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Summary: iFlexibility...
Review: Extremely fast boot-up, fast song searching, works with multiple o/s (also works in linux I've read), line out in connector dock for home receiver hookup, battery is replaceble (www.techtv.com offers some tips)<>my iPod's now part of my home stereo system. took about 31mins (15.3Gb @ 9.21MBs) to transfer both mp3 and wav files. one push of button and the unit is on. no delays. formatted ipod in ntfs. big mistake! i didn't realize ipod or mac can't read ntfs and now i know. But i was able to restore the ipod back to its original settings which also took care of reformatting the hdd back to fat32. Kinda subjective but I do like the menus and buttons are simple and not cluttered and intuitive and also no apple (or any logo) markings in front. The downside is it has expensive optional accessories, no info on Signal-to-noise ratio, no 800Mbps fireWire support, and no ntfs support.
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Summary: Samsung's Napster Player Blows, Get An iPod
Review: First of all, have you seen that player? if you're into gaudy looking garbage with a lame cat logo, go ahead. iTunes is light years ahead of the napster music browser. I forgot what it was using....music match or something like that. the person that said the key ring is wrong.. well, if you want 64mb or 128mb, sure. but not 20gb to 40gb. plus, with the apple scroll wheel, you can control the iPod without even looking at it (from inside your pant pocket). try that with any other mp3 player. I dare you. plus, tell me what other mp3 player has over 50 after market items for it. you can put fm wireless, media card reader, voice recorders, infrared, bluetooth is coming soon. yeah. plus, every other mp3 on the market only does USB. who the heck wants to take 20 hours just to upload about 20 CD's. firewire can do that in about 6 minutes. I uploaded 10GB in about 15 minutes. plus, it's compatible with iSync which means the iPod automatically syncs with my palm pilot, my address book, my calendar, my to do list, and it supports audio books, text notes, and pretty soon a limited GPS for maps. There is no comparison. the windoze people are smoking cr@ck!!!! they just finally have something that even remotely resemble the iPod and they're trying to run with it.
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Summary: What the napster player wants to be when it grows up.
Review: First of all, have you seen the iPud? if you're into the plastic Fisher Price baby look, go ahead.
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sorry, white doesn't mean fisher price. In fact, the plastic on the ipod has a better chance of belonging in the museum of modern art. Not that cheap plastic crap found in most winbloze mp3's. Napster is light years ahead iTunes. For starters, Itunes allows only 30 second clips to be heard instead of the whole song like Napster before buying.
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If you need more than 30 seconds to figure out a song, then that's no fault to iTunes. And you said for starters.....most of the time, when someone say for starters, there should be a list of things following it. which means, this is best you have to offer. pathetic. The last reviewer suggests that pocket pool is possible with the iPud as "with the apple scroll wheel, you can control the iPod without even looking at it (from inside your pant pocket)."
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A typical ploy with winbloze users. Can't fault the product, so you try to add levity or sarcasm. Sorry buddy, play your own pocket pool. Wow! What a feature. I'll take the Samsung Napster additional recording features (cassettes, FM radio, voice, vinyl etc) and FM radio and transmitter instead
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What good is all the features, when it doesn't last but a couple months. Come on dude.....samsung? It's not like we're talking about sony or something. We're talking about S-A-M-S-U-N-G. Sure, the Hyundai has wheels, an engine, windshields, and an antenna, but does it necessarily compare to a Mercedes??? By now everybody knows that apple stuff is the "mercedes" of the computing market. It costs more because its worth more. The gushing iPud reviewer also asks "plus, tell me what other mp3 player has over 50 after market items for it."
Of course there are many aftermarket items for the iPud, they are needed to add functionality to the ipud, features that come pre loaded with the Napster Samsung player. Spending more to enhance an iPud may be a hobby for Apple geeks but I'dprefer to buy the product and use it and not have to worry about the pants pocket navigator or other add on items.
