Apple iPod 40 GB White M9245LL/A (3rd Generation) OLD MODEL by Apple Computer
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Digital camera reviews of Apple iPod 40 GB White M9245LL/A (3rd Generation) OLD MODEL
Digital camera Review: Bad News
Summary: 1 Stars
Trying to return non working IPOD & ValueSource are being herks!
Frank
Digital camera Review: Bad seed from Apple
Summary: 1 Stars
Nevermind the crappy title and let's move on. I was just wondering why people insist on writing a review for something they haven't had for at least a month or two. The Ipod is way way overrated. It's funny how people can complain about a product and still give it a good review. Let's be honest, the Ipod is overrated and overpriced. Most if not all of the features on the Ipod DRAIN the battery so what's the point?My friend bought hers last year. She saved up for it and was excited when she got it. A month later her files did not want to save into her Ipod. She returned it and got a new one.
A month later either the program or the Ipod itself deleted every single song she had, not once, but twice. She returned it. The tech person at the counter suggested getting another one and admitted to liking the Ipod, but his friend returned his three times. My friend wondered about it, but got another Ipod seeing as how she could only use the store credit, and her Ipod was around 5 or 6 hundred dollars, while the other MP3's were around 2 or 3 hundred (she couldn't get a lower priced MP3 and get the rest of money).
So, she got another Ipod, about six months later she decided to clean it and put it on lock. When she finished, she couldn't shut it off, reset it or stop it. It kept playing, so she had to wait for the battery to die. She took it too the tech and said they had to ship it and she wouldn't see it for 2 weeks.
For the first month of playing with her Ipod it was fun, but as time went on, we noticed how crappy it was. Sure it looks sleek and nice, and has some nice features, but is it's quality as nice as it's pretty features?
Digital camera Review: Beats carrying around CDs and a Player
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought my first Ipod to go on vacation so I could still have my music away from home. I have now owned 4 Ipods and have graduated from a 30g to a 40g. I have not yet filled the 40g up but I am over 30g of music and I still have more music to load. I have a long commute to work on public transportation and use my Ipod as a noise barrier, allowing me to sleep for part of the trip. And on planes there is nothing better than putting on your earbuds to block out fretting babies and toddlers. The battery on my Ipod gives me about 7 hours of listening pleasure (less if you set the backlight to come on when you access song info). While I have had drop-out on song endings this is easily corrected by reloading the track into the Ipod. I did purchase an auxiliary battery pack for really long trips but have only had to use it twice.
The sound quality is fantastic when recording at 224 kbps. I have heard things through the Ipod that I had not noticed through my home stereo. And if you purchase mini-speakers for the Ipod you can acheive a bookshelf stereo system with minimal space and still be able to carry it in your luggage on trips.
On the whole, the Ipod is great and I look forward to many more years of Ipod use.
Digital camera Review: Best MP3 Player on the Market, but fragile
Summary: 4 Stars
When I first bought the Ipod I was really excited. The Software you get (ITunes) is very good. It helps you organize your music on your computer and on your Ipod. The Ipod, I think is a very nice piece of equipment to have especially if you have lots of cd's. The thing I don't like about the Ipod is that the screen gets scrtached really easily and the battery life is not too good. Other then that, it is perfect.Digital camera Review: Best MP3 player on the market (if you're rich)...
Summary: 4 Stars
I've been listening to MP3's on portable players since the Diamond 32MB. I'm an absolute music junkie and use these players to get me to (and keep me in) the gym everyday. The iPod (of which I've owned 2 previous models) is hands down the best portable on the market.What should be of concern to those in the market for this player are two things:
1. Price to Value: This is a 40GB player, your average song size is somewhere near 3MB at 128kbps playback quality (very good for headphones), that means this little guy can hold somewhere near 14,000 songs!!!! If you have even half that many tracks I'll bet the RIAA is staking your house out right now (look for snipers on your neighbors roof). I have the 10GB player (but i've bought a 20GB and a 40GB for friends) and it's way more than enough for my songs. Also, keep in mind that although the difference isn't huge, there is a noticable weight increase as you go up in GB size.
2. Battery life: You may not be aware of this, but there is some consumer litigation going on between iPod users and Apple. They claim that the battery on the iPod is engineered to die within 1.5 years (and they don't replace). The battery on my 5GB player died before 1 year. When that happened, I took it back to my computer retailer and they gave me full credit towards the purchase of an upgrade. Well, when I went in to buy another player as a gift, turns out that program has been discontinued. I'll bet it's because these things were coming back so much for that reason. There is an interesting article on Popular Science that shows you how to change the battery (not for engineering neophytes or anyone that doesn't want to void the warranty), and even a reference in that article of a service that'll do it for you.
So, if you're rich, or really intend to use it for its full features (can serve as a portable hard disk), consider the 20 or 40GB, a year and a half of high quality enjoyment may be enough. If your like most everyone though, consider the much lower priced 5 or 10GB.
Once you're an owner, check out the Apple owned iTunes site (this sounds like a commercial but...). They work phenomenal together.
I have a PC, if you do to, make sure you buy the PC version. Also, it's much easier if your PC has a Firewire port (kind of like a USB port but wider and shorter). If it doesn't, and you're not computer savvy, you might want to avoid iPod (as painful as that is to say) because you'll have to get a special card for insertion into your computer (not that easy to do).
Daily use is great. The keys themselves are heat sensitive, which is cool (no pun..), but can be a pain when you get the song you want, go to put in your pants, and accidently touch a key. Other than that, flawless. Very intuitive buttons, very intuitive menu, and beautiful looks.
Well, hope this was helpful.