the new clickwheels. And plus, it looks better! Anyways, this player was $400 when I bought it, and the new price points make me regret this. But, I am proud of the fact that I had it before everybody and their moms did!
Useability is fantastic; the best of the bunch. The screen is clear and detailed and the backlight is great. The iPod is also gorgeous. Its looks are second to none in the mp3 player market.
I love leaving my CDs at home in a box, while all of my music fits in my pocket! I also have it wired into my CD deck in my car, and wired into my main stereo system. What great portability. With all of the gadgets you can buy for this thing, it is quickly becoming the 'musthave' portable device.

Pros: User friendly interface, awesome amount of gb, can be docked onto speakers.
Cons: low battery-life, is upgraded too quickly.

I love my ipod! The usability is quite simple.

The Itunes software can induce the uncontrollable urge to organize your music down to the album cover (which is a great thing, you'll see all of the info stream across your lcd)

The Ipod can hold contacts and recored voice (it even has some games).

If you love music I would not recommend anything less than 15 gigs. I have 1700 songs on my Ipod at this moment and I still have room for more than 2,000 songs.

I do recommend you buy the Ipod skins so it does not get scratched or damage if it falls.

With all of the accessories out you can always find out something new about your Ipod.

The dock is great and the charger and can brought anywhere. The Ipod is great investment even with the newer one the 'older' ones will never go out of style.

Pros: evtremely easy to use, backlight, cool touch pad
Cons: none whatso ever

the ipod is probably the best mp3 player ever and is unbelivable easy to use and anyone that didnt give it 5 stars is electrinically disabled!!! (no offense)

Pros: Fast, Reliable, Fun, Excellent Quality, Affordable, Easy to Use
Cons: Difficulty connecting to a windows system

I bought this product last year as a Christmas present for myself. This is, by far, the BEST portable media player that I have ever owned and I have experimented with quite a few of them. This device does almost everything that even a palm pilot does as well as being an excellent media player. In my experience the battery life is excellent and long lasting. I have been able to load all of my desired audio to it and listen to it anytime I want. I also found this product very user friendly and easy to use on my Macintosh. I would recommend it to anyone that is searching for a high quality media player that lasts a long time and has excellent service.

Pros: Durability, dependabilty, and sleek design. Can find accesories all over.
Cons: iTunes transfer programcan be a little complicated to use with a windows computer

The Ipod is a great MP# player! The durable design allows dependability for use during sporty activity (I use mine when snowboarding) The hard drive is very fast and wastes no time finding a selected song. The ear bud headphones that the ipod come with have great sound (like a sub woofer in my head).

Pros: Touch wheel, Automatic Orginization, On-The-Go playlist, sleep timer, backlight, basically everything
Cons: Apple Headphones, that come with it, blow quickly

I got my 15g iPod in May 2004. Since May 2004, it's been the love of my life. It is, without a doubt, the best portable music player in the WORLD! I only have 1 problem with it, but that beef is a large one. I use my iPod every day, but I cant stop thinking how I only get about 2 hours of music. Is it possible for a battery to go out in 9 months? I guess it is. I believe that the third generation of the iPod, with the touch wheel, is much better beause it does not involve as much work and is so much cooler. Also, if you are thinking of buying an iPod, but the 20 gigabyte touvh wheel because it is 100$ dollars more, but includes the dock, which here in Canada, costs 60$ Canadian, and the Case, which is also 60$ Canadian. Do the math and you save 20 bucks and get 5 more gigs of space for 100$ more.

Pros: Great style, speed, and great storage!!!
Cons: Scratches just looking at it, and gloves leave finger prints. Battery life is HORRIBLE!!!

I bought my 15GB iPod about a year ago and since then I've used it on a regular basis (every two or so days). I have to say that the looks of the iPod can't be beat and the storage capacity is amazing. Past that I don't have anything good to say. The back and face scratch and print up just looking at them. I also have to warn buyers about battery life....use battery sparingly 8 hours is a load of $%*@ 6 to begin with and after a year you will be lucky to get 4 out of it. I got to tell you, if you want flash, glitz and glamour buy the iPod. But if functionality is your thing may I suggest the Sony NW-HD1. I also had to buy an extra cable to support USB 2.0 since I don't use Firewire an extra $29.95 to an already steep $350.00 I forked over for the iPod. BUYERS BEWARE!!! Not for heavy usage.

Pros: Excelent menu system and playlist options. Very easy to get the songs you want playing.
Cons: Worst audio quality in any portible music device.

The ipod is great in many ways: its gorgeous, it has a good size considering the available space and it has an ingenious system of buttons and menus that make finding music a snap.

There is one problem: It isnt good if you like listening to music. I had a few disc-mans and a cheap 128mb mp3 player which all worked great, but i wanted more memory. I was given an ipod (lucky, it seemed) and i started using it a few weeks ago. So far i've never been more disgusted by horrible sounding audio - using the same 192 mp3's that were on my old mp3 player (sounded great). 50% of all base is distorted horrible. You just have to skip the track. I've searched through forums for this problem and numerous people have it - but no one has a fix. You can try boosting the volume of all your mp3's so the ipod doesnt have to work as hard (turn its volume down), this barely works.

NOT WORTH THE MONEY. (and you have to replace the battery in about a year for 100 dolars. yay...)