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You know the saying...."jack of all trades, master of none". Better to do one thing, and do it great, than try to be all things to all people, and SUCK at it. Napster falls in that category. But you don't have to take my word for it. Even trying to dump this cheap player on the market with napster's service, they still sold 1/5th the amount of songs as iTunes did on Napster's opening weekend. What a let down! If I was in business, and this is all I could muster, I'd file bankruptcy! There is no comparison. The Mac people are smoking cr@ck!!!! They are willing to make religion out of spending $400 for an mp3 player that requires additional purchase to make the thing work the way they want.
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Let's just say we're more about style and quality over a low price point. Not everything is about price tag. If I'd a wanted a Hyundai, I would have gotten one. I for one, would rather have top of the line. $400 is cheap for years of carefree operation.
Apple doesn't design crap. If the world would just wise up to apple and their products, we wouldn't have a huge customer service and IT Department budget......none needed. It just works. So just go home to your mom, and ask her to give you an advance on your allowance, buy the ipod already, and let the rest of us who "gets it" alone! You can buy the Napster Samsung player and be better off, the Gateway 20GB player for $100 less too.
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You must work for napster. Any one that just looked at the napster player has got to be kidding! It looks like a cheap
knock off of the prior generation compaq ipaq pda with a straw poking out the top of it. And Gateway? Heck, I'd buy you a 20gb ipod myself if Gateway even makes it another year!!!! If their plasma tv doesn't start taking off, they're gone. Their PC wares sure ain't makin' it. Please give it a rest!
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Summary: Napster Samsung Player Blows AWAY Ipud
Review: First of all, have you seen the iPud? if you're into the plastic Fisher Price baby look, go ahead. Napster is light years ahead iTunes. For starters, Itunes allows only 30 second clips to be heard instead of the whole song like Napster before buying. The last reviewer suggests that pocket pool is possible with the iPud as "with the apple scroll wheel, you can control the iPod without even looking at it (from inside your pant pocket)." Wow! What a feature. I'll take the Samsung Napster additional recording features (cassettes, FM radio, voice, vinyl etc) and FM radio and transmitter instead The gushing iPud reviewer also asks "plus, tell me what other mp3 player has over 50 after market items for it." Of course there are many aftermarket items for the iPud, they are needed to add functionality to the ipud, features that come pre loaded with the Napster Samsung player. Spending more to enhance an iPud may be a hobby for Apple geeks but I'dprefer to buy the product and use it and not have to worry about the pants pocket navigator or other add on items. There is no comparison. The Mac people are smoking cr@ck!!!! They are willing to make religion out of spending $400 for an mp3 player that requires additional purchase to make the thing work the way they want. You can buy the Napster Samsung player and be better off, the Gateway 20GB player for $100 less too.
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Summary: convenient, but not the best
Review: First of all, I have to say that the iPod is definitely more convenient than an everyday CD player. Finally, you can have all your songs in one place, so you don't have to carry around a bulky CD case and search for the CD you want. For someone constantly on the move, like me, that's a blessing. Also, the iPOD is small and light, small enough, in fact, to fit into your pocket, purse, or backpack. The 20GB version also comes with a carry-case that means your iPOD won't be damaged if you put it in your backpack or purse. Now, I use iPod with a Windows PC, so I don't know if my problems only apply to Windows users, but I've found that often, songs won't play, or they'll skip. In my book, this is incredibly annoying. Also, some CD players let you listen to the radio in addition to your own CD's, but with iPod, this is not the case. The other thing is that, if you use the earphones that come with the iPod, be forewarned: they're small and uncomfortable (they start hurting after a while), and they frequently fall out. In short, while the iPod is an extremely convenient device, I don't think it's worth the money. If it were me, I'd go for a reliable CD player, despite having to lug around a bulky CD case, but it's up to you.
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Summary: This Changes Everything
Review: First of all, I've NEVER had a problem with my iPod. I bought the 15GB model right when it came out this summer (2003) and it's been nothing less than perfect.
