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What are the latest iPod's like? Can anyone advise me?
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Posted: 2005-07-22 17:08:30
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They're pretty much like the earlier models but lower prices...
Check out
www.apple.com/uk/ipod/ for the current range.
All regular iPods now have colour screens:
20gb = £209
60gb = £299
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Posted: 2005-07-22 17:16:48
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ipods rock,
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Posted: 2005-07-22 17:21:21
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my ipod photo rocks
i went for 60GB because i decided bigger was better value for money at the end of the day.
pluss itunes sorts everything for you, and you just have to plug in and unplug and your done.
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Posted: 2005-07-22 18:30:08
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the ipod video should be coming out soon. so hold out if you can.
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Posted: 2005-07-22 18:31:26
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you should get the new iaudio, its the size of an ipod but plays video.
check out
www.ipodlounge.com
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Posted: 2005-07-22 21:18:06
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the ipod photo is to big for my liking prefere the 4th gen
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Posted: 2005-07-22 22:43:18
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ipod
Over-priced and over here...
Sorry, but I've never seen the attraction. Don't get me wrong, apple are a good company with mostly good products but the ipod is not one of them.
How about a generic mp3 player instead? Better specs, better sound quality, more freedom (what's so good about itunes?) and comparitively better prices?
I'm sorry but the whole ipod thing takes me back to the 1980's when certain people thought that being seen carrying a filofax gave them some kind of prestige. Lots of companies started to make their own filofaxes and some of these products were far better than the 'real' filofax. But to many people, only the 'real' filofax would do. Anything else was a poor man's imitation.
Flame away people, I'm ready for it but my opinion (on a personal and professional level) still stands: ipods are ok, but there's much better music players out there for the taking.
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[ This Message was edited by: Cycovision on 2005-07-22 22:15 ]
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Posted: 2005-07-22 23:15:07
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Latest Ipods are pretty good mate in terms of sound and looks, depends what size you want really, don't know much about the larger models but the mini with 6gig has an improved sound processor over the 4gig model, both latest models have 18hr playback so if your going for one of those make sure it's the latest version.
They do have their drawbacks though. if your battery packs up you have to send the thing away to have it replaced, then there's Itunes, ok I suppose but I don't believe you can just put an mp3 on them, they have to be 'ituned' ! no wma support either and i have read that the standard headphones supplied are pretty useless.
The Ipod is iconic and as such, the first thing most people think of when they want to buy a hard drive mp3 player.
I have to agree with cycovision in terms of there being other players out there offering more versatility, and better value for money. I had my heart set on a 6 gig mini but after spending some time reading reviews and so on decided against it.
I ended up buying a creative zen micro (5 gig), which has plenty of space for me. the earphones that came with the unit are very good, although after reading a thread on here and then several reviews i splashed out on a set of sure
ec2's . without spending ridiculous amounts of cash on headphones you would have to go a long way to improve this setup.
I know your after an ipod mate, but If I were you i would have a good look about first.
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Posted: 2005-07-23 00:05:24
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Ive now had 2 ipods, my 1st broke for no reason, it started pausing randomly, the jog protection was awfull it couldnthandle a 5 min run down hill. that was a 3rd gen 20gb. I now have a 20gb 4th gen, it works fine most of the time, but the battery life is getting worse very fast, and its started pausing alot when on hold. So far out of 3 people I know who have ipods (2 take good care of them) all have had them replaced under warrenty due to malfunction etc. Personally I would buy another one, but only because of the apple interfaces etc, the harware is pretty crap, if you want a decent mp3 player get a sony, they are smaller have 30hr + battery life.
Buying something like a 60gb is pointless in my opinion, as unless your some sort of idiot who records all their music in 320kbs as you think you notice the sound quality with headphones, your never going to fill it with music as by the time you have there will be a new and better ipod or mp3 player out which you will buy and then discard your half filled old one. Thats when the long viscious cycle begins.
Also has anyone noticed how chunkey the 60gb ipod photo is?
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Posted: 2005-07-23 11:18:56
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