Before I had my iPod I would always fumble with lousy portable cd players which were bulky and cumbersome, with substandard remotes. And I would also be forced to tote around a cd case with 20+ cds. Now that I have my iPod though....
I can walk around with over a hundred cds worth of music in the front pocket of my jeans, the remote is actually useful, and I also connect it to my home stereo (way more convenient that browsing through jewel cases to find what i'm looking for). Critics of the iPod will whine about the price and this and that. Lemme tell you, it's worth it the money. ... Apple is clearly committed to the iPod, they continue to release firmware updates for the iPod which enhance it's functionality. Lastly, there's no reason to complain about MusicMatch and iTunes, you don't have to use them. Download "EphPod" (PC only) for free, it does everything you could want, and it's easier to use than anything else I've tried.
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Summary: Very useful device EVEN if you dont listen to music
Review: First, in my views ipod is a very well designed product with a simple and usable interface. It works very well and I use it with a windows pc. I tried another hard drive based player earlier, but its interface was more cumbersome than ipod and it was bulkier too. I would not buy those memory based mp3 players because swapping things in and out is not what you want to do. You want to store songs/books etc. in one go, not every day. Maybe change once in a while but not every day. A Hard drive is a MUST!
There is no point in my telling about the ipod because so many have already done so. Its a great device. I dont listen to music on my ipod. Then whats the use of buying the ipod? Because I listen to audio books. And ipod is the perfect device for that! You can buy and store as many books as you want and listen to them on your ipod. Ipod automatically remembers the position in each book. Audible.com is where I buy my audio books from (Amazon sells audio books through them too). They have a subscription service using which I get any 2 books that I want each month for a monthly price (not much). Even if we dont have time to read books ourselves, we can listen to them while commuting! I would have never been able to read all these books if I didnt have ipod and audible. Another reason not to go for those memory (non-harddrive) based players is this. Some Books can be very long and you cant store them in a small memory unless you sacrifice quality. Not many mp3 players support audible.com format. Ipod works perfect! now i can listen to books any time I am getting bored or travelling/commuting. Its effortless and wonderful!
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Summary: A review in spanish... (with english resume for americans)
Review: FOR ENGLISH SPEAKERS: IN SHORT, WHY COMPLAIN ABOUT WMA SUPPORT LACK? IT SUCKS BESIDES AAC ANYWAY, I OWN A DELL PC WITH WINDOWS XP AND I HAVEN'T EXPERIENCE ABSOLUTELY ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT AND THE BATTERY ISSUES, WELL, I GUESS IT'S JUST EXTREMELY BAD LUCK, CAUSE I HAVE NOT ANY PROBLEMS OF THIS KIND NEITHER, REGARDING THE MONEY ISSUE, WELL... IT'S UP TO YOUR POCKET, BUT BELIEVE ME, THE DESIGN, SOUND QUALITY, FEATURES AND INNOVATION, MAKES IT WORTH EACH PESO, OR PENNY IN YOUR CASE. I AM A PC USER, BUT A ABSOLUTELY RECOGNIZE THAT APPLE IS ONLY IN FIRST PLACE, OTHERS ARE JUST COPPIES WITH THE USSUAL AMERICAN THINKING: "THE MORE... THE BEST", AND THAT'S NOT TRUE IN ALL CASES, MINIMALISM IS IN BOGA, THIS PLAYER IS THE BEST, ACCEPT IT OR NOT... BUT IT IS TRUE. GREETINGS FROM MEXICO. No entiendo las quejas de tantas personas, contaré mi experiencia a continuación: Un amigo compró un iPod, el modelo de 15 Gb, y como no tiene computadora me pidió que le bajara canciones, para este efecto tuve que bajar el iTunes, programa que nunca antes había usado, y fué una sorpresa darme cuenta lo intuitivo y fácil que es de usar, de inmediato pasé mi librería y por suerte todas mis canciones están en formato mp3, las pocas que tenía en formato WMA las comvertí a MP3 y listo. Al conectar el iPod a mi computadora (para lo cual tuve que comprar el cable USB por separado... mi única queja talvéz)solo tardó unos segundos en ser reconocido y en unos minutos toda mi librería de 600 canciones estaba en el disco duro del pequeño aparato. Soy un poco metódico y meticuloso, por eso es que me puse detenidamente y con diferentes sistemas de audio a comparar los formatos WMA, MP3 y AAC, y es una sorpresa notar que el formato AAC es increíblemente superior a los otros, por lo que pienso codificar todas mis canciones a formato AAC, me tomará un poco de tiempo pero vale la pena, la calidad es insuperable, y el sonido del iPod, combinado con sus pequeños pero poderosos audífonos, hace una experiencia única el escuchar música con el nuevo juguete de Apple. Obviamente después de solo una semana de poseer el iPod de mi amigo, no dudé y compré el mío propio. No he tenido absolutamente ningún problema de compatibilidad, los accesorios son fantásticos. QUIEN QUIERE FORMATO WMA??? Créanme, lo he comparado detenidamente y no tiene nada que hacer al lado de AAC, y la diferencia con MP3 es casi imperceptible; los extras son maravillosos, la función de disco duro, las notas y la sincronización de contactos y el calendario... por lo tanto, adopten las nuevas tecnologías, no hagan caso de las malas reseñas, pues son problemas que ya han sido resueltos por Apple, o personas con muy muy muy mala suerte. En cuanto al costo, pues depende de su bolsillo, pero créanme, el diseño, la calidad del sonido, los extras y la inovación, justifican cada peso gastado.
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Summary: HUGE, IMORTANT, MUST KNOW information on ipod
Review: FYI - the lifespan of the ipod's rechargeable battery is only covered by warranty for one year. If you use it a lot - which is probably the case with most users - be prepared to shell out $100+ to get it replaced in less than 2 years.
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Summary: iPods: It's Plusses and Minuses
Review: Here are the reasons why you should buy an iPod:
1. It is compact, you can take your ENTIRE CD collection with you. The iPod slips very easily in your pocket and is pretty light.
2. It is extremely easy to use. Plug it in and it automaticcally all the songs from your computer (iTunes) to your iPod. Very very fast connection and updating. It only takes about 4 seconds to update an average sized album. Amazing huh?
3. It's very very convenient. One thing I really about the iPod is that you can create playlists so your songs can play in a particular order. You can make as many playlists as you like and it'll take like 10 seconds. If you want to burn the songs into a portable CD player, it'll take a good 20 minutes, AND you get worse music quality. You can change your playlists as many times and you want.
4. It's got a lot of other features on it. The games are really fun. You can also put notes, calendar, and contacts on it.
5. The sound is really good. You get equalizer and you can adjust to maximize the quality of music depending on the genre.
6. The design ROCKS!
Some not so great points about the iPod:
1. It scratches very easily and unless you don't mind that, you're gonna have to buy some kind of case for it, which will make it slightly bigger (but some will make it more fashionable).
2. The battery really doesn't last that well compared to some other mp3 players out there. To get the most out of your iPod battery, do not fully discharge it before you recharge it. (There's no memory effect.)Supposedly it lasts 18 months if you listen to 6 hours of music a day. (Still not that bad!)
3. The price is pretty up there... But say, you use it everyday for the next 1.5 years, the iPod costs 75 cents a day. (Referring to the 20GB version). And chances are you ARE gonna use it for more that 1.5 years. Some final words:
Go for it, you really won't regret the purchase. The iPod is a timeless thing. The iPod really opened my eyes to music. I now listen to a wider variety of music. With iTunes, purchasing songs you like can never be easier. Once again, GO FOR IT!! NO REGRETS!!
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